Shy and Anxious New Grad RN in LTC

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Hello,

I am a new grad nurse who has been on orientation for about 7 days in a nursing facility. However, I have been orientating on all floors (skilled/LTC/dementia & Alzheimer’s) and all shifts with different nurses each time. They all have different teaching methods and some of the days I spent observing the nurse and other days, I was able to do med pass/charting by myself. I am having such a hard time getting to know the residents because I am solely trying to get the hang of everything else like med pass, documenting/charting effectively, ordering, and admissions.

I am seriously very stress already and I do not think I can handle being alone by myself. I really want to give high quality care to my residents but I am still learning and getting use to everything that I don’t know if I can handle being in an environment of many residents (ranging from 16-34) and one nurse responsible for everything.

I do feel discouraged bc I’m such a shy and anxious person. It’s hard for me to transition into such a fast paced environment. I am the type to be cautious about everything and want to know I’m doing it correctly. If I know I have a shift the next day, I spend all night worrying/thinking how the day is going to go. I dread going to work because I'm so emotional stressed/exhausted.

I know that once I start by myself, I have all the responsibility left on me and my license.

I am contemplating if I should resign and give my two week notice already. I don’t want to waste their resources/time on me if I know that I might not last a while in this facility.

I was honestly very happy to have received this job, however they only gave me ONE day to accept the job offer. I know I am in the wrong for most part bc I accepted this job.

If you have any advice or words of wisdom for me, please share with me. I appreciate all of you who took the time to read my lengthy post.

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Be kind to yourself. You have been a working nurse for ONE week! Of course you are nervous and overwhelmed. You will find your groove, learn the various units and the residents, it’ll just take some time. You got this! Don’t resign!

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19 hours ago, beekee said:

Be kind to yourself. You have been a working nurse for ONE week! Of course you are nervous and overwhelmed. You will find your groove, learn the various units and the residents, it’ll just take some time. You got this! Don’t resign!

Thank you for your kind words! I really needed this. I will keep on going and do the best I can. I really hope I do progress and find my own groove of things!

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Hi! Just wondering how you are doing now. I am a new grad who has been struggling so much with everything and my anxiety has been building up every shift. I am also very shy and have a soft spoken voice that really makes me feel even more unfit for the job. I am even thinking about getting medications to help me through this. Do you have any tips or words of advice? ?

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dazedandconfused99 said:

Hi! Just wondering how you are doing now. I am a new grad who has been struggling so much with everything and my anxiety has been building up every shift. I am also very shy and have a soft spoken voice that really makes me feel even more unfit for the job. I am even thinking about getting medications to help me through this. Do you have any tips or words of advice? ?

hey..I am feeling the same.. how are you holding up??

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