Omg...afraid to go back to work

Omg...I am so afraid to go back to work. are med errors common in nursing? i am afraid that i may lose my license. i feel really awful. also i am a new nurse and i think one of my supervisor's is out to get me. instead of her offering a helping hand she lurks around to catch my mistakes. i don't know what to do i love my job but am afraid that i may lose it and my license.
Can someone plz explain to me why seasoned nurses find it hard to help newcomers.
This supervisor has made so many mistakes and i have never told on her, but she makes it her life to try and ruin me. i am beginning to second guess if nursing is what i really want to do, especially if i have to have supervisors like her.
If this post is real.... I would suggest doing a search here on allnurses. You will find oodles of advice and support. One place to start is the one year after licensing forum. There is a sticky there titled. "Hang in there new grads it does get better".I hope your situation improves.Now I'm gonna get the popcorn because this is going get good. Patiently waiting for ruby vee and grntea to chime in and any other members or the COB society.

Quote from nicole314Omg...I am so afraid to go back to work. are med errors common in nursing? i am afraid that i may lose my license. i feel really awful. also i am a new nurse and i think one of my supervisor's is out to get me. instead of her offering a helping hand she lurks around to catch my mistakes. i don't know what to do i love my job but am afraid that i may lose it and my license.Can someone plz explain to me why seasoned nurses find it hard to help newcomers.This supervisor has made so many mistakes and i have never told on her, but she makes it her life to try and ruin me. i am beginning to second guess if nursing is what i really want to do, especially if i have to have supervisors like her.

Was any harm done to the patient? Is this your first mistake? If this is your first, and no harm was done, your chances are good.A supervisor" lurking around trying to catch mistakes" might not be a bad thing if you made mistakes in the past and could use a double check on meds.

First off. You can drop the fear instilled in you by your nursing professors that "You will lose your license" I and many others get so tired of hearing that phrase. If you practice as a prudent nurse then you mostly have nothing to worry about.

First off - is there really a COB Society? I'm sure I would meet all admisssion criteria. Where do I sign up?To OP - Supervisors ARE supposed to supervise! I take that responsibility VERY seriously. And recognizing the shortcomings of many of today's new graduates (NOT ALL), I feel an obligation to check out the nurses on my shift, be they newbie or experienced. I know that I've po'd many of them. I do med pass observation (be they orientees or regular staff). I'll check doing a treatment with them, esp a PICC drsg. And I do ABT IV meds with them and Gt mgt. I need to know they know how to use the pumps and I troubleshoot for any poor technique. I'm just making sure they're OK and safe.I walk them thru crash carts; how to set up suction and green O2 tanks and more, incl documentation and clinical situations. I see these activities as educational/learning situations. I'm not out to write up staff or get them in trouble. And I will work with them. But I have had MAJOR problems on a few isolated incidents that needed addressing higher up. I also do similar things with the CNAs too.If you've noticed, your job description probably has something that starts "Under the direction and supervision of the Director of Nursing and/or designee..." Well, I'm the designee and that's why I do what I do as my job desc. is similarly worded to charge me with being responsible for your practice. Your practice affects my job and my license. And you're only ONE person; I'm responsible for many,many other things. Just curious - on how many med errors/mistakes has she had to intervene, and could they have had serious negative consequences for the pts? Would you feel safe for YOURSELF or family if YOU were the assigned nurse?

Quote from nicole314Omg...I am so afraid to go back to work. are med errors common in nursing? i am afraid that i may lose my license. i feel really awful.

Quote from nicole314Omg...I am so afraid to go back to work. are med errors common in nursing? i am afraid that i may lose my license. i feel really awful. also i am a new nurse and i think one of my supervisor's is out to get me. instead of her offering a helping hand she lurks around to catch my mistakes. i don't know what to do i love my job but am afraid that i may lose it and my license.Can someone plz explain to me why seasoned nurses find it hard to help newcomers.This supervisor has made so many mistakes and i have never told on her, but she makes it her life to try and ruin me. i am beginning to second guess if nursing is what i really want to do, especially if i have to have supervisors like her.