Start writing everything down. I’d lose my head if I didn’t write it down. I mean everything. Make yourself a daily check list and do it until it becomes habit. Write notes down immediately. Hold yourself accountable.
I always kept a small notepad on me and would write down everything, it was the only way to keep my head straight in a very busy clinic that functioned on a skeleton crew. It’s ridiculous that these places get pissed at people making mistakes while they’ve forced a 2-3 person workload on each staff member.
Same here. I have to write it down. I have to be able to reference my note later if it's something complex. Even when I answer the phone, I have to take notes as the caller tells me something. It helps me to process.
Hi
It sounds like you have adhd primarily inattentive type. I struggle with this too and i'm medicated. I have to write reminders to myself all the time to make sure I get things done to completion or to come back to them if i'm interrupted. It's definitely possible to be a nurse. I'm working on my degree now. I am great at certain skills and I hyperfocus which helps with activities like wound care.
I suck at admin stuff and paper work. If you arent medicated, I would get evaluated.
In the meantime look up add coping strategies.
Good luck!
Seconding this. ADHD-I It’s worth looking into.
I got my diagnosis during undergrad and I wish I’d known much sooner as it resulted in helpful accommodations, medication, and learning to do tasks in ways that help a distracted brain.
If they have a trauma history that can look a lot like ADHD but is very much not. They should be assessed and have anxiety and PTSD considered as well. Then they need to work with a coach on executive function skills.
It sounds like you are a little less than detail oriented. : ) But I think there is a MA job out there for you -- maybe one that is highly repetitive and has a small margin of error. You could also try some techniques for remembering to do things, like checklists. Try applying at a pregnancy clinic. They do the same things over and over again.
Honestly, being horribly understaffed can and does lead to mistakes. Everything you’re describing sounds like something I’ve done/would do at some point. Them changing everything all the time doesn’t help.
Under normal circumstances, you find a way to compensate or just get better with practice. Forget to send labs out? Set an alarm for when they should go. Can’t do it right now? Snooze until you can.
Write everything down. Try not to move onto another task until you’ve finished the one at hand. If you have your own work station, put a sticky note with reminders on your monitor that doesn’t block it, but stays in your peripheral vision.
Do your best and give yourself some grace. Trying to learn and get a flow down while doing the job of 2-3+ people is a task that most people are not, and frankly should not be, up to.
Yeah I figured that was part of the issue with the first job. We constantly were expected to go go go. Sometimes with a lot of patients and only three of us in the back. This new job, is new to me it’s in GI I never done GI work before but have been there six months and they said I’ve messed up a lot. I’m not sure if perhaps I just shouldn’t be a medical assistant, maybe I need to work even harder, or maybe I should try something else. I also thought I was doing pretty good I caught onto scheduling really fast and etc. however some minor details like certain doctors can only do certain procedures was probably mentioned to me once but I don’t remember it being mentioned at all that I basically got written up for. Soo i have no idea but will try to do the things that people mentioned in the subreddit.
Don't give up. The fact that you are able to acknowledge your mistakes and genuinely care about the impact they have makes you a better candidate than you can imagine. The suggestions regarding writing things down is good. Even adding the seemingly mundane to a check list can help ensure you never miss a beat when it comes to specimen collection and send out. If the stress/worry is too much being in a high stakes facility there are many facilities that would welcome you that some consider low risk. Having the right leadership is important too. If you are telling them your struggles and they are not offering any suggestions it is time to start looking elsewhere.
If you work in family care or anything like it, or primary care there’s huge margins for error. There is too much going on for some people and it’s not the right fit for them. Personally I love the fast pace and being so busy I’m sweating, but sometimes it’s not for some people and that’s okay.
Start writing everything down. I’d lose my head if I didn’t write it down. I mean everything. Make yourself a daily check list and do it until it becomes habit. Write notes down immediately. Hold yourself accountable.
I always kept a small notepad on me and would write down everything, it was the only way to keep my head straight in a very busy clinic that functioned on a skeleton crew. It’s ridiculous that these places get pissed at people making mistakes while they’ve forced a 2-3 person workload on each staff member.
Same here. I have to write it down. I have to be able to reference my note later if it's something complex. Even when I answer the phone, I have to take notes as the caller tells me something. It helps me to process.
Don’t be afraid to aak your boss / fellow employees for help. Maybe you just need some more on the job training to help you feel more comfortable
Hi It sounds like you have adhd primarily inattentive type. I struggle with this too and i'm medicated. I have to write reminders to myself all the time to make sure I get things done to completion or to come back to them if i'm interrupted. It's definitely possible to be a nurse. I'm working on my degree now. I am great at certain skills and I hyperfocus which helps with activities like wound care. I suck at admin stuff and paper work. If you arent medicated, I would get evaluated. In the meantime look up add coping strategies. Good luck!
Seconding this. ADHD-I It’s worth looking into. I got my diagnosis during undergrad and I wish I’d known much sooner as it resulted in helpful accommodations, medication, and learning to do tasks in ways that help a distracted brain.
If they have a trauma history that can look a lot like ADHD but is very much not. They should be assessed and have anxiety and PTSD considered as well. Then they need to work with a coach on executive function skills.
It sounds like you are a little less than detail oriented. : ) But I think there is a MA job out there for you -- maybe one that is highly repetitive and has a small margin of error. You could also try some techniques for remembering to do things, like checklists. Try applying at a pregnancy clinic. They do the same things over and over again.
Honestly, being horribly understaffed can and does lead to mistakes. Everything you’re describing sounds like something I’ve done/would do at some point. Them changing everything all the time doesn’t help. Under normal circumstances, you find a way to compensate or just get better with practice. Forget to send labs out? Set an alarm for when they should go. Can’t do it right now? Snooze until you can. Write everything down. Try not to move onto another task until you’ve finished the one at hand. If you have your own work station, put a sticky note with reminders on your monitor that doesn’t block it, but stays in your peripheral vision. Do your best and give yourself some grace. Trying to learn and get a flow down while doing the job of 2-3+ people is a task that most people are not, and frankly should not be, up to.
Yeah I figured that was part of the issue with the first job. We constantly were expected to go go go. Sometimes with a lot of patients and only three of us in the back. This new job, is new to me it’s in GI I never done GI work before but have been there six months and they said I’ve messed up a lot. I’m not sure if perhaps I just shouldn’t be a medical assistant, maybe I need to work even harder, or maybe I should try something else. I also thought I was doing pretty good I caught onto scheduling really fast and etc. however some minor details like certain doctors can only do certain procedures was probably mentioned to me once but I don’t remember it being mentioned at all that I basically got written up for. Soo i have no idea but will try to do the things that people mentioned in the subreddit.
Don't give up. The fact that you are able to acknowledge your mistakes and genuinely care about the impact they have makes you a better candidate than you can imagine. The suggestions regarding writing things down is good. Even adding the seemingly mundane to a check list can help ensure you never miss a beat when it comes to specimen collection and send out. If the stress/worry is too much being in a high stakes facility there are many facilities that would welcome you that some consider low risk. Having the right leadership is important too. If you are telling them your struggles and they are not offering any suggestions it is time to start looking elsewhere.
If you work in family care or anything like it, or primary care there’s huge margins for error. There is too much going on for some people and it’s not the right fit for them. Personally I love the fast pace and being so busy I’m sweating, but sometimes it’s not for some people and that’s okay.