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I am going on 6 months of being a nurse. Today, I was taking care of a resident all was fine. I work a double shift so on my first shift the resident was fine walking around asking for coffee. On my second shift cna helped her lie down for a nap. Upon walking down the hallway to give someone medicine I notice that the resident had vomited on the bed. I went in to assess her I ask her if she is okay she said she doesn't feel good. I take her vital signs all within normal limits. I call doctor but get an oncall doctor. I tell her the vital signs. She says if the resident doesn't want to go to hospital take vital signs every 4 hours and push fluids. I keep doing rounds on her giving her water. On my 3rd hour take residents vital sign bp is low. I go get the head nurse she cant take bp. Resident pass away. Head nurse calls oncall doctor says she gave me orders to send her out. Head nurse tells me I did a good job don't worry about it. Now I feel bad cause I just should have sent her out and I might lose my license and job. I feel so stupid. Everyone keeps looking at me like Im a killer.What should I do?

- Not giving the doctor more info on patient then just vital signs. - Not signing off on the computer that i gave iv on time. - Left a patch on my cart, when trying to help patient.

Hello, I am a new lpn. I have been working in this nursing home for 4 months. It's not going so well. Cause my head staff keep telling me I need to start thinking as a critical nurse. They say they know I know my stuff but I'm just not getting it. I feel so stupid and embarrassed at work. Meanwhile, another new nurse just like me is buzzing through the facility. I can even remember back when they hired new nurses they hit the ground running. I on the other hand feel like i can barley hit the ground walking. I just don't understand when I go back in my nclex pn review questions or any questions I get them right. Is there any advice you can give me to be a profound critical nurse.

I'm kind of getting tired of this place. First of I started working at this nursing home as a C.N.A. When I went and got L.P.N certified, I asked if I can work there as a nurse. Well, I kept getting answers like the head nurse isn't here and she's on vacation but when she comes back i'll let her know. So called the head nurse and her response was "Oh we were just about to call you. We'll call you back with when you can start." So 1 month goes by and I figure they're not gonna hire me because I'm shy so they figure I won't do a good job. Fine I accept it and move on by finding other jobs. I get accepted two job offers a month later at two rehabs. On that day my job calls back and says, guess what congratulations can start work tomorrow morning. So I stay with my job and decline the other two offers. Since I started working as a nurse they always send this nurse to check to see if i know what i'm doing. Meanwhile the other nurse asked for a position and they hired her before her license came in the mail. Now 4 months in they have me doing a skills check list because i made mistakes. They have the new nurse doing some skills with me to make sure i know what i'm doing. After I do the skills they're like way to go you did it. I feel so stupid and embarassed because while i'm getting skills evaluated the other nurses are laughing at me. They tell me i need to think like a critical nurse they know i know my stuff but i'm just not getting it. They also say we're not trying to insult you I know you compare your self with the other new nurse but she's a different entity. Don't feel insulted. They also recommend that maybe i should work on a med. Surg floor. I am so pissed off because if they felt this way from the beginning why hire me. Who knows maybe it would've happened in another facility. Should I quit or am I takng this to much to heart.

Hello, I am a new lpn. I have been working in this nursing home for 4 months. It's not going so well. Cause my head staff keep telling me I need to start thinking as a critical nurse. They say they know I know my stuff but I'm just not getting it. I feel so stupid and embarrassed at work. Meanwhile, another new nurse just like me is buzzing through the facility. I can even remember back when they hired new nurses they hit the ground running. I on the other hand feel like i can barley hit the ground walking. I just don't understand when I go back in my nclex pn review questions or any questions I get them right. Is there any advice you can give me to be a profound critical nurse.

