natalie877

OMG Socks! This is making my heart so happy right now to look back on this...DO NOT GIVE UP! Trust me it gets better! I have now been and RN for 4 years, currently work in SICU and have worked in open heart, cardiac, etc. I couldn't even think of doing something else, and I am actually going back to school for my NP :) so please please don't give up! I had anxiety issues back then as well, and about 4 months into working as an RN I spoke with my therapist who aleviated a lot of that anxiety. But trust me, the training in the beginning is the hardest part and you may feel like you want to give up but just stick it out, you can do it! You became a nurse for a reason. I always tell new grads my story because I know the feeling...hope that helped!! Sending positive thoughts.

Thank you everyone for your replies...I def feel a little better about the class lol.

Hi, I'm applying for the RN-BSN program at WGU. I sent in all my transcripts waiting for them to be reviewed but I think I have to take Biochem because I've never taken it. I was just wondering if anyone took it through WGU and what they thought about it? I'm very nervous about taking a science with lab online. If anyone can give me information about it I would appreciate it. How does the lab work, etc? Is it very hard? I was wondering if it would be better to take it through WGU or try and take it at a community college instead? My local community college has "Intro to general, organic, and biochem." It's 4 credits, would that be accepted and/or am I better off taking it at WGU? Thanks. -Natalie

Thanks for all your responses, I am at the end of my orientation and next week I will be on my own. I feel slightly more at ease with the routine, and I am starting to feel less anxious. I actually did see a therapist because I've had anxiety in the past and now it's been ten times worse since I've started this new job lol. So the therapist has definitely helped me already and I've noticed I feel less anxious at work and the days that I'm off. I still feel nervous before going in and when I am unfamiliar with a situation at work. I really appreciate what everyone has posted and I know that I just have to give it some time before I start to feel more confident. I'm taking it day by day for now but it has definitely improved ?

I am working in med-surg right now. You're right, I guess it just takes some time to adjust to my new role as an RN.

Sorry to hear that...hopefully you will find something! Thanks everyone for your posts. I am taking it day by day for now but yea I just hate the constant anxiety. I have heard a lot of new grads feel like this so it makes me feel better to know that. I just want to be a good nurse and want to know everything I need to know and I don't feel like that right now lol! I just want to be prepared to be on my own in 3 weeks and I get anxiety even thinking about it right now.

Thank you, it does make me feel better knowing other people felt the same way. It just sucks right now because I get so anxious and honestly feel like I learned nothing in nursin school! Lol I feel like I don't know how to be a nurse and the hospital is so fast paced that doesn't help with my anxiety either. I am going to try and stick it out for as long as I can though, I don't want to just quit. Hopefully I will start to feel better soon. Thanks again for your kinds words!

Thank you I appreciate you writing back. I just really don't know if I'm cut out for hospital nursing, btw everyone is and I'm so miserable going to work every day and constantly anxious. I'm not going to just quit right now but I think I am going to look into other jobs. I feel like I let myself down but I'm really not happy where I am right now. ?

I have the same feelings. I am a new RN, I am on day shift but I am feeling the same exact way. The overwhelming anxiety, dread if going into work, and wondering if you did things right. I am 5 weeks in my orientation and dreading being on my own. I still have 6 more weeks but am constantly anxious if I am ready or not. I have constant anxiety about it, and like you said I am ok for the most part on my days off but the night before I work I get that anxious feeling once again. I am a little relieved that there are other people out there that feel the same but I know it's so horrible feeling as anxious as we do now . I just can't wait til I feel confident and not anxious going into work. Hope this is a normal reaction . Thanks for posting.

Hello everyone, first off I just want to explain my situation. I've been an LPN working in a hospital for 2 years now, just got my RN in July and I got a job in the same hospital I was working in. In the beginning when I worked as an LPN in the hospital, I ddn't really like it and was always stressed and anxious going into work. I thought I would like it more being an RN thinking I would have more say and more knowledge on my patients. I am currently training and am 5 weeks in with my preceptor. Right now, I HATE IT...even when I was in school I thought to myself "I don;t want to work in the hospital as an RN" because I always saw how stressed out the RN's were and I never wanted that. The reason why I took the position was because I did get it right away, and thought I was lucky that I got an RN job right away, and I do have bills to pay as well. But at this point I;m just thinking is it worth the stress to be unhappy about going into work? I don;t want to quit but I do want to loom for other jobs but I don;t even know where to start. I want to work somewhere outpatient, or just something with less stress that I would be happy to do! I love the nursing field, I just hate the hospital. The only thing I like is the pay and the hours but I just feel so lost right now, and kind of like a failure. I want to stick it out for a while, but I just know I don't want my nursing future to be in the hospital setting. And, if I leave now I don't want that to look bad on resume if I leave too soon, is this true? I just really don't like the stress they put on us in the hospital where you are supposed to know everything about your patient, but when it's so busy how is that possible? I feel like I quickly forget things about my patients and I'm not confident in my assessment skills either, I feel like I do the basic assessments but I'm not getting the big picture about my patients and I feel petrified to be on my own in the end. Going from LPN is a little easier than no experience at all, but I hate having all the responsibility.Sorry to vent so much, but I am in dire need of some advice