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Need some helpful tips. I'm an LVN with minimal hospital experience, which was over 10 years ago. Found my niche in doctor's office setting. LAST few weeks of RN school. Good theory and clinical grades so far but still minimal hands on. First clinical day of last course, where I'm supposed to shadow but learn how to start running the show myself. HORRIBLE DAY! Felt totally lost, couldn't complete simple tasks like priming IV line and setting pumps, couldn't critical think through SIMPLE nursing rationale questions and felt totally useless. My preceptor looked like she wanted to bow out. Feels like all my clinical skills disappeared with my confidence.:crying2:

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Only specific advice I can give you is to approach your preceptor right now. And to warn you that whatever you do, it better be drastic, quick, and effective. You do not want to come this far only to fail out of nursing school and possibly kiss that RN license goodbye. There are instructors who love to get rid of students in the final term of nursing school. Don't put yourself in that predicament.

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Specializes in Cardiac Telemetry, ED.

Normal. I remember once as a new LPN, priming an IV line, family in the room, so nervous....the RN had to come rescue me. Keep your chin up! You'll get there. It totally stinks to feel so inadequate and incompetent, but we were all there once too.

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Boo-hoo! My preceptor is required to fill out an evaluation form on me, to give to instructor. Not due until midterm, so plenty of time to get a good one but I wanted some input. My preceptor reluctantly filled it out but said I shouldn't let my instructor read it and just wait until midterm to get a decent one!!

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Specializes in ER, Critical Care, Paramedicine.

I would say take Locke's side, he seems more in touch with the island!!!

Really, show up the next day and try harder, its all you can do!!

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Specializes in Cardiac Telemetry, ED.
I would say take Locke's side, he seems more in touch with the island!!!

Really, show up the next day and try harder, its all you can do!!

Haha!!!! Thanks for the laugh! :D Though personally, I can't decide between Sawyer and Sayid. Maybe I could have both....

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Damn! My biggest soul chilling fear is to accidentally cause some innocent person harm. I let that fear scare me out of gaining hospital experience and now I'm paying for it...sad.png

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Specializes in ER, Critical Care, Paramedicine.

That fear should never go away.. It's what makes a great nurse... once you can use it to your advantage and just get the work done.. You are psyching yourself out.. Let it go and come back stronger next time!!!

PS... I'm a Hurley fan myself, but he is so the comic relief

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Virgo, Marty funny! Too bad I've been in nursing school and haven't watched TV in over a year...its all I can do to check my local weather online.

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Specializes in ER, Critical Care, Paramedicine.

You haven't missed a thing... I've been watching since day 1 and still have no clue whats going on...

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Specializes in Cardiac Telemetry, ED.

Yeah, I never watched TV in NS either. Eat, work, sleep, school. That was it for two years. Hang in there, you'll make it.

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Comic relief, my safe harbor. I feel so overwhelmed now, like..."why the hell did I go back to RN school!!!" "I know nothing!!!" The only thing I know about "LOST" is that all the stars take turns getting pulled over for drunk driving in Hawaii.

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