She called for xray at 5 pm. Doctor called back at 8p.m. Meanwhile, i am still checking her vitals signs every 4 hrs as ordered. When she called back she ordered to give kephlex. Vital signs were fine, at end of shift was a little late taking vital signs cause trying to catch up on med pass. Which is no excuse. Do shift change tell the nurse she have to do vs every 4 hrs. She says great your behind she sends cna to go take vs her o2 was at 60. We run and get oxygen bring her o2 to 100. Try to take BP it was low, nurse calls doctor. Doctor says I was late giving her xray results. Long story short she was sent out, I come in the next day the nurse tells me she had to go to icu cause she was septic. I feel really ******.

The reason why if feel responsible and mad at myself is because the doctor ordered xray around 3:45. I thought they altimatically send it to the doctor. Doctor calls me back its 2 and 3 hours later. If I knew that I had to call the doctor bck I would have. I really didn't know. I kept checking on the patient and didn't take her vitals in the last hour. That's when her vital signs went down. Any way they sent her out come to find out she was septic and now in icu.

Did you ever make a huge mistake in your years as a nurse?

I've been working as a nurse for 4 months. Today, i had a resident's family member come in and say that she (resident ) doesn't look right. The family member said they told the other nurse that she is getting worst and worst. Now, this is the first time I had this patient. So, I take her vital signs everything is normal. Her o2 was 92. I even get an rn to come and recheck her to make sure. The rn rechecks her and says nothing seems out of the ordinary but that she'll call the doctor to order blood test to make sure. So I call the doctor. The doctor tells me to get a chest xray and blood work. So i get the chest xray done, and send off for bloodwork. Chest x ray reveal pneumonia. I thought the chest xray was sent to her office. So I wait on the doctors call, meanwhile i finish passing out my meds. She calls at 5 pm and says its 5pm why haven't I call her? I tell her my reason and aplogize, she says I need to take better care of my patient. I have people lives in my hand. During my shift i an taking the residents vital signs they are normal. Towards the end of shift change i tell the nurse taking over what's going on with the patient. She goes a takes her vital signs and they are really low. They send her out and call the doctor . The doctor tells her she should be reported, and that this is unacceptable. The nurse says you right she could've died. I can hear the cna's saying she's a nurse, you think she would know. Im sitting there looking stupid. I feel like I'm too dumb to be a nurse. Does anyone have any advice, became i am thinking of quitting my job.

Yes, I can hear them down the hall and when I walk up they stop talking.

Hello, I am a new nurse. I would really like some advice or suggestions. I am a new graduated nurse working as a LPN, for 3 weeks. I was a cna (shy) at my job wotrking there for 6 years. Now I am working at the same job, but as an lpn. Since my 3 weeks as a nurse, my coworkers say amongst themselves that i'm stupid, why would they hire me and put in danger the residents. Yes, I do ask questions, or ask nurse to recheck to see if I am doing it right (assessing, charting, ect..). I do talk to the residents, tell them what i'm going to do before I do it. My question is what books should i read to become a more rounded profound nurse. I even thought about working where I'm at and at a hospital, so I can really be good at my job.

Ah! Here is the surgical team now!

When I know i'm getting ready to do 12 or 16 hr shift, I usually cook something that will last a while. Some examples I can give you is lasagna, meatloaf, ect.. You get the picture.

well i wont spend my 1st nursing check until a week from now. Cant wait

Hello, okay well here it goes. I worked at this facility for 5 years as a CNA. It took me 4 times to pass my nclex, in which I was bumped up to LPN. Now, I am in training as an LPN for 3 days now. I am so stressed out because soon I will have my own cart, responsible for these patients. I feel like the people at my job think I won't last. Despite of how good my trainee nurses say I'm doing, I feel like they're just telling me this to build me up. When they are training me I don't know what they talking about I constantly have to ask, cause i'm lost. I'm very slow at passing out the meds. takes me a while to find the medication. I get nervous cause i don't know what I would do if lets say someone is really flushed in the face. Meanwhile, the nurses are ziping pass me knowing what to do. Summary short I really want to be a nurse, but I feel so lost, stressed, and depressed. Can anyone suggest to me what should I know so I can be the best nurse I can be.