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OMG... if i could just give you a big hug right now!!!! i just want to say that you are not alone... i've been crying my eyes out everytime i drive home from work... don't get me wrong... i work with wonderful people at work that mentors me as much as they can, and i think that's what pressures me more - i hate to disappoint them. i try to tell my peers, and they encourage me as much as they can but seeing this post, tells me that i'm not going thru this alone. thanks. everybody tells me it's gonna get better... it's been a month now and so far, i still try a different technique everyday, which works best and the fastest. please keep trying, as i will. please let us know & update us... again, thanks!

I totally understand!!! I'm about 95% similar to your situation... I got goosebumps when the first post I opened here today is this one!!! I still look like I'm running around the unit like a chicken without a head :grn: , but it really does get better everyday. Let me share you my mantra everytime I get nervous or overwhelmed... :hdvwl: I hope it helps... "Be confident in yourself... just do the best that you can and just handle things one at a time, but don't forget to prioritize..." Look at the brighter side... If I was the DON :chair:, I'd actually choose you to be with the surveyors. Why? Simply because you're a new grad, working as an LVN with the knowledge of an RN (huh!) and I'm definitely sure that every procedure you'll be doing that night will be "by the book" - and that's what the surveyors are looking for... right? No shortcuts, whatsoever... I personally am still having a hard time adapting to that... but that's a different story... Believe in yourself... you'll do fine. We'll pray for a full dose of confidence and presence of mind towards your unit! Good Luck & have fun!!! :w00t:

on our pinning ceremony, we did a slideshow for every student that plays a recorded thank you message while showing pictures of family, friends, etc as they go to the stage and getting pinned... it worked out pretty well especially to those who couldn't say it personally to their loved ones...