Sith_Nurse

No, we have the computers on wheels and give report from the kardexes. I'm a little irked that the night nurse missed it too (someone had to acknowledge it!) and I'm the one getting blamed but that's life. In the end, as sucky as this whole situation is, it will make me a better nurse.

I'm rotating shift, mostly days. My love of Star Wars is known on the unit so this seemed a fitting name. It was this or Darth Nurse (which I have on a t-shirt).

I understand that. The order to d/c the PCA was put in at 0655 (I was day shift) and I never saw it nor was it mentioned by anyone. I need to learn how to dig up orders. The epidural was absolutely my fault. The pain team had gone in and I assumed. I was unsure about removing the foleys because one of the patients having a PCA and the other the epidural. Again my fault for not asking. So asking about the proper protocol is on my list. I'll also take complete ownership of the delay in getting the tube feed started. I realize I let my coworkers down and I'll work hard to prove myself. All this happened on the other side of our unit that I haven't been on in a while. I just don't know how to stop beating myself up about it. I made mistakes, I've owned up to them and I'm trying to fix it.

I had 4 patients and usually don't miss stuff like that. My friend even texted me and asked if I was okay, that this is not like me.

Hey everyone. So I had a tough shift recently. I missed an order to discontinue a PCA, missed that an epidural was still running, didn't pull two foley catheters and delayed starting a tube feeding because I had no clue what to do and couldn't find anyone to ask. I admitted the foleys to the nurses I gave report to, and they acted like it was no biggie. I also admitted my failure about the tube feeding. When I found out about missing the PCA, I owned up to that as well. Well, I get a text today from a friend that an email was sent to my manager about my mistakes by a nurse I was on shift with and that the nurse I gave report to went around griping about me and encouraging the email. I'm a new grad, and have been off orientation for about 6 weeks. I feel like such a crappy nurse and a failure. I sent an email to my manager requesting to meet with her to go over my mistakes and to learn from them. I've lost trust in the two coworkers for not talking about this with me and running straight to the manager. What else can I do? I know at the end of the day we all make mistakes, no one was seriously injured, I owned up to my mistakes and am trying to fix my shortcomings. Trying to stop beating myself up over this but it's hard.