shrewz91

I am a new nurse, and just recently graduated from nursing school in May. I just started a job at a rehab center, and it's a facility that holds up to 25 patients at a time. There is only one nurse for a potential of 25 patients, and on top of that, all of our charting/medication administration is via paper. I think I got a total of 2 days hands on training before I was put on the floor. I was waiting for my license to transfer from another state before I was allowed to do anything nursing related. I understand that there is no perfect world nursing, and honestly I expect a lot to be relied on one nurse, but I am wondering if I am starting to experience burnout already. It concerns me that it is already happening. I am exhausted almost every day, I can't concentrate as much as I feel I should be, and we are expected to do so much there, that it just seems ridiculous for one nurse. I understand there are bad days in nursing, but when every day stresses you out because of the patient load, and what is expected of you, it's just crazy. I'm not sure what to do. I don't think talking to the DON would help, because ultimately the owner is the one who decides staffing, and he already turned down hiring an extra nurse part-time for treatments. I'm seriously not sure what to do.

I currently live in Indiana, and took my NCLEX for licensure in Indiana. I had just decided to move to Ohio two weeks before graduation, and had already filed all my paperwork for Indiana, and figured I would transfer my license once I passed the NCLEX. I passed my NCLEX, and now have my IN license. All of my paper work has been sent in, and my license for Ohio is listed as pending on the website. Any idea how long it takes for them to verify licensure? Only reason I'm asking, is because I have a job already in Ohio, and I'm basically waiting to start until my Ohio license is active. Another random question...They spelled my middle name wrong on the website. Does that matter at all, or does only first and last name really matter? Thanks! :)