BEING A NEW NURSE IS HARD. LETS TALK ABOUT IT | Break Room Chat No. 2

BEING A NEW NURSE IS HARD. LETS TALK ABOUT IT | Break Room Chat No. 2. Are you a new nurse? Feeling a little overwhelmed with this whole new transition? You are so not alone friend. The first 6 months of being a nurse were some of the hardest of my life. Talk about a crazy transition! In this video I’ll share with my experience as a new nurse and share some tips for navigating these months if you are in this yourself. My goal for this video is not to scare you away from nursing at all, just to talk about things we don’t talk about. That it’s hard in the beginning. But it does get better.
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[@yaniquepayne4960]

I teared up watching this. You hit the nail on the head; I cry every shift, I have dreams about codes, I am terrified to go to work, I've questioned my career choice, I feel dumb everyday, reporting is horrible lol. I'll save this video and give myself the 6 months. 🙏😅

[@whitneyboyd8128]

Thinking of you! How are you doing ?? ❤️

[@mrsminchinnn5447]

Hi how are you keeping up?? Im gonna start on med surg floor in 1 month huhu

[@nileshark]

Giving report is THE WORST

[@Comedyfan68]

Please tell me it’s better for you now!!

[@whitneyboyd8128]

@@mrsminchinnn5447 I’m a new grad! I get my assessments done no later than 8:15, then I have time to chart before med pass, writing important things down during the day to help me remember things for report and important tasks. For example (I make alarms in my phone for important tasks for example blood draw at 4 pm)… I have a couple of sheets that I think are very helpful if you would like me to email them to you! One is a report sheet that I found super helpful. I was all over the place when giving report before lol. It takes time to grasp your own rhythm. You will get there. No one is perfect at time management. I have improved on these skills with tips from fellow nurses and finding my own tricks.

[@sydneyshufelt4543]

New grad here! Recently had my first buddy shift on my unit as an RN...after my shift I called my boyfriend sobbing and asked him why I picked nursing over being a ✨Government girly✨. My "reasons" being being a nurse don't seem to make sense anymore. I get anxious days before my shift set even begins, I constantly feel like an idiot and a burden to the other nurses, I feel less skilled than my other new grad counterparts, and I honestly just want to quit. Thank god KZbin has shown me that I'm not alone. This video has given me the hope I so desperately need.

[@tyralivingston4454]

I watch this video often. I just finished my first week out of orientation and I am a nervous wreck!!!!!! I wake up anxious, go through the shift anxious, go home thinking about charting or random things I feel like I missed. Omg. Praying it gets better.

[@NurseLiz]

It will get better. So sorry it is rough right now. i remember feeling that. Honestly exercise was so so helpful with dealing with the anxiety in those early months. even just a walk outside was a game changer.

[@leadvendor]

I am right there with you, Tyra. A lot of us are.

[@thomabow8949]

Hi Tyra, how are things going 9 months later?

[@tyralivingston4454]

Ser X WORLDS DIFFERNT. After 10 months on a med/surg unit I transferred to labor and delivery and absolutely LOVE it. Even after about 6 months on med/surg things got easier. Thank God ♥️

[@naomiveleztoro3739]

100%

[@darnellvincentford4782]

im 5 minutes into this video and all ive been doing is nodding my head going "yup' that shit right there" god its refreshing to know im not the only one with these thoughts.

[@Angela-wf5um]

Not knowing things is so exhausting. I have pre-shift anxiety, post-shift anxiety, and just panic during the shift. It’s so scary and I wish it could fast forward to the part when I know what’s happening.

[@stephaniebuzzella1]

I'm having such a hard time. I feel like an idiot most of the day. I feel like I can't talk to my husband about it anymore because he doesn't want to listen to me complain about work all the time

[@NurseLiz]

I'm so sorry you're feeling that way! Hang in there

[@michiru95]

SAME

[@sarahtoler5878]

Stephanie have things gotten better?

[@marie.s9995]

This is me. 😢

[@merc980]

New nurse, I’m leaving this comment to come back in 6 months bc this is exactly how I feel right now. Orientation was actually a breeze. The first week alone wasn’t too bad either and then all of a sudden it got bad and I felt overwhelmed. I barely finish on time and I’m always wondering if I charted everything correctly to not get sued. I am coming back in 6 months to see how it feels then 🙏🏼

[@febirigor9478]

Any update yet?

[@TheeSecondSon]

@@febirigor94787 month update! Hope all is well your way .

