Getting confidence back

[chacha82, ADN, BSN]

I have been a nurse for almost 4 years. Worked on a great floor for most of this time, went to a new job a few months ago. While there my preceptor and another nurse belittled me daily and criticized and corrected everything I did in a way I had never experienced. My charting, how I gathered supplies, how I looked up information in the computer. It has destroyed my confidence as a nurse. Nitpicking turned into them complaining about me to other nurses, which I overheard. Sometimes the other nurses stuck up for me, which I appreciated, but the 2 other nurses continued to berate me and would even cut into conversations I had with other staff, telling me to what to say or not say.

I left this job, but still have the feelings of the constant criticism. How can I rebuild my confidence? How do I bounce back from this experience?

[traumaRUs, MSN, APRN]

I am sorry you went thru this. Some people just like being miserable. Are you still at your new job? Done with orientation? Distance yourself as much as possible from the critical people. Concentrate on your job and go from there. Choose a mentor or someone more friendly to ask questions of and go from there.

Allow yourself some time to get up to speed on your new floor - especially if its a new area.

Best wishes

[chacha82, ADN, BSN]

Thanks for your reply, trauma! I have since left that position. I appreciate your response! As you say, I'm trying to get up to speed on the new floor.