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1. New grad RN, hate nursing?

   alwayslearning55 replied to alwayslearning55's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you everyone for all of the responses and encouragement. I'm going to hang in there for now and see if it gets better. I want to at least make it to 1 year. Although I feel like quitting every...

2. med error!!!

   alwayslearning55 replied to alwayslearning55's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you to everyone who took the time to read my post and respond. You've all really made me feel so much better and really encouraged me to keep moving forward and keep learning through everything....

3. med error!!!

   alwayslearning55 replied to alwayslearning55's topic in General Nursing

   I can't thank you enough for this post. The step by step on how to go about the transfusion with tips and what to do the whole time and if a reaction occurs is SO helpful for me. I want to print this...

4. med error!!!

   alwayslearning55 replied to alwayslearning55's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you so much for all of the information and for taking the time to respond to my post. Now I understand why there's a time limit on blood transfusions. Also, I was so worried about the incident...

5. med error!!!

   alwayslearning55 replied to alwayslearning55's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you so much for your reply. He was supposed to get the whole unit but it was supposed to have been over 3 hours. He didn't have a GI bleed or anything. His Hgb was 7.2. But when the nurse called...

6. med error!!!

   alwayslearning55 replied to alwayslearning55's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for being kind. I'm always very hard on myself, but this time it was for good reason. I will learn from it and move on. I agree that the other nurse was guilty as well, but as a new grad I...

7. med error!!!

   alwayslearning55 replied to alwayslearning55's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for replying. I think you're right, I did run it too slow and I was paying more attention to the IV beeping than the time. I was taught to run blood at 50 cc/hr initially, and I think I kept...

8. New grad RN, hate nursing?

   alwayslearning55 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm really having a lot of trouble with this. I'm a new grad RN who has been on my own for about 2 months. I had a 6 week preceptorship. I'm working days on a very busy med-tele floor where we have...

9. med error!!!

   alwayslearning55 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I feel like the biggest failure. I'm a new grad RN who has been on my own for about 2 months now. I had a 6 week orientation prior to being on my own. I'm on an incredibly busy med-tele floor. And...