Posts Tagged ‘Failure’
Seasoned with Sage
Jason Thrift RN, BSN, 4/30/09
So how many times will you take the NCLEX? Most all of you will surely answer at least once. But for some of us-those select few who no matter how hard we try just can't excel at a nursing exam-it might be a few more.
I'm fessing up: I did not pass the NCLEX the first time. I had heard from teachers and nurses alike that [...]
Managing Your Career
Hope for regaining your license after a conviction.
Leslie K. Machuzak, RN
I was a pediatric ER/Trauma nurse working on a travel assignment in Pittsburgh when I was caught diverting medication. After I was confronted by the director of the emergency department, I was immediately released from my contract, asked for my badge, and escorted to the door.
Looking back, I realized I could have died. They should have held me in the hospital-or at least offered me [...]
Seasoned with Sage
Sandy RN, 2/10/09
Related: Anxiety, Career, Communication, Failure, Fear, Felony, Job Search, Mistake, New Nurse Tips, Nurse History, Problem Solving, Professionalism, Truth, Weaknesses
I understand those of you who are worried about losing your license after a conviction-and wondering about how to appeal the board of nursing. I know what it is like to worry for months and months, because there are no clear cut answers out there.
I am an RN who has been licensed since 1990. In 2008 I got arrested for petite theft, a Class 2 [...]
Visitor Topics
Related: Expectations, Failure, Goals, New Grad, New Nurse, Nurse Resident Programs, Organizational Skills, Orientee, Preceptor, Residency, Stress
I graduated in June, got married in July, moved in July and decided to wait a little while until finally starting a new job in Dec. I found a residency in an ER thats really close to my house, and I was really excited. However now that I've been there for 4 weeks, I'm feeling sooooo overwhelmed. The first week and a [...]
Reality Unscripted
Jana RN, 12/31/08
Related: Addiction, Confidence, Delegation, Drug Addiction, Failure, Fear, Goals, Mistake, NCLEX, Nurse Relationships, Orientee, Perfect Nurse, Stress
As we come to the end of 2008, I thought it would be good for us to do a little RealityRN review. You know, think about the good, the bad, and the ugly of a year almost gone.
I spent some time reviewing what the "hot topics" have been. We certainly have covered a lot of ground--that's for sure. We've talked about drug addiction, the NCLEX [...]
Seasoned with Sage
Related: Anger, Caring, Conflict, Delegation, Emotions, Expectations, Failure, Mindset, New Nurse, Nursing Shortage, Patients, Stress, Support, Time
I went to work: 14 surgical patients. The nurse assistant called in sick and they couldn't find a replacement for the first four hours of my shift.
The day didn’t start out great—-and soon got worse.
That day I asked the hospital cleaning crew to mop up some fresh vomit. "We don't clean up body fluids," she replied. I tried to borrow her mop to clean it [...]
Rookie Wit & Wisdom
Michelle Garrett, RN, 10/27/08
Related: Anxiety, Confidence, Failure, Fear, Mistake, Morale, New Grad, Orientee, Second Career Nursing, Stress, Weaknesses
I am a second career nurse—53 years old and a new grad.
I landed a job at a teaching hospital because I love to learn and felt it would be a good place for me. But I feel like I have bitten off more than I can chew.
Every day I make at least one mistake. I’ve already made two medication errors which resulted in my having [...]
Precepting
4 bits of advice before you ditch your preceptor.
By Kim Rapper, RN, BSN
Related: Communication, Complaints, Expectations, Failure, Learning, Mindset, New Grad, New Nurse, New Nurse Tips, Preceptor, Professionalism, Quitting, Seasoned Nurses, Success
Fight or flight. It’s the choice we’re given when faced with a difficult situation. When it comes to a failing precepting relationship, most new nurses choose the latter—and want to scrap their preceptor for a new-and-improved model. Kim Rapper, RN, BSN and a veteran preceptor, says to listen up: Your preceptor won’t be perfect, and you probably will have some conflicts. But that doesn’t mean [...]
Handling Stress
How nurses can get beyond the goof-up.
By Donna Cardillo, RN, MA
Nurses are human—we all make mistakes. But knowing how to deal with mistakes is what will make you a better nurse. Despite what your fears tell you, it is possible to live through, and benefit from, a mistake. Here’s how:
Avoid mistakes in the first place.
This is a statement of the obvious, but it’s better to avoid mistakes than to learn how to deal with them. [...]
Handling Stress
How new nurses can banish their negative self-talk.
By Donna Cardillo, RN, MA
Related: Attitude, Compliments, Failure, Feedback, Feelings, Goals, Learning, Mindset, Motivation, New Nurse Tips, Nurse Relationships, Nurse Support, Stress, Success, Teamwork, Truth
Everyone has to work to stay positive. It’s human nature to focus on what went wrong. As a new nurse faced with situations that are terrifying and challenging, you have to work doubly hard at it.
All new nurses have been there: at a point of giving up because they’ve repeatedly told themselves they know nothing and will never get it all right. But you will. [...]
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