LexRNnFly

Three things: 1- you are not dumb, the fact that you feel like you know nothing is a humbling experience and one that many people can not/will not acknowledge, take pride in the fact you are able to admit you don’t know something, and ask all the questions you need! 2- your preceptor likely does NOT think you are stupid, some people are just not meant to be in the preceptor or teacher role. As nurses, especially ones who have been doing this a while, we get jaded and forget what it’s like to be new somewhere, try asking for feed back or things to work on and if you don’t feel like you are getting the support you need ask your manager for a change in preceptors (I had to do this in my first RN role) —after all this is your learning process, and patient safety is at stake! 3- you being able to take this personally inventory and self assessment says a lot about how much you want this job and how much you want to be great at it, so don’t let the HUGE LEARNING CURVE scare you away, because anyone who has done that transition knows it’s a VERY steep learning curve! Take a breath and know you’re on the right track!

I totally agree with @NRSKarenRN! Home care could be your true calling...or you just bite the bullet and get your MSN so you can lecture Nursing students, while maybe even still working in the hospital part time to keep your skills, etc