Leaemilyy

Personally, I did not like getting students because I was still learning myself. I was fresh off orientation, drowning in my workload and given a student to follow me. I felt like I barely knew more than the student nurses there!

Whenever a body fluid is described as "cheesy" or "creamy" .. Gag

Hello, im a new nurse. I graduated in December and I've been working on an oncology/ transplant floor for about 3 months now. I've been a cna and med aid for many years before graduating and direct patient care has always been something I've loved and something I believe I'm very good at as well. I've been told I have good instincts and have always gotten compliments from those I care for. This all being said, I can't help but leaving my job every shift feeling like crap, and feeling like I didn't chose the right area of nursing, or even the right profession in general. Now I know the transition from student to nurse is always going to be tough. I'm not naive to that fact, and the fact that I'm not going to know a lot of things starting out. But I've been holding back tears almost every shift. Is it possible that I'm not cut out for hospital paced work? Or are these normal feelings? If this is the way I'm going to feel for the rest of my working life, then I'm going to lose my mind.