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Nurse working in UK

I am a 25 year old nurse working in the UK i qualified about 12 months ago, my very first shift as non supernumerary was a disaster, i felt like i couldnt cope as i didnt get time to check patients' blood pressures etc on time and i felt iike i was falling behind in general. Due to this i was put back on to supernumerary giving me learning time and after about 5 weeks time i was put back into the numbers and i forgot to continue fluids for a patient who was on what is called a "sliding scale" the patient was put on this due to his high blood sugar levels. I find this out the next day, the night nurse told me she had datixed me ( an incident report). Then in the afternoon i get pulled into the nurse mananger's office where they said that i will be put on an " capability action plan" meaning being supernumerary again but its more serious and my competencies will be retested and if i fail, it's the end of the road. Fast forward 3 months i pass all the competencies again, and pass the action plan. I am now one month of supernumerary, and i was super busy on a nigh shift and another nurse comes into my bay and says i should have reviewed all the patients' fluids earlier, i was aware and was gonna do them but didnt get the time, as i was in the middle of doing somethibg else.She basically tells me to call the doc and gets them reviewed. I had a feeling she was gonna tell the manager about this. And when i came back to work after a week's holiday was called in for a meeting with the chief nurse and my manager they said i am being transferred to a diff specialty bc on one of the night staff said i was struggling. I had no choice but to agree, and now i work in a theatre admissions suite (this is where i got transferred to) Previously i was working in a urology ward. I feel so incompetent as a nurse, am i just a dumb nurse and should i just quit ? I have lost all of my confidence and i honestly dont know what to do
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WolfGirlwh0r3 · 36-40, T
You were thrown into a very stressful job, and sadly no one is going to cut you slack because this is peoples lives at stake. Some people say nightshift is easier than day shift but there are fewer nurses and you have a whole ward to look after. You are not incompetent, you were given a really bad time to start your time as a nurse, coming right after covid and right when most places are short staffed to boot. You will do amazing, just focus on what you have on hand and if you need to make notes on a pad and keep it handy to check on what needs doing as you accomplish tasks.
Mshj1197 · 26-30, F
@WolfGirlwh0r3 definetly, agree night shifts were tough in my ward due to low staffing levels and increased case loads. There are def more staff about during the day so its manageable
WolfGirlwh0r3 · 36-40, T
@Mshj1197 so please do not feel incompetent, you are a competent nurse, you are starting out, you cant be expected to do 5 peoples worth of work on a new nurse roll that is just wrong on so many levels, and then the hospitals wonder why they burn out so many nurses… its this bullshit they pull….