*sigh* Bad evening

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

Hi all...I've not really vented before, but I really need to today...

Have you ever had one of those evenings when your pt assignment LOOKED ok; MESH numbers were ok; but the evening was a total, chaotic mess????

I came on (M/S unit) with 4 pts, one being a direct admit from clinic who would be arriving during report....my assigned rooms were 2 pts on the south, one on north and one on the west. Just doing all that running makes it crazy!

I had blood sugars to do, my new admit needed an IV (not to mention admission paperwork up the wazoo! plus 1700 meds, insulins, assessments, etc on the other 3 pts!)...then MDs coming in after clinics to see pts and write orders....

Around 2130, a pts Saline Lock was occluded and I was already late in hanging a STAT med that pharmacy had to come in after hours to mix .....

I did take a whole 5 minute break to eat an apple and drink some milk....

I left work in tears and really don't want to go back tonight. I just felt worthless last evening. I know that I did my best, but somehow that just didn't seem good enough.

Thanks for reading...Just had to get it off my chest.

BookwormRN

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Specializes in CVICU, PACU, OR.

I'm sorry you had a bad evening. :( I know what you mean though. Sometimes my patients are stable but I'm busy running my butt off with all the tasky junk that needs to be done.

I always hate going back to work after a bad shift too. I hope tonight is better for you!

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Specializes in nursery, L and D.

I am so sorry you had such a rough night! And you are NOT worthless, look at all the stuff you did for your pts in just one night!

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Somehow it is never easy to relate everything you did in a shift, but you know it was CRAZY, and you don't want to face it again. Thru the years I have had bad shifts where I did not want to go back, but usually it always worked out it wasn't as bad the next day I worked. Hope it goes that way for you. Just tell yourself it's over with, and you did the best you could.

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Here is a nice pat on the back and a God bless.

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