I am a new grad RN working my first nursing job ever in the ED of a community hospital. I have worked 5 12 hour shifts so far. My preceptor is amazing and extremely supportive.
She says I will be great, she says she can tell on the first day if someone will make it or not. I have been taking 2 patients on my own (with her having full knowledge of what is going on and being there for any questions I have and making sure I don't miss orders, etc). I also help her with her patients. I love it and I am very lucky to have been offered my dream job right out of the gate.
It is just so hard. I graduated at the top of my class and am currently in an RN-to-BSN program, but I feel like I forgot everything I learned in nursing school. It is busy all the time and I am struggling to keep up with 2 patients.
I have to adjust to each doctors personalities (one doc is sensitive to sounds so she gets annoyed when she hears monitors all the time so we have to turn off the respirations, but I like using it right now because I am so new and this same doc wants orders completed immediately so I feel pressure to not screw up and miss something as soon as it comes up)
I just feel intimidated by the doctors, everyone calls them by their first names, but I don't know if I should too. I guess I just hate being a newbie and am scared I am going to screw up. I feel like everyone thinks I don't know anything because not only am I new to the dept., I am a new grad. Can anyone relate or advise?