Should I just quit?

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Specializes in ICU/Critical Care.

I just got off orientation in the SICU and I'm starting tomorrow totally on my own. I know I will never be totally alone and that I'm a good nurse but I'm feeling really anxious and nervous. Is it normal to feel this way?

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Specializes in Cardiac Telemetry, ED.

I don't get sick to my stomach before work anymore, but I still feel anxious until I actually hit the floor.

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Specializes in ICU/Critical Care.

lol..sorry. I forgot to change the title of this thread. I was originally going to post about whether I should quit working contingent at my other employer because besides the fact that sucks there, I feel sick to my stomach to have to go back there.

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A little anxiety will probably keep you on your toes for the next few months. We all go through that stage, then one day, we do realize we know what we are doing and we feel a little more at ease. Good luck. Speak up with your CN if things get too rough, and keep plugging away. You said you know you are a good nurse, but I still think you need to prove that to yourself.

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Specializes in ICU/Critical Care.

Today was my first day off orientation. My patients were fairly stable. Realized that I forgot to give the 6pm dose of heparin SC to one of my patients when I got home but all else was well.

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lol..sorry. I forgot to change the title of this thread. I was originally going to post about whether I should quit working contingent at my other employer because besides the fact that sucks there, I feel sick to my stomach to have to go back there.

What a lot of people do is really cut down hours to test the waters in the new unit. It sounds to me as if you had better stay away from their if it makes you sick. You might end up carrying some stress or frustration to the new job or even a bad memory....Post traumatic.

Cut you hours down and focus on your new job.

Don't worry about feeling nervous - it comes with new nursing jobs -especially nursing jobs - with reason. Someone said it will keep you on your toes and that is right for most people. And, that is nursing too.....keep us on our toes and busy busy busy

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Tons of nurses that take meds for stress and anxiety after years on the job (not to mention anti-depressants). Just don't get to the point to where you will mentally crash and burn. Good luck!

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