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I don't know, she doesn't seem like the person to do that, but I do agree with her while doing my work. I don't know why I'm letting it bug. I think I'm just a person that needs a little pat on the back once in a while lol! Especially while I'm still learning lots

I've been feeling a little frustrated at work. Everytime I work with this one nurse I find her constantly commenting on how good the other nurses are for example "so and so should be a doctor she's so smart ect." This nurse is a senior nurse and I am a junior nurse and the other nurse she comments on are also junior nurses. maybe I am feeling Envious (as much as I hate to admit it), but I just find it slightly annoying that she is always commenting on their skills, but never gives me a comment... I mean everyone can use a little confidence booster especially if you're still pretty New. Maybe it's just me. I've been trying to ignore it and not let it get to me, but I can't handle it anymore. I feel like it's making me feel a little less confident. Anyways, just wanted to know if anyone else has ever experienced this and how they dealt with it.

Hello all, i have recently been feeling discouraged in my job. I've been a nurse for over a year (it'll be two years this may). In the last few months, I've been feeling like I am not getting any better. In fact, I feel like I am getting worse. I get so nervous and freeze up during conversations with pts. Physicians, and some times my colleagues. I work in a small rural hospital and I find it very cliquey and there is some nepotism evident with some of the nurses. In my personal experience. I often feel like when mistakes are made I am thrown under the bus. For example, yesterday while working (in a 4 bed icu) I was the primary nurse and I had a float nurse to help me. There was clearly aome miscommunication because I received a message from night shift stating orders weren't processed for a new admission we'd received. I was assessing the pt. and charting the admission. Therefore, I thought my float was carrying out the orders (as we have no ward clerk and are to process them ourselves). Long story short, I messaged my co worker to inquire (not placing blame on anyone) and I feel I was totally thrown under the bus by my co worker. She stated "I thought you were doing them, that's why I was helping with pt. X ect." I'm very frustrated as she has worked there longer, so of course the staff will take her word over mine. This is just one incident of many and I am not sure if it's the hospital I work at not allowing me to thrive or if I'm simply not cut out for nursing period. Everyday I feel more and more discouraged. If you have any advice I would greatly appreciate it.

Hi thank you so much for your response I very much appreciate you taking the time to read my post and comment. It means a lot to me. I will take your advice and put it into my practice.

Hi everyone I am a new icu nurse. I graduated in May 2016, and passed my nclex that year in October. I worked on a medical surgical floor from that time until October, where I was offered a full-time job to work in the icu. It's always been a dream/goal of mine to be in that area. Our icu is very small it's only got 4 beds. We do get some critical pts, but I find they often come in spurts. For example, if we get one vented pt. it's likely we will see a few more in the coming weeks then there will be none for up to months at a time. We just got internal medicine the program is very new and we are begging to keep sicker pts. Than we did in the past (they would often be shipped to larger facility). Our unit is staffed with two RNs one who is the icu doing pt. care and a second who is called the "float" who's helps with orders and pt. care. If the icu is not busy they often go to the med/surg floor to help. When I did my 6 week mentorship I literally saw nothing critical. With all that being said, I had a code yesterday and I totally froze up. I felt like such a scatter brain the unit was full. My float was an experienced icu nurse who has been working for 10 years. I feel that maybe this is not where I am supposed to be. As sad as it makes me, I feel I am just not pulling the concepts together and seeing the big picture. Sometimes I feel I am so focused on trying to get meds and charting done that I don't find time to put the pieces together. It's really discouraging me. We don't always have a doctor on site either. Most of the other nurses are well experienced and I feel like they probably think I am not very smart. I know I am still learning but it's hard when the other nurses I work with communicate so well with the doctor and know what's going on. I try to prioritize my work as best I can and ask for guidance but it doesn't seem to be all that helpful. The other nurses are so good at predicting outcomes and know what to expect if a pt. is going sour. I just want to make be able to make the connections they are able to. Had anyone else ever felt this way. I am honeslty considering talking to my manager and saying maybe I'd be better on the med surg floor; however, a part of me knows I can do it and keeps pushing me to keep trying. Some tips, word of advice, constructive criticism would be much appreciated.