belindalou

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1. how long do i feel like an idiot?

   belindalou posted a topic in New Nurse

   How long before you get comfortable with nursing? I have been a nurse for about a year. I still feel like an idiot.

2. FRUSTRATED

   belindalou replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

   hi there i understand how you feel. I am a new nurse myself and somedays I am so busy I look at my watch and its 3pm already. I totally missed lunch and breaks. I take small finger food items that you can eat in 5 min stretches in case you can't t...

3. what should i do

   belindalou posted a topic in Disabilities

   Hi all, I don't know if this fits in here but I am a new nurse. My anxiety has always been heightend in me for some reason and it will sneak up on me without a warning. I also have control issues and when things dont' go in the order i expect them t...

4. don't know if this fits in here

   belindalou posted a topic in Stress 101

   Hi all, I don't know if this fits in here but I am a new nurse. My anxiety has always been heightend in me for some reason and it will sneak up on me without a warning. I was recently suspened without pay b/c my supervisor thought I was not taking ...

5. Help, fainted on the job!

   belindalou replied to marie39's topic in New Nurse

   I had the same thing happen to me on my first day off orientation. I was giving my morning medication and dizzy. I felt sick before I started my shift. I sat down and coworkers got me some ginger ale. They took my blood pressure and it was someth...

6. Can't find a home in nursing

   belindalou posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hi all! I posted before about my stress and frustration. Well yesterday I talked to my boss and we both kind of agreed its better for me to switch floors b/c of the stress and anxiety i am having. Now I know I am going to feel weird when I go back...

7. Don't want to be a nurse anymore

   belindalou posted a topic in New Nurse

   I have been having a tough time at work lately. I have been working a lot of overtime b/c we are understaffed. The money is great but the stress is getting to me. I work on a high acuity floor and I love my patients, but when I have a problem I do...

8. frustrated that I am still on orientation...it feels like groundhog day

   belindalou replied to belindalou's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks for the advice everyone. I guess I am used to picking things up so quickly that I thought I would have an easier time at it than I am. Its hard to take that perfectionist out of me sometimes I guess.

9. frustrated that I am still on orientation...it feels like groundhog day

   belindalou posted a topic in New Nurse

   I started my new job in late June on a tougher unit. Normal orientation is 6-9 weeks and I am almost on my 4th month. I do work on a tougher unit and for some reason some things just aren't clicking. I could have interviewed to switch to another u...

10. Studying for Nclex

    belindalou posted a topic in NCLEX

    I am so nervous about my nclex. I took a review course and they made me more nervous about the the test. I took kaplan and they said I was ready and this other place said i should be getting over 75% consistently each time. I am so worried and con...