Mtitus123

I agree. That’s what should be done. I will speak to the provider the next time I’m on...

I’m a new nurse working on a nursing home a little over a month. Passed meds on my own three times. Twice it was for 25 residents. The first time majority had g-tubes meds that needed to be crushed. I was unfamiliar with the generic drug names had to look them up, also not totally familiar with the residents. Second time, almost the same situation but not as many g-tubes but needed to be crushed. Half the meds weren’t in the cart because the pharmacy didn’t send them or they haven’t been recvd in the system. Both times it took me approx. 4 hours after the time to give meds the right way. If a med was due at 11 am and it’s 10 am I would have to write a memo for giving it early so I didn’t give it until the time. A second med cart was added to one side to split up the meds pass because it was a heavy side. Now this is the 3rd time I have given meds but only for 11 or twelve residents. Again, I gave meds at the right time. This is my third time. I finished by the end of the shift. I was elated. At the end of the day, I was called in to the DON’s office and asked what took me so long to give meds and if I needed assistance. Was told I couldn’t be floated because it takes me so long to give meds. Was asked what would I do if I worked in a hospital. I was so confused. I broke down everything I did and she said she couldn’t understand. I was told the first time to give all the meds at once but I didn’t. I’m being s prudent nurse but being called into the DON’s office because I’m moving too slow. I almost felt personally attacked. All I can say is that I’m so confused. How can you give meds on time as a prudent nurse and not get a med error for not giving the meds when all the meds are due the same time for all the residents. I see now everyone is finishing because they’re give 8, 9, 10 and 11 o’clock meds simultaneously. Then when the 11am meds are due they’re giving 1 and 2 pm meds. That’s how they’re finishing faster..

Hi Robyn, I’m not really familiar with allnurses forum. First time responding. I just recently passed my nclex. I also failed three times prior to passing. I honestly felt like I wasn’t preparing properly. I graduated from nursing school in 2014. I just passed in 2019. Took the test in 2014, 2015, and 2016. Failed all three attempts. My agency I was working in closed. I took the opportunity to stay home and focus on studying. I used UWorld and ATI. I studied most of the time. What I did differently was I wrote down about 80% of the rationales on paper. First, I would write down gastro rationals. I would re-read the rationales then I would do gastro questions in ATI. I found myself doing better on ATI than UWorld which boosted my confidence. I did that with each group, endocrine, immune, cardiac, etc. Afterword, instead of doing one group set of 75 questions, I would use all of the questions pharm, mental health, peds, etc. I didn’t write these down but I payed close attention to the rationals. Two days before my exam I re-read all the things I wrote down. I studied from Oct 2018 to February 2019. During my down time I would watch a movie or play a game on my phone. I went out to parties and had fun. Even when I was a little tipsy I would still do questions. I took my time understanding the rationales. Going into the test I had a different mind set. I planned on staying for 265 questions and I planned on going back to take the test again. I was more relaxed with that mind set. I definitely helped. I payed close attention to each question as if I was doing questions at home. I passed at 80 questions. Got home, got the good pop up. (Very surprised, but excited). Waited two days. Quick Results said I passed. I hope this helps. Good Luck. Remember I graduated in 2014 and passed in 2019.