I graduated my program on August 18th. I have recently passed boards and accepted my new job on a Med/Surg floor of a local small hospital.
I was just wondering if any new nurses are experiencing any trouble from some of the more experienced nurses??
I know that I am brand new and that I have a lot to learn, but there is also alot that I know. Sometimes i feel that they are trying to trip me up and make me feel stupid. This is especially evident during report. I try very hard all during shift to write myself notes so that i will be prepared for report. But they always seem to ask me some question that either I dont know that answer to or that i have never heard of. I makes the last 20 minutes of a 12 hour shift the worst part of the day.
Does anyone have any suggestions or comments that may help me make the transition from student nurse to LPN a little more smooth?
I agree with the comment. No nurse is done learning, no matter how long you have been a nurse. Unfortunately, I feel there are many nurses who may feel intimidated by NEW nurses for fear of the new nurse doing a better job than them or making them feel bad for not doing their job like they USED to. Example, burnt OUT! Also medicine is changing all the time and new techniques are proven to work better. The new nurses may have learned these techniques in nrsg school and the nurse who has been a nurse for a while doesn't like the change. There are new nurses that seem to think they may know it all- and they will find out soon enough they don't! But I just think it's wrong to see a new nurse with confidence- and try to destroy that. There is a huge difference between confidence and thinking you know it all! If these nurses who have been nurses for a while have confidence in themselves they definitely would NOT be feeling this way about NEW nurses. AND they have to remember that these NEW nurses will one day be taking care of them! I believe it all goes by the experiences people have! Some good and some bad! New nurses have to ask for help and ask questions when needed, but that doesn't mean they are punching bags or a way for nurses who have been nurses a while to one up themselves. You can't control others or let them affect you- but you also have a right to stand up for yourself!! Always! RN-BSN ( for only three months) and going to school for acute care nurse practicioner and proud of it!
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I agree with the comment. No nurse is done learning, no matter how long you have been a nurse. Unfortunately, I feel there are many nurses who may feel intimidated by NEW nurses for fear of the new nurse doing a better job than them or making them feel bad for not doing their job like they USED to. Example, burnt OUT! Also medicine is changing all the time and new techniques are proven to work better. The new nurses may have learned these techniques in nrsg school and the nurse who has been a nurse for a while doesn't like the change. There are new nurses that seem to think they may know it all- and they will find out soon enough they don't! But I just think it's wrong to see a new nurse with confidence- and try to destroy that. There is a huge difference between confidence and thinking you know it all! If these nurses who have been nurses for a while have confidence in themselves they definitely would NOT be feeling this way about NEW nurses. AND they have to remember that these NEW nurses will one day be taking care of them! I believe it all goes by the experiences people have! Some good and some bad! New nurses have to ask for help and ask questions when needed, but that doesn't mean they are punching bags or a way for nurses who have been nurses a while to one up themselves. You can't control others or let them affect you- but you also have a right to stand up for yourself!! Always! RN-BSN ( for only three months) and going to school for acute care nurse practicioner and proud of it!