About those new grads----!!!!!

[NanikRN]

i worked with a awsome one today. It was really enjoyable to work with her. And she taught me something new👍😃

We have another one in Versant training that I think will be every bit as awesome.

[rayman356307, BSN, RN]

My concern is how many new grads are so stressed and anxious. They may even be the ones that are doing "great". I feel bad that some want to throw in the towel at 3 months, 6 months etc. I see a lot of these posts on Allnurses. I was a new grad a long time ago. I felt stressed, had a bit of diarrhea before each shift, but never considered giving up my position or nursing. Why are we seeing this? Are the students ill prepared, unrealistic expectations, not long enough preceptorship, not supported? Maybe a combination of all of these??

I'm a NG and I won't lie, I'm only month or so into my orientation and I've already had the thought, "did I make the right decision going into nursing?" I don't think the issue is the lack of support (at least at my facility). For me I feel like it's the discrepancy between these like things I feel like I'm suppose to know how to do and things I actually know how to do, and I'm patient with myself, I know I have a lot more learning ahead of me. Though I have found one thing to help, find a go to person to ask, it doesn't have to be your preceptor (though perfect world I guess it should) and it doesn't even have to be the same person. The point is to ask around, maybe you find a mean nurse, well that doesn't mean they're mean mean, they could be having a rough shift or something (though maybe this is my child-like optimism showing >.>).

[kbrn2002, ADN, RN]

I'm a NG and I won't lie, I'm only month or so into my orientation and I've already had the thought, "did I make the right decision going into nursing?" I don't think the issue is the lack of support (at least at my facility). For me I feel like it's the discrepancy between these like things I feel like I'm suppose to know how to do and things I actually know how to do, and I'm patient with myself, I know I have a lot more learning ahead of me. Though I have found one thing to help, find a go to person to ask, it doesn't have to be your preceptor (though perfect world I guess it should) and it doesn't even have to be the same person. The point is to ask around, maybe you find a mean nurse, well that doesn't mean they're mean mean, they could be having a rough shift or something (though maybe this is my child-like optimism showing >.>).

Yes! Finding that go to person is a great idea, even or especially if it is not the same go to person for everything. There is bound to a nurse that is the go to for computer questions and that may not be the one you want to ask when you have a question about a dressing change. It is a good idea to know the strengths of the nurses you are working with and direct your questions toward the nurse that you know probably has the answer you need.