New grad anxiety

[daniela095]

I just started orientation a couple weeks ago. I am training on days and next week will be switching to nights. I am actually float pool. A lot of new grad nurses at this hospital have done float pool and loved it. Right now I am on a med surg telemetry floor as these are the types of floors I will be floating to. I hope nights are different because days are really overwhelming. I feel accomplished at the end of the day and my preceptor for now is great. But I just get anxiety about making the right judgement calls, knowing whether or not to question an order, etc. I'm also terrified of making mistakes/med errors. My preceptor is really encouraging and gives me a lot of independence which I like but also makes me a little anxious. I know these things come with time. I get scared to go into work each day before my shift. Anyone else have or have had experiences like this?

[Sparki77]

Yup. I think it's pretty safe to say we've all been there. We all: hated it, cried, had anxiety, felt overwhelmed & like nobody could possibly understand how we felt or what we were going through.....

It gets better. You gain confidence. You start to see the whole picture. You start to critical think. You're able to accept constructive criticism. You bounce things off your coworkers. You become part of a team.

It doesn't necessarily happen in that particular order. It takes at least a good solid year before things start to "click".

Hang in there.

[rnjp]

im working nights now, my thoughts were more pay, less doctor hastle, less of a lot of things...

reality, when things go wrong ur on your own, doctors dont always pick up at 3am. 3 night shifts is really 5 ( need a day of prep and a day of recovery....unless you are superhuman) getting cancelled at 5pm hurts way more than getting canceled at 5 am (you mean i slept all day for nothing?)

[Been there,done that, ASN, RN]

I just started orientation a couple weeks ago. I am training on days and next week will be switching to nights. I am actually float pool. A lot of new grad nurses at this hospital have done float pool and loved it. Right now I am on a med surg telemetry floor as these are the types of floors I will be floating to. I hope nights are different because days are really overwhelming. I feel accomplished at the end of the day and my preceptor for now is great. But I just get anxiety about making the right judgement calls, knowing whether or not to question an order, etc. I'm also terrified of making mistakes/med errors. My preceptor is really encouraging and gives me a lot of independence which I like but also makes me a little anxious. I know these things come with time. I get scared to go into work each day before my shift. Anyone else have or have had experiences like this?

It took me 3 years to sorta know my stuff. I couldn't nurse my way out of a wet paper bag. Good judgement calls.. takes years.

Learn who you can go to for guidance.

Best wishes.