I suck.

[Virgo_RN]

That is all.

[Virgo_RN, BSN, RN]

That sounds like a good plan. After working with geriatrics and middle aged men primarily for the last two years, little kids and babies are like aliens from outer space for me. Cute little things, though.

[star77, MSN, RN]

I go home crying only once every other week now, not every week, and it's Week 11 for me. I hear you loud and clear. It's really difficult to be new- all the other folks have been working together for years, the docs expect you to know where everything is, and then of course there are your *own* expectations that'll really get you.

[emtb2rn, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

Hang in there man. The ER to me is like driving in the winter & going onto black ice. Cruising along just fine, then all of a sudden you're sliding sideways.

And yeah, sometimes ya just have one of "those" shifts. As long as everybody's still breathing & no less stable than when I picked 'em up, I count it as one in the win column.

[anon321d]

No you do not!!!you totally rock!!!you're awesome!!!keep smiling!!!

[RoyalNurse]

Hah! I've got that sick-to-the-stomach-on-the-way-to-work feeling again! I thought those days were gone......and it's hard to find a good ear, because I don't need to hear "You signed up for it" right now. Seems people always like to point that out....

Hey Virgo, I moved from the CVICU to the ER last Monday, and I feel every day like I suck, AND I have that queasy feeling on the way to work. I'm starting from scratch, everything's so different for me in the ED...but other than that, I like it.

[Bamaeyes]

Hang in there. Things will get better.

[motivated2nurse]

Life suck sometimes................sometimes it dont