sarahg88

I also have a mental health diagnosis. And I would hate for someone to be told that they can't associate with me because of it.

I live in a very small area. We have mutual friends. The occurrence of a dual relationship (nurse and personal) Can be highly likely. And t has indeed been a year.

A few of my co workers know and are telling me to not freak out about it and don't see it as a big deal. I've also read other threads on here where nurses were dating there current patients and ! Which I think it absolutley wrong. I feel like what I do in my personal life is my own business. I'm getting mixed messages.

Not lashing out, just upset at the fact that there is a lack of support.

FORMER patient. I see no policies stating this is an issue. I also had a nursing instructor who married one of her patients! It upsets me that there is a blanket policy on all of this. No authority can dictate my life. As for my professionalism, I am a highly respected nurse in my field and work with great compassion and competency. The fact that all of you are so disgusted makes me question your stigma. If it was a patient arrived to the ER with a broken arm and the same situation transpired, I doubt you would all have the same take on this. Right now, I'm saddened to think I work with people such as all of you.

Hello, I am an LPN in Canada working at a mental health facility. I met a patient nearly a year ago whom I had a totally unexpected connection with. It isn't something I was seeking out and never in a million years did it occur to me that something like that would happen. I explained at the time that it was inappropriate and crossing an ethical boundary. The patient understood. Now, that former patient is doing very well and doesn't have a long standing illness and are well into their recovery. It was a short admission and I would have only been in the circle of care. We have been talking and spending time together (initiated by him) and it is obvious that after all this time we would like to be with each other and are meant to be, regardless of the circumstances of how we initially came into contact, so we are now officially in a relationship. He is in university with a bright future and such a wonderful and kind person who just had a little episode. He comes from a wonderful family. I'm afraid my co-workers will judge me if they find out I'm dating an ex "mental patient" and that I will be the topic of gossip in the work place. How do I deal with this situation in a professional manner? As far as I can tell, I am doing nothing wrong. A significant amount of time has passed and their is no element of vulnerability.

I have been an LPN for 5 years. I've worked in two different provinces and have had much different scopes or practice in both. Currently, I'm at the lower end of my scope in Atlantic Canada and am treated like low class citizen by the "real" nurses. My confidence as a "nurse" has been depleted so much that now I question my work, my competency, my critical thinking.. The whole lot. I am over diligent and make mistakes and beat myself up for days after. Today I overlooked something and felt like a complete idiot. I took off new orders for a patient and it was at 1545. I put the order in the slot for it to be delivered to pharmacy without thinking they would be closed at 4. I felt so STUPID when I was questioned about it at 8pm when the staff coming on asked why the meds weren't there. I stated "same meds but different dose" so I thought it was fine, but it wasn't. I never thought that it would be a different tablet for new dosage changes. I was so anxious today that my critical thinking was literally in "off" mode. I was so concerned about being perfect and being the best u could be that I made myself look like an idiot. I float at the facility I'm working at and have been here for a year and feel so dumb because I still ask (what I think) are silly and you can tell staff are annoyed. I guess I'm just looking for guidance. Has anyone else had these feelings 5 years into their career? I felt so confident at my last job (3.5 years acute care medicine) and received compliments from patients, staff and family constantly. Here I receive nothing and am made to feel like a disposable and not important "LPN". I'm ready to give up. I feel like if I don't get it now, I never will. I care deeply about my patients but feel I'm too dumb.

Yes i do know how to check the placement of an NG tube.

To be honest. I have never seem anybody do this... I have completley overlooked this all together. I feel lucky to have not had any TF complications and that i know this now. But im sure the clinical nurse educator feels that i am quite the retard

I just researched and learned that this is our policy too. How did i not know this now i feel like a complete and utter failure. I can't believe i've been nursing 20 months and have never done this once. Wow......

