Any advice for a stressed out new grad? I'm a few months into orientation on a med surg floor and I am so stressed out. I have heard that the first year of nursing is hard, but I am already...
I got pregnant at 19, at the beginning of college. I chose adoption. Hardest thing I have ever done and will ever do in my entire life. I think about him every single day. I went on to graduate with a...
newRNinthecity replied to newRNinthecity's topic in General Nursing
Thanks guys, I appreciate all the suggestions. I definitely plan on shadowing several units of interest. I did some counseling in the past, but haven't thought of doing it in quite some time. Doing a...
Hello! I'm getting closer to the end of my first year in nursing on a busy med surg floor at a big city hospital. After the 6 or 7 month mark, I finally got into my grove and started getting some...
newRNinthecity replied to newRNinthecity's topic in General Nursing
Thanks for the info! I'm interested in mother/baby because it seems like a generally happier environment and generally happier people. In med surg I do like my little old ladies and cute old men,...
newRNinthecity replied to nurseofdragons's topic in Medical-Surgical
I'm a new nurse 7 months in on a med surge floor. I actually wrote a few panicking posts like this around 3 months in also. I felt like med surg was not for me (still maybe true) and I was a horrible...
I've been working as a new nurse for half a year. Med surg floor, mostly geriatric population. RN to patient ratio is okay, usually 1:5. Work is very physically demanding, the patients require a lot...
I'm a few months in to orientation on a Med Surg floor, about to go on my own within the next couple weeks. I have been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder and panic attacks since I was a kid...
Thank you for the new perspective, anewsns. I have never thought about how trying to have so much balance can actually be a form of control. I do like my job and am not leaving anytime soon, so i...
newRNinthecity replied to newRNinthecity's topic in Medical-Surgical
Thank you! I seem to be doing alright with getting all the basic things that need to be done, done. I'm not a pro at time-management and prioritizing after a couple months, but I think I'm getting...