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Loss of Confidence

I am one of the few people that have been let go after orientation. I'm a new grad. It was for a busy med/surg floor. It was a 6 week orientation and needless to say i didn't get it fast enough. Of course i feel terrible and lost. Can anyone recommend another area of nursing that might suit a new grad better? Or a book that can help me with time, organizational and coping mechanism?

Thanks

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    6 weeks is not enough time for orientation. It's not you, it's them, they were pushing you to perform as staff.. for their bottom line.

    Leave this job off your resume.. find a facility that will take the time to train you.

    Best wishes.

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    Of course it's understandable that you feel lost, marsbar. Expectations were not met and as a result, you were let go. Feeling terrible, like a failure, is an appropriate reaction.

    This situation is an elephant that needs to be eaten one bite at a time. Unfortunately, we don't have the entire elephant on our plates, information is vague, so giving advice is going to be ambiguous at best.

    In any problem-solving process, one of the first steps is to specifically identify the problem. Organization was mentioned and could be the fly in the ointment.

    Another step in a problem-solving process is to gather data which you have initiated, marsbar, by seeking input from members on a nursing website.

    To deal with this problem would need to be an ongoing process- there's no magic pill or answer that will remedy this situation.

    So let the discussion begin.

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    I wrote an article about this transition.

    Yes!!

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    6 weeks really isn't enough for a new grad with no experience, more like 8-12 is appropriate based on how each person is progressing. Of course, reflect on what was said to why you were let go for valid things to improve on but also realize this happens more than you may think.

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    Thank you for everyone's response and advice. I enjoyed reading the article that was linked. I don't feel as depressed knowing that as i first believed that i wasn't wrong in asking for more time. They made it seem like i was so lucky to get the time i had. Its disappointing to start another job search after how long it took to get this one, but i will be more wiser for this experience. Thank you

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