wow! that sounds awfully familar to me! i'm going on my 5th week orientation on a cardiac floor and although things seem to be getting easier, everyday brings new challenges. my hospital has attending dr's, and hospitalists, and then there are the specialists. the nurses who know all the docs can grab them when they see them coming on the floor, but i can't put a face to hardly any of them. it is a big adjustment from school and i also feel like when i get home from work i need to study things that had me wondering during the workday. i hear that it takes a good year to feel "kind of comfortable". great. take care! keri