LordHaveMercy

Hello all! I am a new grad in a stepdown tele unit and have been having great difficulty focusing. It's like I have adult onset ADD and I can't stand it because I never used to be like this. I'm having a lot of anxiety and wondering if I may have ...

Thank you all for your replies and support. I must say that things are already getting better. Now that I am not so overwhelmed by the "newness" of everything, I can concentrate and process things much better. My mind is not racing in 500 differen...

I am a new grad and this will be my first week off orientation on a busy cardiology step down unit at a major teaching hospital. Any words of advice for me? I feel ok w/ the routine day to day stuff, but have never really had an unstable pt and thi...

I graduated in Dec 09 and am working at University of Michigan. I knew someone on the floor and she put a good word in for me so that at least got me an interview. The other new grads that were hired on my floor either had tech or extern experience...

I'd say go for it!

Thank you all for your imput, I am leaning towards straight nights, and that seems to be the concensus here as well!

Hi there! I am a new grad seeking opinions from nurses who have experience with day/night rotation vs straight nights. I see pros and cons w/ each. The rotating would be two weeks days/two weeks nights. This is a large teaching institution. I have...

Don't have much to offer but just wanted to let you know I am in the same boat, new grad on orientation and completely overwhelmed sometimes. We just have to stay strong and it WILL get better with time. Hopefully we will both be feeling more comfo...