cherielpn23

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1. help, new grad with first NARCOTIC med error :(

   cherielpn23 replied to cherielpn23's topic in New Nurse

   ive been workiing there for about a one month and a half; im still in my probation period! ive decided to see the DON in person tommorow to tell her that ill be resigning, i just wanna see what she says

2. help, new grad with first NARCOTIC med error :(

   cherielpn23 replied to cherielpn23's topic in New Nurse

   hi i appreciate your comment, but the DON's reaction has a lot to do with why im so discouraged. she even asked me what nursing school i went to, possibly implying that she regrets that she even gave me a chance. yesterday i spoke to her and she tol...

3. help, new grad with first NARCOTIC med error :(

   cherielpn23 posted a topic in New Nurse

   made my first med error today at work; gave a patient a discontinued 7.5 mg lortab fo.r pain i knew she had always had this med pr for pain in the past, but for some reason, i didnt check the mar before i gave it. what makes me feel more worse is the...

4. new grad & written up for the first time today at work :/

   cherielpn23 replied to cherielpn23's topic in Geriatric

   i really i appreciate you response. its just i really want to become the best nurse that i can be, without any of my patients having to suffer because of MY stupid mistakes....i know im not perfect, but theres seems to be x number of mistakes that ca...

5. new grad & written up for the first time today at work :/

   cherielpn23 replied to cherielpn23's topic in Geriatric

   for the particular pt i had, the drssng had to be done twice a week...so missing the change meant that it was left on for approx. 3-4days, give the fact i worked on only one of the days the change was scheduled....thats what concerned me

6. new grad & written up for the first time today at work :/

   cherielpn23 replied to cherielpn23's topic in Geriatric

   4 days, wouldve been only 3 if i had not begged the DON to give me a extra day....obviously wasn't enough

7. new grad & written up for the first time today at work :/

   cherielpn23 replied to cherielpn23's topic in Geriatric

   thanks for replying, and yes you are right. either way, there would have been some discomfort to a certain degree, and im sure the pt is resting just fine now, but im paranoid that this single incident will come back to haunt me in the future....

8. new grad & written up for the first time today at work :/

   cherielpn23 replied to cherielpn23's topic in Geriatric

   thanks for replying, and yes you are right. either way, there would have been some discomfort to a certain degree, and im sure the pt is resting just fine now, but im paranoid that this single incident will come back to haunt me in the future....

9. new grad & written up for the first time today at work :/

   cherielpn23 replied to cherielpn23's topic in Geriatric

   i appreciate your reply, it's just that im constantly worried about making mistakes, esp those that lead to harm and god forbid, death of a pt. and the 1:30 nurse-pt ratio doesnt help either. i notice that i am constantly very concerned about these t...

10. new grad & written up for the first time today at work :/

    cherielpn23 posted a topic in Geriatric

    or atleast a verbal warning/ write up as the don called it? it was due to a missed dressing change ( not intentionally, it seems like i missed it on the treatment record, and so it wasnt done. i was just hired at the nursing home i work at, and every...

11. help! new lpn grad,thinking about quitting:((

    cherielpn23 posted a topic in New Nurse

    hi heres the backstory: im new grad lpn, just got hired about a month ago in a nursing home. they started me out with $18/hr, which is pretty good compared to other nursing home facilities in my area, esp. being a new grad. i work mostly weekends and...