Smilie0809RN

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1. Irrational patients

   Smilie0809RN replied to Smilie0809RN's topic in Relations

   This woman was fully alert and oriented. She even told me at the beginning of the shift that she had previously been rude with other staff members but that someone told her it's ok because being her age and being sick she can say and do whatever she ...

2. Irrational patients

   Smilie0809RN posted a topic in Relations

   So I had this older lady who was hospitalized for pneumonia. All evening she was very pleasant and even offered chocolate each time I went in to see her. It was mentioned to me at the beginning of the shift that the night before she had gotten out of...

3. First Patient Death

   Smilie0809RN posted a topic in General Nursing

   So I lost my first patient the other day and it happened so quickly it was all just a blur. It happened within a few minutes after change of shift so I was already pretty busy. In report the day nurse actually had said to me that she didn't think thi...

4. Medication Error: I feel stupid

   Smilie0809RN replied to Smilie0809RN's topic in General Nursing

   The reason I consider it an error is because for the 2 days that she has been in the hospital she has been receiving the metoprolol and dilaudid and it hasn't affected her like that. It was once I gave her the muscle relaxant, which she didn't receiv...

5. Medication Error: I feel stupid

   Smilie0809RN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I cannot believe that I made such a stupid mistake!! So...I get on shift and right after I get report I go to meet the patient, and she is sitting up hunched over grabbing her legs crying and screaming about how much pain she is in. The patient was i...

6. New nurse feeling incompetent

   Smilie0809RN posted a topic in General Nursing

   So I am a new nurse just off orientation this week and for the most part it is going well. I am doing well with my time management and getting everything done with my patients. The thing that is worrying me is that when urgent situations arise (not ...

7. Are most new grad RN preceptors like this on the first day?

   Smilie0809RN replied to Smilie0809RN's topic in General Nursing

   I completely understand where you are coming from, however he only showed me things once and breezed right through it and then after that expected me to be fully independent on the tasks. And when I was charting it's not like I was super slow, yes I ...

8. Are most new grad RN preceptors like this on the first day?

   Smilie0809RN replied to Smilie0809RN's topic in General Nursing

   When I am done orienting I believe I will be working on night shift :) . But I'm glad to see I am not crazy in thinking that was a bit much for a first day. Especially when I have never used that equipment before and the charting system is all new. A...

9. Are most new grad RN preceptors like this on the first day?

   Smilie0809RN replied to Smilie0809RN's topic in General Nursing

   Yes I believe he meant the crying would be due to him yelling at me or making a mistake, etc. And I think you may be kinda right about the lazy, bc as I was doing the charting, he would criticize how slow I was (again I'm not used to the system), and...

10. Are most new grad RN preceptors like this on the first day?

    Smilie0809RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I am in a new grad RN residency program at a hospital. I am trying to gather some input on whether it is common to get a preceptor like mine or not. So yesterday was my first day and the first time that I met him and one of the first things he sai...