ESL Nurse

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Hello! I am a new nurse in an oncology unit at a major hospital. English is my second language and Chinese being my first. I moved to the states when I was 10 years-old. I will try to keep this post short, but I have encountered a lot of difficulties at work related to English being my second language. I have a problem related to pronouncing doctors' names and medications that I haven't seen before. I am still orienting to the floor. I come home everyday and learned all the medications that my patients had. I know there is no short cut to my solution but I need someone who can relate to me and give me some support as a mentor. I feel so incompetent compared to another new nurse who has started with me. I know everyone learns differently and at a different pace. For my project on my off days, I have been relearning English pronunciation to improve my English at work. For my whole life as a Chinese immigrant, I have thrived to be the same as everyone else. I do have an accent and I am not ashamed of it. Any support and suggestion will be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for reading.:redbeathe

P.S. My grammar is not the best in the world either, hope you don't mind!