NewNurse16

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1. Bragging Rights?

   NewNurse16 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Ok, so maybe "bragging" is an exaggeration.......Need your opinions. My BIGGEST pet peeve is when nurses continuously pat themselves on the back (kind of like being a know-it-all ALL the time) and go on and on and on about what a good job they did an...

2. Reassurance Needed!

   NewNurse16 posted a topic in New Nurse

   I came off nightshift this morning and ended up in my car in tears. Not because I did anything wrong with my patients, but I admit I gave a basic report this morning and was put down for it by a more senior nurse. I didn't have the answers to the que...

3. How many times have you cried???

   NewNurse16 replied to CareBayer's topic in New Nurse

   I have been a nurse for 10 months and although my crying has decreased I still do it. It is just who I am!!!! I have never cried in front of a family or a patient, but I have cried in the med room or the bathroom at work, but most of the time it is a...

4. ...am I supposed to know everything?

   NewNurse16 replied to Sunkyst08's topic in New Nurse

   Questions, questions, and more questions!!! Do not try memorizing new material, just keep doing questions. I stopped doing questions 1 week before I took the NCLEX so I could have a clear mind going into it. Get a good night of sleep the night before...

5. 6 months and feeling down:(

   NewNurse16 posted a topic in New Nurse

   HI all...I have been a nurse 6 months now. I guess I should be able to say I feel great at this point, but like everyone in their first year in nursing (and with many years in nursing) I have my good days and bad daysand I really do love my job.. I c...

6. Full Circle, My First Year of Nursing

   NewNurse16 replied to Imafloat's topic in New Nurse

   So what you are saying is the panic attacks before going to work actually do stop???!!!! Congrats !!!! You have given me hope to keep climbing up that mountain that is the first year of nursing!!!! I have been a nurse for 6 months, but with the exte...

7. I'm done too

   NewNurse16 replied to Imafloat's topic in New Nurse

   So what you are saying is the panic attacks before going to work actually do stop???!!!! Congrats !!!! You have given me hope to keep climbing up that mountain that is the first year of nursing!!!! I have been a nurse for 6 months, but with the exte...

8. Confidence?

   NewNurse16 posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hi all.....I need some help. I recently came off of orientation and besides the regualr panic attacks I have before going to work in the morning about what type of patient I am going to get :), once I am at work and involved in care I begin to feel ...

9. Why is the first year like a prison sentence?

   NewNurse16 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in New Nurse

   I know EXACTLY how you are feeling...I feel incompetent at the start of every work day...I have the sick "I REALLY don't work to go to work tomorrow/today" feeling in my stomach (all the time it seems). I continue to feel incompetent throughout the ...

10. Is it normal to panic?

    NewNurse16 replied to <3Nursing07's topic in New Nurse

    You described exactly what I am feeling. I have this week left on orientation and then I am on my own next week. I am freaking out!!!! It has started to consume me so much that my preceptor asked me what was bothering me because stress was all over m...

11. Extended Orientation

    NewNurse16 posted a topic in New Nurse

    Hi all...has anyone out there been told they may need more time on orientation before being on their own? I have and although I know it is a good thing my preceptor and my manager care that much to give me more time I am feeling a bit discouraged. I...

12. constructive criticism?

    NewNurse16 replied to cherilee's topic in New Nurse

    First of all, thanks to Daytonite. Your words are very encouraging. At the end of everyday it seems like the bad things my preceptor has to say is about time management, getting things done in a timely manner, prioritizing, etc. I have been on orie...

13. Depressed, confused, lost, and not sure if i should even be a nurse! :(

    NewNurse16 replied to maybaby9's topic in New Nurse

14. NCLEX-Feeling like I failed

    NewNurse16 replied to NewNurse16's topic in New Nurse

    I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I COULDN'T EVEN BELIEVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM SO RELIEVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS everyone for your support. It is so nice to know three are people out there who...

15. NCLEX-Feeling like I failed

    NewNurse16 replied to NewNurse16's topic in New Nurse

    Thanks all for your support!!!!! I feel like I have shed enough tears for today so I am going to get myself together and go shopping........I will stay positive and let you know how it works out:) I can get the quick results so of course I will be ch...