[@Dorno2]

How's it going?

[@merc980]

@@febirigor9478 it was tough to say! I stayed at the SNF for those 6 months and was still debating switching careers but then I switched to home health and clinic setting and I love those so much more! I def still feel overwhelmed at times but nothing like the SNF..

[@merc980]

@Ngomedann thank you for keeping up, it feels nice knowing there’s nurses who care. My first job was a SNF and I stayed there for the 6 months to see if it’ll get better.. it didn’t (coworkers were horrible and job still felt overwhelming) so I switched to clinic and home health and I’m so much happier :)

[@kate43147]

I am so happy I've found this channel! I wish you are my preceptor/mentor, you seem like a wonderful nurse and human being.

[@NurseLiz]

❤️❤️ thank you for the encouragement! I’m glad you are here!

[@evaramirez910]

That's me right now, I hate going to work, I cry coming in, I cry on my way out, I hate my job. I'm 3 weeks in and I want to quit, my boss keeps telling me this is normal to feel the way I'm feeling. I can't imagine anybody else feeling the way I am.

[@sarahtoler5878]

I hope things are better now! How are they?

[@MzShonuff123]

I feel that way! I am 6 months in and the pandemic is crushing us. I had 8 the other day. It’s exhausting and I hate it. Half my class has quit nursing. Not the bedside-nursing.

[@sarahtoler5878]

@@MzShonuff123 do you regret your decision to pursue nursing?

[@sarahtoler5878]

@@MzShonuff123 also- you mean they left the profession entirely?

[@prettygirl_1626]

How it going

[@LizB1101]

I’m currently 6 months in the ER as a brand new nurse. I’ve been on my own for about 2 months now. Some days are better than others, lately feels like more bad days, feeling stupid and inadequate more often and I’m finding myself contemplating my next career move 😅 leaving work in tears this morning, spent too much money at Walmart (sad shopping) and then found this video. Feeling disillusioned and stupid for being so bright eyed and positive and excited about being a nurse. Thanks for giving me some hope.

[@cherry_blossoms1467]

Oh no, I wish you the best of luck. I felt the same was at my first job. And going back to nursing after many years off and feels so anxious like I did in the beginning.

[@thomabow8949]

How are things now?

[@marymayb4056]

I am also a new er nurse. I know exactly how u feel.

[@slickvic1604]

I'm one month into my ER orientation. I feel overwhelmed. How long did it take you to get over the anxiety?

[@LizB1101]

@@slickvic1604 things are a lot better now. I’m still working in the same ER. I’m much more comfortable and confident in my skills and assessment. There are still rough days, I most assuredly do not know everything. BUT my leadership puts me with new nurses to help train all the time, so I tell myself I must be doing something right. Good luck to you, and hang in there. I’m glad I saw this notification because reading my comment really gave me some perspective about how far I’ve come.

[@Healinghands829]

I am crying watching this. It is such a huge transition. Last night I was thinking what else I'd do if not nursing bc I have no plan B, this is all I wanted in life. Now that I'm here I am such a mess and feel stupid ALL THE TIME. Also, my fiance' is deployed overseas he left in Jan. so I've been going at this, what feels like alone because I started my first RN job a month after he left. I knew that all these things were coming and that it'd be hard but now that I am here it sucks worse than I was mentally prepared for. Thank you so much for this video and the encouragement. Here's to the first 6 months.

[@NurseLiz]

Ugh that is such a hard time. I hope every day is a little easier for you

[@kristellvilla]

How are you feeling now? is it better? I feel kind of depressed.

[@sarahtoler5878]

@@kristellvilla how are you feeling now? I hope it's better.

[@chinyereonyenwe9107]

Wow, no one replies how they’re currently doing after saying how hard it is. Did they all quit, omg.

[@Healinghands829]

@@kristellvilla it did get better, I gained more confidence and knowledge. I did have to give up bedside due to an injury though. Looking back at my comment I remember how horrible that feeling was.

