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Its been a month now since I started with my orientation and my preceptor is slowly letting me go on my own...but I feel so unsure at most times with what Im supposed to do...Im good with establishing rapport with my patients and their families but I feel that I have to learn more as far as their care and cases are concern...I see my preceptor answer all their concerns and questions spontaneously..I wish I can do that too...

I feel tense and nervous each day that I go to work not knowing what cases I will be facing each time...And at the end of the shift,

I keep on thinking back if I have done all the things that Im supposed to do..documented and all...plus I have this problem also with writing the nurses notes...I am not sure at times if I have properly worded it (legally safe and all..)

Dont get me wrong..I like learning things..I guess I just want to vent out my feelings of ...inadequacy...that somehow, later on I will be good with what I do..coz right now I know that I have a long way to go..and lots to learn..

Did any of you feel this way too when you were just starting with nursing?

Specializes in Interventional Pain Mgmt NP; Prior ICU and L/D RN.
Originally posted by avolensky

[b...I see my preceptor answer all their concerns and questions spontaneously..I wish I can do that too...

you sound like a typical newbie....this comes with time...and essentially practice....

being nervous, concerned, etc is to me GREAT qualities in a new nurse....it shows me they care about what they are doing.

Even after all these years..a pt/family member may ask me a question and I will have to say..."I'm not sure..let me go check on that...or find the answer" something to that effect.

You can't know everything, and sometimes we have brain "farts"

the confidence though will come....

Take care and good luck...happy to know we have yet one more empathetic nurse aboard:D

Specializes in CCU.

i have been on the med/surge floor now for 8 months and with guts and glory under my belt i am now a charge nurse...i came into this just like all you guys, scared stiff, but that will all go away when you remember that you are a patient's advocate and that they need you to be there and assess thier needs, the doctors need you to be their eyes, and investigate the treatment at hand if it is effective for the patient or not...there are so many things we are called to do...now i don't have a single butterfly in my stomach because i feel needed! all nurses are well needed...the sooner you get rid of that new feeling the sooner you'll realise that you are flying high with the challenges at hand and proud to be your patient's advocate! :cool:

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