NurseWhiteRN

Not sure area you are working, but my area of work we, the full time resource nurse is paid 10% off base pay. Unfortunately, the fill in charge nurses are paid $1.50.

[MOUSE][/MOUSE] It should not be this difficult/stressful, but if it was easy--everybody would do it. You will absolutly have great days and horrible days, even seasoned. I did not have time to go look it up either. But they were not going to give the answer. And, like your patients, mine needed help now, so I needed answers now. I got really fast on looking things up. AND, From them telling me that, I believe that is why- on a daily bases, I read something about nurses, health care, hospitals--anything in our field. Journals/newpaperonline. I do more than the required CEUs, just for myself education in areas of interest. Once again, hang in there, it will get better.

NewbireRN2006, I am sorry to hear you are having such a difficult time. I thought I was being treated horribly years ago, and actually I was treated horribly. But, it helped me become a most excellent nurse. I think it did. While I was orientating, we didn't have preceptors. At first. I tried to get help where ever you could. If I ever asked a question, they would tell me "go look it up", and it was in a book! a Big Book. Not on a computer like today. If I ever asked for help, they told me " let me show you how to do that by your self from now on", and they did show me how. If I made mistakes, It was mine, not a preceptor (I didn't have one). They told me my nursing education should have prepared me for the orientation and work field. Apparently it did. Tons of nurses have the new nurse nightmare. I focus very hard not to treat anybody the way I was treated. As you become a seasoned nurse, don't forget how you were treated. Try to hang in there, maybe try a different area of nursing. I mostly work critical care, I perfer to have 1 or 2 patients, not 7 or more.

I am a seasoned nurse,I hear the remarks from the newbies. I sometimes bring to their attention the difference in our education/prepration. That being: old college nurse training and the present education/prepration are nothing alike. If it was, they would not be whining/complaining. I do try to help them understand that presently their career choice is ALL ABOUT THE PATIENT..stay focused.