I just completed my first year on my floor and I like working as nurse. I like the hours, I LOVE LOVE LOVE my patients, I get along with my coworkers and I thought I was doing better. All through nursing school, I felt discouraged because I was just not grasping the concepts. I almost did not want to be a nurse post NCLEX because I foresaw an imposable struggle with becoming a good nurse.
I am pretty sure I have ADHD. I've never been diagnosed but I have crippling fatigue and horrid brain fog that gets incredibly strong every time I step on the unit. It has been hard to develop as a nurse because I feel like I am constantly struggling just to physically get through the day let alone pick up and retain new concepts. My memory and attention span and work is about 35 seconds and it makes it really hard.
So I am now being asked to redo orientation. I am told that I am forgetting lots of small tasks that can add up to a big deal one day. I appreciate my managements willingness to work with me and am hoping to conquer this fatigue issue and start developing as a nurse.
Are there any suggestions out there? My game plan is to see a psychologist and try to find a treatment plan for this add/brain fog/fatigue because I feel like I would have much greater odds to develop. Outside of that I am hoping for the best but planning for the worst.
I work on a Med/Surg floor and the one thing that I can say I am gifted at is starting IV's