I have faced each hurdle in my formal education, and most recently my boards, head-on and have succeded. Now I am to begin my employment as a med-surg registered nurse on Monday. Now that I have gotten past all the studying for written tests and am a "real" nurse (albeit a "baby" nurse ) and am looking at what lies ahead of me, I am scared stiff. I feel as if I don't know a thing about nursing and that the hospital in which I have been employed has made a huge mistake in hiring me. I am hoping that this feeling is temporary and I will begin building confidence in myself SOON. I am hoping that what some of my friends who graduated a year ahead of me has told me is true: that I will learn most of what I need to know in practice, and the confidence will come in time.
PLEASE tell me that this is correct. I am so afraid that I won't "get it" and will fail at my life-long dream. I'm hoping that this is just the pre-employment jitters.
Congratulations! I feel your fear, I am a new nurse also and just started a new job recently. Just remember that it is OK to ask questions and that you don't know everything. Nurses are such caring and supportive people, that there will always be someone around to help you out. You are not in this alone!!
you dont need to know everything just remember to admit what you dont know, the only dumb question is the one you n\ever ask, i know there were and still are times i must look like i dont know anything but i am not afraid to ask, you'll be great
) and am looking at what lies ahead of me, I am scared stiff. I feel as if I don't know a thing about nursing and that the hospital in which I have been employed has made a huge mistake in hiring me. I am hoping that this feeling is temporary and I will begin building confidence in myself SOON. I am hoping that what some of my friends who graduated a year ahead of me has told me is true: that I will learn most of what I need to know in practice, and the confidence will come in time.
neuroRN, RN
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Congratulations! I feel your fear, I am a new nurse also and just started a new job recently. Just remember that it is OK to ask questions and that you don't know everything. Nurses are such caring and supportive people, that there will always be someone around to help you out. You are not in this alone!!