RenaeReichar

Thanks for the advice I'll do that tonight.

Hello, I am a recent LPN new grad, I have never worked in healthcare before. I landed my first job in a LTC facility. I was given eight days of orientation, I will be honest I feel like they really did not show me much. The LTC facility has two halls in the back (Alzheimer and high acuity) with two nurse's and three halls up front (where I'm located) with two nurse's. In the front where I am located I have two halls(31 residents) and the other nurse has one hall (17 residents) she is the charge nurse and I am the floor nurse. I pass meds on my halls and all treatment up front and if time I help with documentation. The charge nurse has one hall and does all Accu checks up front. The charge nurse does all the orders and charting and calls to doctors. Recently I was working with a RN who has been an RN for at least 15 years. I was holding coumadin on one of my residents because we were waiting for lab results. We never got the fax in from lab so she logged in the computer and printed them off. She said it was to late to call the Dr. with results and to hold the coumadin and make a note on report for them to call in the morning and wright a nurse note saying I held it. I have been a nurse for 6 weeks and never worked in the health care setting before, so I trusted what the RN told me and did what she said. I woke up the next morning and called to make sure they got the message about the lab and if they called the doctor. Well I'm sure you could have guest it I got my ass chewed because I did not call the doctor with the results and held the coumadin without a doctor's order. She asked me what happened and I told her and she basically said I'm a nurse too and I should have called. I feel like the worst nurse ever I am new and I believed what the seasoned nurse told me, which of course resulted me getting in trouble me having to feel out a med error sheet and me looking like an idiot. I really don't know if I am meant for this field, I don't know what to do.