New Nurse Advice

As a rather new nurse myself, one year and 2 months, when I started my job and if I messed up I had this one nurse that was a veteran at nursing, she just laid it out to me, she goes "Look child, if you give this much on your shift and I go back and give the ordered dose they're getting to much, not on my part but yours, so that means you have the potential to kill them, WATCH WHAT YOU'RE DOING!" and mine was a stinking multivitamin! So if it's something serious you just should lay it out to her. Would you want her taking care of you or a family member of yours? Everyone is someone to someone else.

Personally, I would talk to her alone and offer her some help pertaining to her errors, perhaps even maybe a local class to focus in on her downfalls. Some schools emphasize certain things and sadly she slipped throught the cracks and it isnt fair to her either.

Pull her to the side privately and discuss your concerns with her and let her know the possible consequences of her actions. As a new nurse, she could be anxious, or scared and even overwhelmed. Assess her personality and find out how she's feeling. Find out if her pt. assignment too heavy for her. I would hate to see her lose her job that early without assessing what changes need to be made. Everybody handles stress differently!