Cheisu7

As an OR nurse, I made the same very specific mistake twice. I was prepping an extremity, and in both instances, I touched something else to move it out of the way (first time a chuck, second time moved a drape back), and switched hands without thinking of what I had just did. Just plain inattention and automaticity. After that, I vowed to myself to never touched anything else during prepping again and never made the mistake since. Does doing this twice make me a dangerous or bad nurse, one who is too inattentive to take care of patients safely? It has me feeling this way.

I'm an RN in the Midwest with 2 years of experience. I have my ACLS certification. I am also a registered EMT in my state. I'm starting to feel like I just don't "stick" anywhere. People either don't like my personality or something else. These are things I legitimately do need to work on and I am fully aware of that and willing to do so. So i'm looking for my third nursing job. I have ADD and I tend to do better in busier areas and bigger hospitals (being bored causes major roadblocks for me). I am rehirable at both facilities and was not terminated by either. This time I'm scared because the offers aren't as frequent as with my last two jobs. Am I just being dramatic, or is it going to be hard for me to find a job after being at 2 facilities in 2 years? Does this look terrible on a resume? Is there any way I can come back from this? Any advice would be very appreciated.

When I was changing out a patient's chest tube drainage system, I neglected to clamp the end of the tube. I feel like this is something I should have realized. As soon as someone mentioned how they change one, I immediately thought, "Oh ****, I didn't do that but I should have." I have been a nurse for 11 months. Now I feel like a moron and a bad nurse.

Is it worth re-interviewing for an area of the hospital you already didn't get a position for? About a year ago, I had my first interview for an RN position in the OR right after getting my license (I did OR capstone in nursing school). I bombed the interview because I was vastly underprepared and there were multiple department heads in the interview. I'm also not sure my capstone instructor was my biggest fan. I have been working on a transplant med-surg floor for about a year now and would like to work in a different area. Should I re-interview again for an OR position here or is my past interview-bombing an omen that I'm screwed? I really enjoyed the OR and this is a very good hospital.

I'm kind of the "black sheep" of my program... Maybe one or two people I confide in, but I'm certainly not a "social butterfly", and some of my social awkwardness makes it hard for people to want to get to know me (which I can understand) This would all be fine to me, bar one thing: I have less people to practice things on. My parents just find it annoying when I practice on them, so that's no good either. How can I get more practice in?