I work as a triage nurse in a clinic once a week. I started this position about 6 mo ago and have been triaging on my own for the last 3 months. As viral season has picked up, I am getting out later and later. My supervisor spoke with me and said that the doctors and my coworkers are stating that I am "too thorough" and finish late because of this. I feel frustrated because I have been told that I struggle with OCD, perfectionism, or being slow since I was a young child, bybtrachers and peers in school and at any job including my nursing jobs that I have held. I can see that I am slower than others but I do not know how to fix it. Trying to "be fast" has lead to errors in the past. I know my thought process and workflow must be different than others but I do not know what the difference is. I know the problem exists but I can not see clearly enough to fix it. I want to change but do not know how. The anxiety about losing my job only worsens the situation.
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I work as a triage nurse in a clinic once a week. I started this position about 6 mo ago and have been triaging on my own for the last 3 months. As viral season has picked up, I am getting out later and later. My supervisor spoke with me and said that the doctors and my coworkers are stating that I am "too thorough" and finish late because of this. I feel frustrated because I have been told that I struggle with OCD, perfectionism, or being slow since I was a young child, bybtrachers and peers in school and at any job including my nursing jobs that I have held. I can see that I am slower than others but I do not know how to fix it. Trying to "be fast" has lead to errors in the past. I know my thought process and workflow must be different than others but I do not know what the difference is. I know the problem exists but I can not see clearly enough to fix it. I want to change but do not know how. The anxiety about losing my job only worsens the situation.