garysfb

Is there any hope for someone who was fired from thier first nursing job? After 6 mos. as a new grad I lost my job on an acute care med surge unit. It was the night shift and this then 56 year old man simply could not sleep in the daytime. Hence, not very alert for my preceptor. Since then, now 60 yrs old, I've been working psych for the past 2.5 yrs. I really dislike this job. No real nursing going on here, just a lot of paperwork. And I'll probably never feel like a nurse until I get medical experience and skills. Is there such a thing as a second preceptorship for a worse than new grad? Whatever skills I had have been lost (never really learned them well at the start) and much of what I learned in school as well. Where does someone like me go from here? Many have advised to bluff through the interview and fake it till you make it. I don't seem to be able to do that. Any advice would be appreciated Sincerely, desperate to nurse(not giving up yet)