Hi Everyone! I am a nurse practitioner student and just started my first clinical rotation in Primary Care this week. Tonight, I am very discouraged and feeling frustrated with myself. This week, I felt completely out of my element and blanked on close to everything. Does this ever get better???? Has anyone else felt like this???
sallyrnrrt, ADN, RN 2,395 Posts Specializes in critical care, ER,ICU, CVSURG, CCU. Sep 23, 2016 What real nursing experience do you have?
Atl-Murse 474 Posts Has 1 years experience. Sep 23, 2016 3 years of ICU dramatization lol. just joking
Editorial Team / Admin sirI, MSN, APRN, NP 18 Articles; 30,653 Posts Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB. Sep 23, 2016 Welcome to allnurses.com.Thread moved to Student NP forum.
CrunchRN, ADN, RN 4,477 Posts Specializes in Clinical Research, Outpt Women's Health. Has 25 years experience. Sep 23, 2016 Every new job feels like that in my experience.
RameyGurl 7 Posts Sep 23, 2016 I have been a nurse for 13 years and the past 7 I have worked in endoscopy in procedure rooms.
applesxoranges, BSN, RN 2,242 Posts Specializes in ER. Sep 24, 2016 What real nursing experience do you have?As oppose to fake nursing experience?
cali31 25 Posts Specializes in Telemetry. Sep 24, 2016 It will definitely get better. I was stressed out and felt lost during my very first week of clinical in a primary care setting. I felt more comfortable as I watched and learned from my preceptor. I asked questions about things I wasn't sure about and my preceptor was glad to answer and clarify things. I soon became more comfortable and finally stared to enjoy it instead of being scared.best of luck to you Rameygurl!
allnurses Guide BostonFNP, APRN 3 Articles; 5,581 Posts Specializes in Adult Internal Medicine. Has 12 years experience. Sep 25, 2016 You should feel that way! That's why you are there, to learn. What specifically bothered you? Can you make a plan to improve on that? If you can you will do just fine.
RameyGurl 7 Posts Sep 25, 2016 Specifically, my preceptor also has a PA student who is getting ready to graduate and is far more advanced (rightfully so) than I am. The PA student is cold and ignores me. My preceptor expected me to be able to do what she does on my first day which didn't happen for obvious reasons. I hate to complain but the setup isn't appropriate because for the first couple of weeks, you need one to one training. I have trained so many nurses in the past and that's how success occurs. Hopefully, I can get past this as I am ready to quit my program.
WKShadowNP, DNP, APRN 1 Article; 2,077 Posts Specializes in Hospital medicine; NP precepting; staff education. Has 22 years experience. Sep 25, 2016 Don't quit! What resources do you have? I recommend epocrates app and family practice notebook. If you want a text, 5 minute clinical is priceless. Know your advanced assessments and be thorough. Present to the preceptor from a medical model using SOAP format. It keeps the interaction brief, informative and in a logical flow.
