MedSurgRN193 BSN, RN

Hi everyone, I still consider myself to be a new grad - I've been working in med/surg and orthopaedics since March 2014. All throughout nursing school, I always felt like I didn't deserve to be there; that I wasn't smart enough, hard-working enough ...

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Hi all, So I've been working in an acute med/surg setting for just over two years now. Though I feel like there will always be something new to learn in nursing, I have the desire to try out a different specialty - my plan has always been to do 1-2 y...

Wow, thank you SO much for your post! I appreciate all the info and your personal experiences and insights. So many of the things that you mentioned resonate with me in terms of wanting to make the switch to a more specialized area...I think that I...

Hi all, So I've been working in an acute med/surg setting for just over two years now. Though I feel like there will always be something new to learn in nursing, I have the desire to try out a different specialty - my plan has always been to do 1-2 ...

I can also understand how the OP feels, and I don't think it's kind for her to be bashed because she chose to voice her opinion. Yes, there are many individuals out there who absolutely love bedside nursing, but there are just as many who don't - an...

OP, I feel for you. I recently wrote a post about feelings of anxiety, depression and hopelessness (I'm a new grad - only been working for a year). I am experiencing a lot of the same things you are - I constantly worry about things I've missed, fe...

Wb808, I definitely agree that I can get paralyzed by my anxiety a lot of the time. I've booked an appointment with a different therapist for this week, and am hoping to work with them to think more positively, stop over analyzing things, and to dec...

Sorry this happened to you I find constantly working with so many different health care professionals can often be tough, especially when you're not recognized for the hard and amazing work you do as a nurse!

Some people are just more brash and blunt than others. I recently wrote a post about new grad anxiety and received lots of love, support and guidance, some tough love and blunt responses, as well as some suggestions that I didn't agree with. I coul...

I know this is a much older posting, but as an RN who is working towards being a public health nurse, I just wanted to say that it's so great to see so many postings about how much public health nurses enjoy the work they do! Hoping to join all of y...

I'm in the same position as you - RN working in BC, have been in med/surg for just over a year now, and only have a semester of public health experience from nursing school. I've talked to several different people, including the manager of a public ...

I'm not a public health nurse, but it is my goal to become one as soon as possible! I graduated from nursing school in late 2013, and have been working in med/surg for the past year, to consolidate my skills. I was going to suggest the same thing a...

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Curious1alwys, I tried to reply to your PM but apparently I have to have "15 quality postings" in order to send PMs back so that they can verify I'm not a robot or something? I won't reply in too much detail here, and will send my PM reply as soon a...

I'm truly overwhelmed with all the thoughtful and supportive comments from everyone...I have definitely always been my own harshest critic, and I think that's one of the biggest contributors to my anxiety and feelings of depression and hopelessness. ...

Thank you so, so much for the kind words, advice and encouragement, canigraduate. I think this whole experience has just thrown me for a loop because I've never had prolonged anxiety or feelings of hopelessness/depression before. This is all new to...

Nothing scares me about medication...I think it's the fact that I've been previously healthy for my whole life, and have always preferred to treat any short term ailments in the most natural way possible (i.e. exercise, good nutrition). Obviously, t...

Thank you so much for your post. Not that I am ever glad to hear that others have gone through what I'm going through, but it does help to know that I'm not alone in having these issues. I think I might try your idea of going to a different therapi...

Thanks for your replies, everyone. I did just take a few weeks off of work, but I don't think it helped too much. I've also been to see a therapist several times, but that also provided minimal assistance. I really want to avoid the medication rou...

I'm a new grad, and I've been working on a very acute/stressful surgical unit for the past 4 months. The ward is constantly short staffed and lacking resources, and nurses frequently miss breaks and leave shifts late. While my mom supported me thro...

Thanks for your post! My mom is also a single mother, and I have several other siblings so I get that she has a lot on her plate to deal with. I think it's just tough because although she has a stressful job also, she'll never be able to fully comp...