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Right now I am a new grad and I feel as though nursing is taking over my life and defining who I am, but I have found one hobby that gives me an out from work....ROLLER DERBY! I love it!! I gotten to meet all sorts of people and it is a great workout. Any other Roller derby nurses?

Just wanted to post an update. I have got a great preceptor, and she told my managers that I am doing great...what a difference. I realize now that my other preceptor is new as at this as well, but I am trying to put this behind me and just learn all I can...Thanks for all the input!

Lolita Kitty- I am in the same boat as you!! I just graduated in December as well. I am on a surgical floor, and I am hating it. I love to talk with patients but there just isn't enough time to do it. I dread going to work, but I know I have to stick it out. Best advice I can give you is to find a hobby where you can focus your time and fustration...I joined roller derby and this seems to help...and it is a lot of fun! My hopes are that with becoming more familiar with our areas of nursing, we will like it more! Good luck and let us know how things go...it's good to know that someone feels the same way!!!

Ruby- I really am thankful for this feedback from other nurses. I am having a hard time with this because I really like my preceptor, but I just felt as though she gave me no heads up when my managers talked with me. I even had asked her how I was doing before, but she told me it was hard to say because she had no past experience to compare it to. Any confidence I had went out the window. I don't want a pity party at all! I guess what I am feeling is that I am being labeled as "the bad nurse". I have taken full responsibility for my Tylenol mistake, I did from the beginning. Again thanks everyone for the input, it honestly has helped me put things in perspective!

Thanks everyone for the input. I am going to take these extra 2 weeks as a learning opportunity, and only that. I just hate to have a bad start because I always have strived to do the best I can do.

So I am a new grad nurse on a surgical unit. I am on orientation and got my 30 day eval today. Come to find out my manager told me my preceptor raised concerns about my critical thinking skills, and being to "rough" with a patient with pulling a central line. They also said my preceptor was concerned because I gave a pain med with Tylenol to early to an actual Tylenol dose (it was one hour early- you get one hour each way to give a med). Now I am so upset!!! I have to spend 2 extra weeks orientating with another preceptor. I feel very betrayed by preceptor. I am the first person she has ever precepted. She has been short tempered with me, and gets fustrated when I ask how to do something over again. It's like she expects me to get remember everything only after one time of being taught. I have been thankful and kind to my preceptor, and honestly feel like I am doing ok at being a new grad nurse. I know I have so much to learn and want to learn the best practices, but I feel as if I got pushed under the bus on this one. I told my Managers I was fine with doing 2 extra weeks of orientation. Now I feel as though I will be labeled as the "dumb" or "bad" nurse on my floor. I work really hard and am giving this my all and it is really tough to hear this after all my time and effort! I have cried for a whole day about this, and I DON'T cry! Two other new grads on my floor, whom I went to nursing school with, have got the ok to go out on their own. This is what is making me feel really inefficient! I heard my preceptor talking with other nurses and CNA's today about me having to do these two extra weeks....so fustrating! I am just hoping for advice on how to handle my situation! I really would appreciate input! -Lost New Grad