rn2109

I am a new grad RN, and just started a job on an ortho/med surg floor in May. It took me almost a year to find my first job so I really am grateful for it, but I am feeling so overwhelmed and questioning whether or not this is the right career for me. I have 3 shifts left with a preceptor and then am on my own. I feel so anxious all the time, feel like I learned nothing in nursing school. I was a straight A student and always got good feedback, but I swear I can't remember anything! I get incredible anxiety the day before going on shift, cry all morning before work and sometimes cry on my way to work as well. I've even cried once during a shift. I'm uncomfortable with admissions, although I am working on it and I'm just terrified that I'm going to fail or mess up! My manager says that anxiety is normal for a new nurse, but sometimes I wonder if I feel too much of it. I'm starting to wonder if maybe my personality is just not cut out for hospital work, if I need a more low-key job. Everyone keeps telling me it gets better, but I hate the constant anxiety, the crying, the feeling of dread before work. Does anyone have any tough love or advice on how to get through this? Is this type of anxiety normal?? I just want to be competent and a good nurse

I graduated in May 2013, passed the NCLEX in June and then got married and moved to another city at the end of September. I started looking for a new job immediately after I moved, but it took me 6 months. I was recently hired onto an ortho floor at a large hospital. I am so grateful and excited for the job, but as my start date approaches I'm getting really nervous. I have been out of school for almost a year. I'm trying to review before I start but don't know what I should look at! Does anyone have any tips on what to review or about starting your first job so far out of nursing school?? I really want to do a good job

I just had a panel interview with 4 people for a residency program. I told myself I was going to remember to ask for names and contact info, but got nervous and forgot. At the end of the interview, they said to direct any questions through the HR recruiter, since she'll be the one contacting applicants to say if they were accepted or not. What should I do about a thank you? I can't even remember all the interviewer's names. I think the residency interview panel changes daily according to who is available. Should I just send a thank you to the HR recruiter who set it up for me? It seemed like the interviewers didn't want us contacting them. Panel thank you's stress me out :)

Ugh I went to assess heparin patient first then arm pain since it may have been slept on wrong. I asked a co-worker to take orders and left doctor to wait for rounds. At least it wasn't horridly off. Thanks for the input, it's been bugging me all week

I had an interview for a residency position at a large hospital. I've prepared a lot of answers to behavioral questions about career goals and conflict resolution and I think I did well on that part but I totally flubbed the only clinical question they asked me. It was about prioritization. "You are starting your shift on just after report when the charge nurse pulls you aside to tell you that one of your patients infusion pumps is beeping. She thinks it's the heparin drip. Also another of your patients said her arm was numb and tingling, but she may have slept wrong. There's a doctor on the phone who wants to give you orders and isn't near a computer and another doctor is standing at the desk impatiently waiting for you to do rounds. What order do you complete these things in? Remember you have co-workers" I can prioritize patients alright when I'm thinking ABC's but this question threw me and I panicked. I can't even remember everything I said but I think it was stupid. I focused on assessing both my patients before talking to the doctors, but I mentioned that maybe another nurse could talk to the doctor on the phone, which in hindsight is probably completely wrong. Any thoughts? How do I become better at these questions, I have no experience other than nursing school and I have been job searching for awhile. I feel like I look stupid for this despite answering well during the rest of the interview