Crorns

I wish that I would have caught it sooner. I didn't put it together until the very end of my shift while I was giving report to the on coming nurse. My charge nurse and the on coming nurse both agreed that it should have been addressed sooner. Of course I agree! I just feel like I dropped the ball on this, but I don't think I was the only one to do that in this case since a physician didn't address the issue either. Thank you for the perspective!

Today was my 5th shift off of a 12 week orientation. I was so overwhelmed! I work on a telemetry floor at a local hospital. I have been ok the last few shifts but today our acuity was higher than it has been and I had some very demanding patients. I wasn't the nurse that I want to be and I really hope that I can do better. One thing that I'm harping on is my patient was NPO for 2 days. I didn't think anything about it until the very end of shift when I was giving report. The patient was on IV fluids, but only normal saline. We checked her glucose and it was only 63. I feel horrible. I know it could have been worse but I should have been attentive to my patients needs. I haven't been able to recover from my total failure on this. I guess I needed to vent to others that understand. I know I am a new grad and will make mistakes but this is a pretty big one that I shouldn't have missed. Sometimes I think I am not meant for nursing. It's only been 14 weeks and I feel like I'm dreading going back tomorrow. Did anyone else feel this way? Does this feeling get better?