julaybeeba20

i must say i think i did a much better job today than yesterday. i was much more content when i left work and it was such a great feeling. my patients were clean, seemed comfortable, and i was well prepared for report. thank you all for your replies. i know i'm sometimes hard on myself, but it works well for me that way because thats wehn real change takes place :)

i agree, i have absolutely no excuse, i feel totally embarrassed that i even did that, and belive me i'm usually good at having my sheets all changed and tidey and the pt looking fresh for the morning even if its just a simple tuck and change here and there. i guess this is a lesson to me to manage my time better, Ive only been a nurse for 5 months, and although its not an excuse, i have a long way to go. but i assure you with the way i felt driving home, i don't ever plan on that ever happening again, unless my pt was crashing or something and i had absolutely no other options.

I just realized I'm worse of a nurse then I thought. I just gave report to my boss on two pt.s she's taking over, and one isn't even bathed. He has blood stains on his sheets, wounds all over (which were changed) and smells, I can't even imagine what she thought of my nursing skills. I feel like such an idiot.

thank you all, i know its going to take time, i just don't like feeling like i'm not moving foreward, but i guess i have learned so much since i first started. your comment made me teary eyed.....thank you

I'm a new grad working in a med-surg ICU. It's been 4 months, I had a 12 week preceptorship including a critical care course offered by the hospital for new ICU nurses and taught by the physicians, and its been 4 weeks since I've been on my own. I absolutely LOVE my job. I love the people I work with and I love my patients (well sometimes) But I still feel like I know nothing. my question is how long will this feeling take? I constantly ask questions from everyone and anyone. I write notes and try to look up info pertinent to my patients when neccessary and even if not neccessary, I'm trying to register for a 12 week critical care course this Summer, but I don't want to overwhelm myself, and I don't want to lose my passion for nursing. help!!