Hey all, I'm new to the forum. I'm 29 years old, a wife, & mom of 2. I just recently got hired as an LPN for a large after hours clinic about an hour away from my house. I looked for a more local job, but couldn't find anything. I did several interviews, & finally got hired at the end of September by this company.
I'm a new nurse, and nervous about this first "real" job. I graduated nursing school in 2007, but didn't start working because I was pregnant at the time of my state boards, and I had to stay home with my kids. So I didn't get to come straight out of school and start working like I had planned.

I also did an accelerated nursing program that briefly covered pharmacology, so I didn't feel like I got a good pharmacology review. Plus, the nurses where I did my clinicals were absolute b*&^%$# and wouldn't let us students help with anything. So I really didn't feel like I got to do a lot at clinicals, even though I tried to jump in as much as I could. I aced my NCLEX-PN exam, but didn't feel like I had the best labs/clinicals in nursing school. Our nursing program was tough though. We had to have a 78/c to pass, and our written tests were hard.
But anyway, I finally have my first real job, and want to make a good first impression. I have been doing orientation this week & have been learning the company's computer system for charting. So now I not only have to learn about nursing procedures & medications that are new to me, I have to learn how to chart on the computer! I need experience bad, so that's why I accepted the job. I tried starting out in LTC, but it wasn't for me. So now I'm really nervous about my first day, which is this Monday!

Any other LPN's in the same spot or have any advice? I'm so nervous I'm going to be the really dumb new girl, and get fired quickly! lol
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