[@soniamao4742]

Every time I have a terrible shift, I come back to this video, thank you for being so real and honest, makes a world of difference to a new grad baby RN

[@NurseLiz]

I hope tomorrow is better ❤️

[@Lexamiii]

I literally can’t stop crying or having horrible anxious dreams. I hate this anxiety. Thanks for this video

[@NurseLiz]

I so hope it gets easier for you soon

[@andreamachacova4352]

Same

[@savannalachapelle6658]

Thank you for this… I’ve been a nurse for 5 months now, new grad, brand new, on a CVIMCU floor, take 4 patients on day shift, 3 days in a row, and I related to all of this. ICU senior practicum and being a CNA for 2 years prior to school, couldn’t have prepared me for these things! I feel the lowest in my life then I’ve ever felt. I’m struggling! And struggling to admit it, but I’m gonna give it 6 more months. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[@spilledfiction]

Yes to trying a new unit! I felt better about nursing by the 6 month mark but then started to feel worse and worse -- ended up leaving my first unit after a year and a half (for another unit at my hospital) and it's made a world of difference. It's worth trying something new if you feel your current situation isn't right.

[@NurseLiz]

Yes!! I loved my job so much more when I made the switch to peds!

[@AKB-1111]

What did you switch to?

[@lilaznxxbabe]

I'm so happy you started the dialogue around this topic. It feels SO LONELY being a new nurse. You feel like you're completely lost and alone and unsure of how to even start getting over the learning curve. Thank you! This is an amazing video.

[@Mia-283]

I’m about a month off of orientation as a new grad in the ICU and I totally agree with everything you said. I was at the top of my class in nursing school and remember my first day in the ICU - I could not recognize any piece of equipment, my patient was brain dead, family was at the bedside sobbing, and and I had no idea what I was supposed to do for this patient. Luckily, my preceptor essentially held my hand the entire time. What a first day! 😂

[@AlyssaAllDayVlogs]

Thanks for being so supportive during my transition and also for making this video so I can maybe leave you alone some 😂🙃

[@xxrosaxx1000]

AlyssaAllDay as soon as I saw this video I thought about you 😂

[@NurseLiz]

My REAL motivation for the video revealed 😂. Just kidding. You know this

[@TheDowntown02]

I'm dreading my first 6 mos already. I had no idea it was going to be such a hard transition until I saw this video. I'm freaked out even more now. AHH! I'm gonna need a shoulder to cry on. So please be available the next 6 mos lolol

[@TheDowntown02]

Alyssallday what do you think about me creating a fbook private group for new nurses? So we can support each other? If you're in message me.

[@pheliceafoster2752]

@@TheDowntown02 did you create that facebook private group for new nurse?

[@rachelgeorge2810]

I am going on my third month on my own as a nurse and it's been HARD. But I am finally starting to feel less anxious and I like my job more everyday. It DOES get better!!

[@thomabow8949]

How are things now?

[@lableeh3079]

Hi Liz. I’m sobbing hard right now because I’m so so close to writing my resignation letter even though I’m still on my 2nd week as a new nurse. I feel so so dumb everyday and I made dumb mistakes that even made the senior nurse scold me for making these dumb mistakes and even said that her evaluation of me is someone who have no presence of mind and no common sense. I am normally an anxious person and it worsened when I hear no encouragement but instead gained more harsh critics that broke my confidence so much. Nursing is a calling and I’m still yet to fall in love in this profession. Earlier I even thought of just being a bank teller and ditch nursing just to get my mental health back. I am still considering it but you said to give it atleast 6 months. So I will. I honestly cried the whole day after my shift and I have no one to confide my frustrations and hurt. Im glad I found your video Liz because at this point I feel sick to my stomach and just want to quit. I’ll be back for any updates. Thank you for making me feel like what I am feeling now is valid. Because like others, I have no plan B. 6 months… I’ll give it 6 months…

[@awwyoumad]

Update ?

[@sydneyshufelt4543]

update!?

[@mdshajidulislam3661]

I'm so sorry you had such a rough experience. It seems like those that should have supported you haven't and gosh that hurts. 😢 Any updates will be great. I'm currently going through the same feeling of hopelessness. Every day that seems like it went well ends in a disaster due to random pop ups discharge etc ughh I feel so out of place sometimes

[@baobeipink]

Hi everyone! This is lovely and I'm here to bring you updates. Not long after I wrote my previous comment, I went to the clinical supervisor and expressed my frustrations. Thankfully, she understood me and had me take a break for the whole day. I was a sobbing mess when we talked because I was honestly scared to go back to work and meet the people who I told on her. She promised to move me to other areas. And the next day, she made me choose where I wanted to go- either DR or NICU. I chose NICU and I love every single day of saving newborn babies. To be honest, the work in the NICU is much more complicated, delicate and tiring compared to my previous area. But what really helped me fell in love with being a nurse is the environment, and my workmates. And time really flies when you're having fun. I'll be celebrating my anniversary as a nurse by January and I'm excited! So, to all fresh grad nurses out there, Liz is right! It gets better! So choose your environment properly because that's what I did and I've been much happier. God bless you all

[@multitieredinvestor5246]

This is so comforting. My granddaughter starts her 6th month of a 12 month acclerated BSN to RN 2nd degree program. Much of her classes have been on-line due to covid19. I am sure her entire class will have similar self-doubts. Especially as they have not been able to do clinicals.

