Anxiety about returning to work.

[mrsamjones]

Looking for words of encouragement or advice about returning to work after having my beautiful baby girl.

I am very anxious about going back to work after having been on light duty (secretary work and discharge phone calls. No patient care) for several months and having been out on maternity leave for 6 weeks. Anyone else experience anxiety about returning back to work? I worry that I have gotten out of the flow of things. I work on a med surg floor. Plus I am going to overnights from days.

[PedsRN620]

DONT be anxious! You have done this before, the flow of things will just come back to you. Also, if the staff is primarily the same as before you went on leave surely they will have no problem helping you with anything that may have changed or something you can't quite remember. I have never personally went on maternity leave but have had many friends who have and it's like never left when they come back. Also we float fairly frequently to different units in my hospital and I find even if I haven't been to a particular unit in months once I get there it just seems to come back to me. I may be a little slower in the mornings but I usually get the hang of it fairly quickly. Have a great first day back!