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I’m a new nurse and took a job on a busy medsurg floor and started in early June. After almost four months of constant anxiety, seeing therapists and having some medication prescribed, I still feel so anxious that I never stop thinking about work and...

Hello, I'm a new grad nurse of 3 months and my handoff reports I feel suck. I work Night Shift so you would think I have plenty of time to relax and look up more info on my patients. Something always happens to where my plans to sit down and loo...

If you're preparing to start a career in nursing or are looking for a new specialty to expand your skill set, shadowing a nurse is a great idea. Even a few hours of shadowing gives you an idea of whether you'd like the job you're planning to apply fo...

A New Nurse's Perspective Rose just graduated as an RN and passed her boards. For almost two weeks, she has been orientating to a position on a medical-surgical floor, and Rose has started taking a full load today. She just got a report on f...

Dear Nurse Beth, I am currently a new nurse of 9 months in Postpartum unit and looking for a change in jobs. I need some help and suggestions!

Being a new nurse can be both exciting and terrifying. You've spent years learning how to become a nurse, but how do you put that into practice? Questions like "what if I make a mistake?” or "what if I'm not really cut out to do this 'nursing' thing?...

"Oh my God, I'm a nurse now!" is what I was thinking when I walked onto my unit for the first year of my nursing career. I wondered if the other nurses and even the patients could smell my fear. As a new nurse, despite my calm demeanor, I was secretl...

Starting a new job is exciting but oftentimes causes anxiety. Whether you are a new grad nurse starting your first nursing job or a seasoned nurse switching facilities, the first days can be hard. It is normal to have butterflies in your stomach, swe...

I have been a nurse since August 2021. I graduated in May 2021. I landed my first job on a Med Surg/COVID unit and have been there about 5 months now. However, I seriously cannot take it any longer. The whole floor is COVID (we no longer get med surg...

With the abundance of nursing opportunities, it may seem overwhelming to begin the job search. Nurses can work in numerous settings, from outpatient clinics, schools, physician offices, camps, home healthcare, and nursing homes; however, this article...

In May of 2022, I, along with numerous nursing students, walked across a graduation stage, signifying the end of being a nursing student and the beginning of (finally) being a nurse. Then, when I saw the RN license status go from pending to active si...

Finally, you graduated from nursing school and have passed your NCLEX. All those years of study are finally over, not to mention dealing with all that stress and anxiety when it came to the NCLEX. So now what? it's time to get working. Find that firs...

Nurses have ups and downs during their shifts, many times feeling the downs outweigh the ups. Isn't it great to be recognized for our successes - no matter how small? Share your feel good (or bad) moments...

I started working as a nurse in February 2020. I started in med-surg and did this for almost a year. Our "general surgery" unit turned into a covid unit within only a few months of me starting. I even took care of one of my coworkers who ended up hos...

The theory-practice gap remains challenging among educational field professionals in Pakistan, especially among nursing institutions. Nursing students get theory-based nursing knowledge, and when they transition into the practical or clinical area, t...

New grad two weeks into orientation desperate for any advice or encouragement. Please be gentle. I've started orientation in a level one trauma center ER. I'm the newest of my unit's new grads, and I just finished the last day of a six day stret...

I just started my nursing job January 10th. I have no previous experience I started in the Surgical Trauma ICU. I HATE it. I’ve become depressed and have such bad anxiety I have never had before. I’m so stressed it’s taken a horrible toll on my menta...

For newly minted nurses, the first year of independent practice can be nerve-wracking and overwhelming. New nurses are suddenly responsible for patient safety and well-being while being without a clinical instructor or preceptor present to check thei...

I started as a new grad nurse on an orthopedic floor this September, a floor that I have worked on as a CNA for about a year. I got three weeks of orientation and I felt comfortable in my position, especially since the majority of our patients are me...

I'm scheduled as a medication aide and I am falling apart, literally. This not eating thing for more than half of my shifts has caused mouth sores and skin peeling around my nails. I am also getting more frequent headaches. And now, I can't focus wor...

Hello all. I am a newish nurse. I was a LVN for 2.5 years and RN for 3 months now. I've only worked in direct patient care in clinics and currently work in the OR as a circulator. I have yet to find my passion though. I enjoy talking to people/ patie...

I graduated in December 2018 from an ADN program in Virginia. The commencement speaker said a few things that impacted me when I graduated. She stated that there would come a time in your nursing career where you will feel like you are not learning...

Warning this rant is long and likely something you hear too much about but here it goes... I am a displaced automotive engineer, passed my state boards 03/2013 and started last April on a step down cardiac unit. I was let go after being told rep...

Today marks one year since I started my first real nursing job in the PACU. I mentioned this to my preceptor the other day, and she said she thought the year had flown by. I do, too, but it has been an ascending flight in many ways, and I wonder when...

I've only been a nurse for a little over a year and I have hated it since day 1. People told me it would get better. It did get better once I got used to things, but I still genuinely hate this job. I don't think acute care is for me. The thing ...