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Thank you everyone for the support and for the precious tips!!!! Be sure that I will keep everything you said in mind! As for the charge nurse, I feel like she's getting annoyed because I ask her questions.....the thing is, i prefer to ask her when I'm not sure about something, because I don't want to put anyone's life at risk. And i don't ask the same thing twice!!! I'm a quick learner but apparently she doesn't see that. I feel VERY overwhelmed all the time. I work on a surgical unit. We have orthopedics, general, renal and thoracic surgeries. The ration is 6-7:1 during the day, 9:1 in the evening and 13:1 during the night. In each team there's a nurse, a tech and a LPN. On a 'normal' day, i discharge 2 patients and get 2-3 postop patients.

I feel like i didnt learn anything in nursing school, even though I used to be an above average student. I love what i do, but i don't feel good enough to do the job.

Please someone, tell me that it does get better.....i'm thinking about quitting my job every day, and i've only started my job 2 months ago.

Wow!!

I'm a new grad too and at first I was like blahhhhh crying is for weak people. I cried everyday for a week last month! And then I realized that it does get better! :)

I work on abusy surgery unit. We have 6 patients during the day, 9 in the evening and 13 at night. No need to say that we are going crazy!!

13 during the night!!! It's not that bad!! For 13 patients there's a LPN and a nurse aid. We are the same team with 6-7 patients during the day.

Thank you for writing this. I started working 3 weeks ago and I don't know if I'll be able to hold on for much longer. The shock of reality is real!

By older i meant experienced. I'm french and i had trouble explaniing it it english! Sorry if it offended you.

Hi. I'm a new grad nurse and just started working on a very busy surgical unit. Some of the old nurses are so mean with me because I'm new, and I feel like I don't know anything most of the time. Did anyone felt like that at first? How did you cope with being a new nurse?

6 during the day, 8-9 in the evening and 13 on the night shifts. I'm going crazy!!