I am looking for reassurance, the truth, and insight on how to deal with something that happened and has been happening for awhile. I have been an LPN on an acute care/general internal medicine unit since june 2011. I am a fairly new grad finishing school in april 2011. I have always felt stupid at work. Always feel like i dont know what im doing and am missing the fine detail. I have never had a complaint about my work and people seem to enjoy working with me until today. I am one of those people who goes to work as a big ball of sunshine. I dont see the point in being a ***** when your day is tough is just brings everybody down. Our manager is never around so many problems Do not get addressed and she doesn't want to hear any negativity (direct quote) and we consistantly run understaffed. I had 2 patients which needed constant observation and was denied due to budget cuts although the night staff was approved. Days are when they are awake! Hello! .. So my day was off to a fine start when theres a man urinating on the floor in front of me and a delerious lady crying out for her non existant puppy rubbing her arms and legs raw from her aggitation in restraints. I piped up and said how i felt like this was staff abuse and that i needed the extra help and the charge nurse looked at me and said "you'll have to talk to the manager" who wasn't there today. She didn't care to get me help at all! And another nurse was snooty and said "i dont understand why people complain that were short staffed just suck it up and learn how to do your job" while meanwhile im standing next to her. I felt like a baby sparrow being eaten by the big **** hawk. Knowing this nurse if it were her assignment all hell would be broken loose and she would be complaining +++. And heres me, a person who never complains, getting sh*t on by people who i thought cared about me. This is the beginning of the day..... After my horrific day of changing beds over and over and mopping urine of the floor and chasing naked people down the hall i am forced to go to an inservice which i have had no preparation for. I go in, watch a little 5 minute video in enternal feedings and am asked a number of questions by a clinical nurse educator. One being on aspirating stomach content to determine how well someone is tolerating their tube feeding. i knew nothing of this and if i did it was in school almost 2 years ago. Well some of these questions i was unable to answer and found myself completley lost and the 2 Educators made me feel like i was THIS small. Like an idiot and seemed worried about me not understanding the questions. I got a pass by the skin of my teeth. I left feeling inferior and incompetent and saw that some of my other co workers scored 100%. Here i am with my embarrassing 80%. I want to crawl in a hole and hide after burning my mrsa infested scrubs and never return to work again. am i overreacting!? Nursing has made me a paranoid anxious mess.

I deal with TF all the time! Have just never checked residuals because i have never had a patient with complications!

I am looking for reassurance, the truth, and insight on how to deal with something that happened and has been happening for awhile. I have been an LPN on an acute care/general internal medicine unit since June 2011. I am a fairly new grad finishing school in april 2011. I have always felt stupid at work. Always feel like i dont know what im doing and am missing the fine detail. I have never had a complaint about my work and people seem to enjoy working with me until today. I am one of those people who goes to work as a big ball of sunshine. I dont see the point in being a ***** when your day is tough is just brings everybody down. Our manager is never around so many problems Do not get addressed and she doesn't want to hear any negativity (direct quote) and we consistently run understaffed. I had 2 patients which needed constant observation and was denied due to budget cuts although the night staff was approved. Days are when they are awake! Hello! .. So my day was off to a fine start when there's a man urinating on the floor in front of me and a delirious lady crying out for her non existent puppy rubbing her arms and legs raw from her agitation in restraints. I piped up and said how i felt like this was staff abuse and that i needed the extra help and the charge nurse looked at me and said "you'll have to talk to the manager" who wasn't there today. She didn't care to get me help at all! And another nurse was snooty and said "i dont understand why people complain that were short staffed just suck it up and learn how to do your job" while meanwhile im standing next to her. I felt like a baby sparrow being eaten by the big **** hawk. Knowing this nurse if it were her assignment all hell would be broken loose and she would be complaining+++. And heres me, a person who never complains, getting **** on by people who i thought cared about me. This is the beginning of the day..... After my horrific day of changing beds over and over and mopping urine of the floor and chasing naked people down the hall i am forced to go to an in service which i have had no preparation for. I go in, watch a little 5 minute video in enteral feedings and am asked a number of questions by a clinical nurse educator. One being on aspirating stomach content to determine how well someone is tolerating their tube feeding. i knew nothing of this and if i did it was in school almost 2 years ago. Well some of these questions i was unable to answer and found myself completely lost and the 2 Educators made me feel like i was THIS small. Like an idiot and seemed worried about me not understanding the questions. I got a pass by the skin of my teeth. I left feeling inferior and incompetent and saw that some of my other co workers scored 100%. Here i am with my embarrassing 80%. I want to crawl in a hole and hide after burning my mrsa infested scrubs and never return to work again. am i overreacting!? Nursing has made me a paranoid anxious mess.

23.91 hour as a new grad, edmonton alberta canada

Hello fellow nurses. I have been nursing for approx. 11 months now and find myself in situations which i still can't figure out on my own, or which i feel i know nothing about. When i work day shifts theres a lot going on and i find it hard ti wrap my head around the whole big picture and fit pieces of the puzzle together. Example, today i had a patient with a subclav line and hung my own iv medication on it i had no idea that only rn's were aloud to do that. I felt so stupid. I feel that because i've been doing this gig for 11 months now that i should know everything, seems like every other nurse does but me. I did well in school but find myself to be clueless and stupid on the floor at times.... What should i do? Am i the only one? Pure honesty would be greatly appreciated.