amberlt

I can understand your anxiety. However, I have only been a nurse for a short time (maybe 2months). I cannot sleep, every time my phone rings I panic thinking its my job, and I've done something awful! I wake up all through out the night thinking I've forgotten something at work and fear I'll get into trouble. I'm hoping all this anxiety is. Because I'm new and will decrease with time. I love this profession but my fear of really messing up and hurting someone is taking its toll on me. Any advice you get, please pass to me as well! Good luck!

6 patients? Consider yourself very blessed, I have 20+ and am also a new nurse. It can be very overwhelming at times but I'll tell you the same thing I and told, "hang in there, you'll get the hang of it." good luck!

I am a new LPN, and am working at the nursing home where I was a CNA. I am finding out that being a "pill-pusher" is certainly not as easy as it looks from a CNA stand point. I'm struggling with this new authority over my CNA coworkers, they don't seem to take me seriously when I ask for vitals etc. also some of my nursing coworkers can be very rude with me because I'm slower than they are. I'm hoping things will get better but so far this new career feels hopeless. Any advice?