[@multitieredinvestor5246]

Proud update. Seven months through the 12 month course she has a 4.0 and has been offered a residency at a premium hospital in countrys third largest city. She wants to explore all opportunities so has not yet decided a specific discipline.

[@mdshajidulislam3661]

Finished my 3rd week of 12 hour shifts and my goodness everyday I feel like I got hit by a truck out of nowhere, if the morning goes well, the afternoon goes down the drain, then the morning starts off sooo bad and afternoon becomes better. The smallest things take forever I blank out half the time, I can't answer some patient questions properly or as thoroughly as I want. 😢 Gosh this is such a rough start but this video made me realize I'm not the only one

[@w.r4858]

How’s it going now for you? I just started my 2nd week and feel that way 😢

[@trinityfloyd3673]

I just started on a cardiac/tele/stroke/Covid floor and I dread going to work everyday. I get so terrified at the fact that I'm not prepared to adequately handle every situation. I would get really excruciating headaches d/t increased anxiety. This video gives me so much ease knowing that all the negative and scary feelings I'm experiencing currently is relatable. Thank you for this video!

[@nickolassmith473]

I will definitely rewatch this when I start my first job in May (after graduating with my BSN). I have kinda had these feelings during clinicals sometimes though because I tend to get anxious very easily. I love the nursing profession but I have this fear that I won't be a safe nurse for my patients. I need to give myself the 6 months as you said

[@NurseLiz]

It’s good to be a little nervous! It shows you care and want the best for your patients! Congrats on almost being done!!

[@beth-bi9yv]

This is VERY true. And it definitely gets better. I found the first 6 months were overwhelming. The next 6 months you still feel uncertain but not as out to sea. After 1-2 years you will find confident and settled. Hang on there...you can do it.

[@NurseLiz]

Thiss! Thank you for sharing your experience

[@mariaperez08360]

started my first nursing job 2 weeks ago and ive never experienced soooooo much anxiety in my life. EVER! ... i thought going through nursing school was hard, boy was I wrong. I really do hope these next few months fly by bcuz im ready to not be an anxious wreck all the time. Thank you for the pep talk and will sure come and listen to it often. Again, THANK YOU!

[@sarahtoler5878]

How are you feeling now? I hope it's better!

[@kellifavazza8021]

Thank you for this video. I was a LPN in long term care for 11 years before "going back" to get my RN. I thought maybe my experience would help me, but it really hasnt helped all that much because I'm in acute care in a hospital which is completely different than LTC. I finished school in Dec, started my job in Jan and today was my 3rd day off of orientation, so I'm on my own. I feel SO STUPID every day! I am physically and emotionally exhausted, and even though my fiancé is wonderful and he listens, i cant articulate the level of stress I feel every single day, and even if I could, he doesnt work in Healthcare so he doesnt understand. Just like I dont understand a thing about when he talks about his job which is putting gas pipes in the ground. But anyway, I am so glad to know I'm not the only one. Everything you said is so freaking accurate. Because i have literally thought to myself many times, "I should have just stayed a LPN". I've cried in the bathroom at work. I've come home feeling like a zombie, like actually numb. And i just keep thinking- how am I going to do this for another like 30 years, well more accurately is how am I going to make it through the next day. I pray it will get better, like you said. When I got my first job as a LPN, i was on orientation for 3 days and then tbey said ok your on your own this weekend, and I had 20 patients. And i did it. In that sink or swim situation, I swam, and I swam very well. Maybe I just need to get out of the LPN mindset because we are so task focused. Idk, i just hope it *gets better soon*. Thanks for the video and for the opportunity for me to vent lol

[@marashaus]

Not an RN yet but I’ve been a tech for 2 months now and oh my goodness I still relate to this 100%!!! I suffer from severe anxiety and depression so this transition state was much harder for me. But it’s getting better.

[@gracebuschfort4255]

I'm on my fourth shift as a new RN. I hate it. It is exhausting feeling dumb and helpless for 12+ hours a day. Thank you for making this.

