Anyone else feel like a world class idiot?

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Just started orientation a couple of weeks ago and I feel so stupid. I feel like I don't know how to do anything! To top it off, rumor has it that our hospital is going to be sold and here I am with a brand new internship and the possibility of being jobless soon. Please tell me this gets better:eek:

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

It absolutely should get better! Be as nice and helpful where you can to the experienced nurses and hopefully they will take you under their wings and help you find your way. Reflect back on things that happened during your shift, how you can improve and what skills or information you may need to brush up on.

Hang in there and I wouldn't be too worried about the hospital sale until it actually happens because I would imagine the new owners will also need nurses so I don't see how it automatically means you will be without a job.

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

Hang in there. It does get better. We all felt that way at first and somehow time passes and we become proficient and expert.

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Specializes in general.

I hope I wont feel worse when i start work too cos I'm just through with my bsn program and it feels like i dont know anything again

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Specializes in pediatrics, oncology.
I hope I wont feel worse when i start work too cos I'm just through with my bsn program and it feels like i dont know anything again

Same here, and my job doesn't start till May, which will be NINE MONTHS after I graduated. AHHH!

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Specializes in acute, sub acute, long term, homecare.

Hope it gets better, and i say that not only for you but for myself and other grads I know feel the same way. I am a new RN but an old LPN ( 18+ years). Im doing an internship at a huge hospital here in florida and although I thought all along this is what I wanted now I feel so empty and lost. Coming from a different role and a different perpective than most of my current coworkers I feel like a square peg. Organazational skills are lacking on my behalf and seems like the patient connection is lacking on my coworkers behalf. When did nursing become about spending 90% of your time in the computer and 10% with the patient. There is so much to do and know. I feel overwhelmed even though Ive been nursing for years. I think the best thing to do is just have some confidence in yourself. Give yourself a chance to learn. Trust me I have been in tears a few times. The frustration, now I know why young nurses leave the profession. Its not what I remember, from many years ago in a hospital setting. Seems you have to grow a bit of a tough skin these days to make it through. Just remember to keep the patient safe and trust your gut. Stay strong and good luck.

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Specializes in CTICU.

Your nursing degree prepares you to start working as a BEGINNER. It gives you the background knowledge. Learning how to apply it in practice comes with experience. EVERY nurse who ever graduated felt like a complete idiot for the first several months (or should have!).. it does get better.

Write down things you don't know, look them up, and try not to make the same mistakes twice. Ask nurses you respect to go over things with you or show you how they do things - people like to be helpful usually.

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