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Can anyone give me some advice on how to overcome my new nurse nerves? I graduated from nursing school several years ago and never really used my skills. (just homecare, one client) I took a refresher course, but I still get really nervous when I'm ...

Wondering how JustKaren2 is doing now. I felt the same way she did when I was hired at a small hospital last December. I took my refresher course in October of 2008. I'm still a nervous wreck! Let me know how you are doing.

Thanks for the response sallyrnrrt. I was originally hired for the ER, but didn't feel that I could handle the fast pace. That is why I transferred to ICU. Everyone told me it would get better, but I felt that I should have had more med/surg experie...

I returned to nursing after many years and I am really having a difficult time with my confidence. I graduated in 1996, worked part time in homecare (1 patient) from 1998 to 2002, and I am now working in the ICU of a small hospital. I took an RN Refr...

Thanks Doc Lori RN. This article really hit home for me. I have had my nursing license since 1996, but had minimal nursing experience (homecare for one patient part time for 4 years) when I accepted a job in the ER of a small hospital last December....

This article brought tears to my eyes.

Thanks for the feedback. Two very different perspectives. I was told by the other nurses on the unit that the nurse I referred to in my post has two sides to her. None of them want to work with her. She does her best to do as little as possible and ...

Well, I need more advice from you all. There ended up being an opening in the ICU, so that is where I have been working since the 3rd week of May. They gave me two weeks of orientation (I had 5 weeks of orientation in ICU prior to going to the ED). I...

Sounds like you found your niche! Best of luck to you!

Hi, Thanks for the responses! I talked to my Nurse Manager and explained my concerns about working in the ED. She was very understanding and asked me where I would prefer to work. I told her the ICU would be my first choice, but I'd be willing to w...

Thank you for the great advice CFitzRN , but I talked to my nurse manager and told her I don't feel ready to work in the ER at this time. I have been feeling so stressed out just thinking about going to work. In fact, tonight I feel like vomiting thi...

Well, I am now going in to my 6th week in the ER. I work three 12 hour shifts per week. I thought it was getting better, but now I'm not so sure. I know it is expected to have good days and bad days. I had a couple of good days, but more are bad. I f...

I am very fond of the "Nursing Made Incredibly Easy" books. I refer to the Pathophysiology one and the Fluid and Electrolyte one frequently. I also refer to my medication book. When I was in nursing school, I studied with 5 or 6 other students in a s...

Hi AB normalRN. I too am new to nursing although not a new grad. I forgot what I learned as well. You have an advantage over me because you just graduated, I graduated 14 years ago. You probably will feel stupid and incompetent at first. I sure do. ...

This thread is just what I needed to read. I'm in my 3rd week of orientation in the ED after orienting for 2 months on med/surg and 5 weeks in ICU. I told my preceptor on Saturday that I will probably make every mistake there is to make in my first ...

Thanks an6el177. I'm glad I am in the ED to gain some experience, but I'm afraid I may do something really bad due to my lack of experience. I realize that I am the type of person who likes to have a routine in my life. I'll hang in there for another...

I am currently orienting in the ED of a small hospital. The average census per year is 22,000 patients. I have had 5 days of training there so far. I will be on orientation for 3 months. The hospital hired me for the ED, even though I had no med surg...

I made my first med error tonight. I was supposed to give 5 Units of Insulin IV, but gave it SQ instead. I also am a new nurse in an ED. My preceptor notified the doctor right away and he changed the order to read SQ, but my nurse manager will be inf...

I know the post I am responding to is from 2008, but hopefully I will get a response from 99miles2mtee. Were you able to find a job? I was in a similar situation. I went back to nursing school while working full time at a steel plant (not as a nurse)...

Thanks for the post! And all the replies to it! It really helps me feel better that you all felt the same way I do. The preceptor I am with during my orientation in the ED is really great. It is the other nurses that worry me. I'm not sure how to rea...

Thank you all for the advice! I really appreciate it! The homecare patient I cared for had a traumatic brain injury. He wasn't on a vent, but he did have a g-tube for a few months. I used my skills. You are right CfitzRN, I was being a nurse. So I ...