Doesn't anyone here love being a nurse in the first year? I do!! I worked really hard for this, I've been coming to allnurses for a long time and therefore knew what I was getting myself into. I do have days that don't go so well. There are times I'm on my way home thinking I should have done this or that, or, I'll do it that way next time....
Of course, my optimistic attitude is probably related to spending six years working in LTC as an aide. Although i'm busy now working as a nurse (i love being busy, the time just flies), I don't break my back and i'm not pouring in sweat from shift start to shift end. I can actually wear makeup to work. And i don't have a sweat rag hanging out of my back pocket!!
I know its awkward having to ask questions all the time and admit I don't know the stuff that a seasoned nurse probably thinks I should know, but as a new grad I'm entitled to ask questions and recieve valid responses...and I do!!
Seems like we on these first year of nursing board should be sharing what we learn, tips we pick up along the way and celebrating what we've worked so hard hard to achieve. Instead, It almost seems like every new grad is horrified and feels incompetent!! We weren't supposed to learn everything in school guys, I'm studing in my books or on the net everyday!! I'm learning sooo much, and actually retaining information. In school I felt like I couldn't retain any new knowledge because I never had a chance to apply what I've learned. The OJT sticks with a person, for every mistake that I make I'm confident that I won't let it happen again ....and i move on. Poop happens.
so what's up? any of you newbies feel the way i do?
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