NurseBeth7807

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  1. Depressed, confused, lost, and not sure if i should even be a nurse! :(

    NurseBeth7807 replied to maybaby9's topic in First Year After Licensure

    OP I have been feeling the exact same way you have, but I have committed to myself to tough it out on the floor for the first year. I already have 3 months under my belt, and in the meantime I am...

  2. Feeling incompetent

    NurseBeth7807 replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You know....I have been sitting here thinking about how much time I DON'T have to break out books and review, but honestly there are times when I have 3, 4, even 5 days off between shifts. I am going...

  3. Should I go to night shift?

    NurseBeth7807 replied to LexiLuRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I also wanted to add that one of the things I like about the night shift is since we are more "on our own" rather than the day shift, we have a really great team at night who works together. I had a...

  4. NCLEX-Feeling like I failed

    NurseBeth7807 replied to NewNurse16's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You wanna talk about feeling like a failure? I got EVERY SINGLE QUESTION.......265! I was there for almost 6 hours taking my test. I didn't even make it to the elevator before I broke down crying....

  5. Feeling incompetent

    NurseBeth7807 replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I feel the exact same way. I am going though the motions charting, passing meds, etc. but I don't really GET it. I have no clue what's going on with my patients as a whole, and it makes me very...

  6. Depressed, confused, lost, and not sure if i should even be a nurse! :(

    NurseBeth7807 replied to maybaby9's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree completely with the OP. I am 3 weeks out of orientation and feeling the exact same way. I have to go to work tonight & I have been dreading it since Monday. I work the night shift &...

  7. Should I go to night shift?

    NurseBeth7807 replied to LexiLuRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    At nights we have a LOT more paperwork to do...we have to get the charts & clipboards & MARS ready for the dayshift. Also as previously said we don't have our unit clerk past 11pm, and there...

  8. Love your job?

    NurseBeth7807 replied to AprilRNhere's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I DID love my job when I was in orientation and still under the "safe" wing of my preceptor, but I'm now 3 weeks out on my own and I can honestly say that at least at this point I do NOT love my job....