DianeClapp

Orient on days with day RN. If with agency request "proper orientation " to prove skills When in doubt,research before doing ANY pt care. Slow down, you are becoming your own worst enemy due to fear. YOU CAN DO IT!!!!! Still uncomfortable, find a decent agency. Hang in there....just relax and always double check everything thing you do! Find a good resource book for your type of pts care. Lastly, I did 17 yrs as peds ONC RN, about 10 of those as permanent charge. I then decided 12 hr shifts were too long.... I was fried! Took some time off & tried home health. OMG the mom of the pt told me how to do EVERTHING!!!! Mom's like this can break you. I never went back.... I'm the RN, she was Mom & it should have been a team. HA!!! I was forewarned however she was mom from hell So I sure understand what you are going thru.

Was peds ONC RN for 17 years. Took a year off & decided to travel. I worked Onc Climic as traveler. One day orientation then on own. Kept being told "Get pts in & out asap!" One pt had no transportation home so I mentioned to charge "I'm calling social worker to arrange cab or bus". I was told "NO THAT IS NOT OUR PROBLEM. DISCHARGE HER NOW!!" Another scenario: pt blind, 100 yrs old cioming in for B12 and an almost missed order for Epo (which I caught). MA had callled in sick so it required me bringing pt in from waiting rm, weighing & doing VS. this required me unbuttoning her coat w/ assistance of elderly daughter. Did VS, VSS w/O2 sat 100%. U words seeing 100% were "Wow, her o2 sat is 100". Daughter concerned so I explained.... Told her that was excellent. Upon them leaving they so thanked me for caring and requested for q visit. The Charge REAMED ME!! We don't have te to educate & help the pts prn. My thought: I no longer want to practice nursing without "caring"!! Still undecided.

I'm also from Ca but in 1993 NCLEX was paper THE VLE

I don't understand what you're talking about. Are you saying you were never charged or that you took NCLEX more than once. Please let me know. [email protected]