Hi! I have been a nurse since 1998, always in pediatrics. I have done in-patient, PICU, public health and school nursing. I was out for about 5 years when my kids were young, and have been away from clinical nursing for some time.
I recently decided to go back to work and got a part-time job in a busy, well respected multi-provider pediatric practice as an advice nurse. We use Barton-Schmitt protocols, and I got the book about 2 weeks before my first official day, which was last TH.
Long story short, after being there for 2 days, I feel like I know nothing! The protocol book is overwhelming and the EMR is very confusing (even the experienced nurses say it's hard to learn, and they just started using it in Sept).
I am studying the protocols every free minute, but feel my common sense has gone right out the window. I'm hoping it gets better with time, but I think I'm just feeling surprised at how inadequate and nervous I am after being a nurse for so long. I feel like they expect more because I look good on paper and interview well. Maybe they thought I was better than I really am? I was confident in my abilities until I started!
