NursesRus

I'm so sorry this happened. I think the stress of abusive coworkers would make anyone more prone to med errors. I'm sorry that you are in this position. Just checking up - have you found something new yet ?

I’m actually going through the same thing - I had pushed this one patient death down for 5 years and suddenly it bubbled up and took me months to get over ! I was emotionally a wreck and wasn’t sure I would be able to work again. Thankfully my close friend who is a paramedic/ EMT was able to explain to me how nothing I could have done would have really changed the outcome. That has been a relief but now I’m training in emergency and because of that experience I feel like a different person- I go home everyday thinking about the experience and how if anything ever happened like that again I wouldn’t make it. Thinking of leaving the profession ?

Thank you so much the both you you have no idea how much better I feel with kind nurses perspectives. I know I’m the future if I ever feel that overwhelmed again that I will def not be staying at that job. I’m so grateful to you both angels.

I started as a new grad on a tele unit...it has been awsome but def a challange, i had to do extra work like learn how to read ekgs, go to an 8 week critical care course and advanced cardiac life support. i didnt realize how much extra i would be required to learn, be ready to commit a lot of time. but it has paid off i like my job and feel very lucky to be able to have started off there and avoided med surge...though it would have been helpful too. Make sure you will be precepted though! other than that you should be fine. :)

I know this sounds horrible, ive been on the floor since may, its now October thats 6 months, since then, ive given the wrong dose of morphine, scanned the wrong patient, forgotten to report a critical, notified the doctor of a wrong critical, had a patient fall and more. I get so stressed at work that i don't even want to talk to the patients. I feel annoyed and angry a lot of the time and i get sooo stressed about making mistakes that it effects my personal life too. I was put on nights and its horrible, on my days off i cant even sleep until like 7 am some days and i have a really hard time keeping up with the rest of my life. Luckily nothing bad has happened and i have learned from my mistakes, but i cant help but question if maybe i am just not cut out for the hustle and bustle of nursing. I like many aspects about the job ( 3 days a week, 12 hour shifts, being busy etc) but I just dont seem to be catching on as quickly as others. My body, mind and soul are suffering and i feel like an ant on a mountain trying to climb over. I dont think I could handle days but this shift is killing me. I liked nursing school more than this lol. Any ideas for a career switch that uses nuring knowledge or any words of advice.? I dont want to be putting patients in harm and I definitely cant see myself doing this for the rest of my life. Any words of appreciation would be appreciated 6 am and still cant sleep I just keep trying to remind myself that this is not forever and im doing my best but some days its not good enough, i think im getting depressed.