[smtwinfalls]

help! does the worry ever go away? I worry that I may kill a patient, or that I will miss a glaring lab resulting in the sudden demise of a patient! does the anxiety ever decrease?

[Furwillfly]

Well, I am a worrier as well. Have been a nurse for 9 years now. The worrying decreases; but I look at it this way:
If one becomes too assured of their nursing work, they are more likely to fail or have a mishap. I don't want to become too 'comfortable' because of this theory I have. Just remember your basics of nursing, and you learn nursing the more you do it. School didn't teach you everything you need to know.

[floridagirl6]

i feel the same way, a seasoned nurse told me if i am scared, i am in the right place.