jhellen77

Sure this has been rehashed a bazillion times, but is there a place on here I can find tips to survive the transition? I've never worked a midnight in my life and I'm excited and scared. Just looking for some advice from the seasoned nurses out there!

Thanks fellow nurses - these are great tips and its AWESOME to hear the same things I feel coming out of other's mouths. I'll move on to the 1st year forum where I have a sneaking feeling I may fit right in :) And after my fourth day it's amazing how much I really have learned already. I'm just trying to focus on the progress I'm making instead of the mountain of learning ahead of me :)

Hi all! Just started my first ever nursing job TODAY! I've never worked as a CNA or LPN so needless to say, I felt like a total NEWB - clueless! I asked myself several times today if I retained anything from the last couple years of nursing school. I guess this is a normal feeling. I did really well in school - even graduated both LPN & ADN with a 4.0. Now I feel like I have huge expectations to live up to and I just feel so lost. Regardless, it was really exciting and really scary and pretty overwhelming. To think - I need to know all of this! I'm going to be on my own and be in charge! I feel like I need to start studying my butt off! However my schedule is looking so crazy busy for the next 3 months I don't know if I'll be able to keep my head on straight and find time for my family. Sooooooo. . . Jamie here needs some tips on being a brand new nurse - sounds silly I know - but is there some magic all-encompassing helpful book I can refer to or some EKG refreshers that make EKGs easy or some all-in-one nursing manual or organization tools and tips? How does one find her comfort zone in the RN world? Thanks for any help - seriously!