Experience as a first time nurse

Redbuttrfly 14 - Its sounds like you are having a hard time. I'm sorry no one has replied to your post yet. How long have you been a nurse? What's going on?

For my own part, I have been an RN for a year on a very busy med-surg floor. It has been a struggle. The first six months were especially hard. I spent a lot of time crying and there were many, many days I wondered why I had ever considered nursing as a career. Frankly, I still have days like that.

Hopefully, you are on a good, supportive floor where everyone remembers what it was like to be a new nurse. If you have a mentor, try talking with them about what you're feeling. I don't know what type of nursing you are doing right now, but keep in mind that nursing is a very broad field. There is so much you can do. It is usually better to stick with one job for 6-12 months before moving on to something you might like better, but you can start thinking about your options now.