I've been working med/surg as a new nurse for four months and was pretty much asked yesterday to resign or they'd resign me. They (my preceptor and also my supervisor) just didn't feel I was where I should be after four months -- they said I should be very close to being able to do patient care on my own of 5 patients and working towards 6.
I thought I was doing so much better with time management, etc., that when the supervisor asked to "chat" with me, I naively thought she was going to praise me for such a great turn-around! Instead she suggested I try a new path and go work in a nursing home where things are not so hectic. So, that's what I'm going to do.
All I've heard about nursing homes are nightmare stories of low staffing and HIGH patient numbers. But I'm determined to become a good nurse and will do whatever I need to do to achieve this. This is a small town and it's either the hospital or nursing homes, so that's my choice. Don't get me wrong, I love and respect old people and don't mind working in a nursing home, but right now my confidence is at an all time low and I'm scared I'll screw up my next job too.