[@escazkaban]

This is exactly how I feel. Just ... the dumbest nurse ever to walk the earth. It's awful.

[@sarahtoler5878]

Are you feeling any better after some months have passed?

[@marie.s9995]

​@@escazkaban I feel this way everyday I come home from work. What's painful is when the nurse manager told me I'm not cut out to be a nurse bec im just book-smart and lack critical thinking skills. I'm only a little over a month orientation. 😢

[@Jcluis16]

Thank you for this video. I’m feeling like I learned NOTHING in nursing school… like every step of the day is a complicated thought process. Nothing is easy… I loved clinical and now I feel incompetent 😖

[@NurseLiz]

I'm so sorry you're feeling this way, but I'm glad this could help a little. School doesn't focus nearly enough on practical education, so just know you are not alone. You can do this!

[@amberlauren86]

New grad in the ICU. And I feel this. I’m only a few weeks in and I already want to quit and crying before work. Trying to push through but my anxiety is so much. Thank you for putting this out there, it does help to know I’m not alone. ♥️

[@mfrancisco_850]

how can such an angel cry

[@isabellamunoz1099]

I just had my second shift on the med-surg unit and made my first mistake...i felt awful the rest of the shift, luckily my preceptor comforted me and was so nice about it! Gosh, i hope to have a better shift next time :(

[@NurseLiz]

Hope every day gets a bit better for you. Mistakes happen. We've all made them. learn from them! You'll never make that one again.

[@bearsbeetsbattlestargalactica6]

Isabella Munoz I hope things are getting better for you ❤️

[@muahful]

I'm in my two weeks too, we can do this.

[@thomabow8949]

How are things now?

[@meaganfoskin1434]

Omg you literally took the words out of my mouth...I was so excited to start my career and then I actually started and I was like oh my goodness I did not expect to feel this way at all. I want to enjoy going to work, but I’m so anxious and overwhelmed that I dread going. I’m a new grad in the pediatric ICU and the fear of making a mistake controls me!! I’m so glad I stumbled on this video. I needed to hear this!

[@NurseLiz]

I hope it did getting better for you!

[@thomabow8949]

How are things now?

[@sarahtoler5878]

Have things gotten better for you? I hope so!

[@abbyc.3273]

This was a nice pep talk liz! I started my career in a skilled rehab/LTC facility where the ratio was 1 nurse to 32 residents. I had 4 weeks orientation and I felt unprepared everyday. I would have a panic attack in the car before going in because I was so overwhelmed. I would work 3 to 11 but not get out until 1230 a.m. Then I became a pro and started orienting people after 5 months. I since left for the icu and found it's my niche and I'm not as overwhelmed. Can't believe that was 4 years ago!

[@stephanieperez2458]

Abby C. That’s awesome

[@NurseLiz]

So glad you found your place!! I don’t know how you guys did it in ltc. That is SO much to keep track of and do. Go you!

[@starlasmith5596]

I’m also starting out at a skilled! It is so unbelievably overwhelming to me right now at 1 month in, I’m just now starting to have shifts without an orienting nurse. Thanks for sharing!

[@cv2733]

4 WEEKS?! That’s awesome

[@geraldasinois4204]

Im 4 weeks working on my own and im overwhelmed i stay on my feet for 8hrs straight with no lunch break and leaving late suw to charting and signing the mar takes 2hrs unbelievable

[@KateAFK]

Thank you so much for this video. I’m on orientation week 7/10 working with a preceptor guiding me. I dream about work and wake up stressed and nauseas. You are so calming and I’m so relieved to know I’m not alone

[@NurseLiz]

It will get better, hang in there!

[@edgregory1]

I became an alcoholic for years, but I worked 23 years before retirement in 2010. Save your money and invest!

[@sarahtoler5878]

How are you feeling now, Kate?

[@jasminslone3844]

One of the hardest things is having nurses be unkind to you because you are still learning.

[@SC456]

7 months in as a new nurse, I cried almost every day for I went to work. I was having so much anxiety about going to work. Start thinking that my dream job was maybe not as dreamy as I thought. Now, things are feeling much different. For me it was also switching from nights to days that made a huge difference on my psyche. I still have moments where I feel like the biggest idiot in the world. But I'm hoping that this will go away time or get easier.

[@jilliandavidson2838]

Wow, your story is so similar to mine. I wish I had heard this 15 years ago, when I was starting off. I thought I was the only one. I've never heard another nurse describe my story in the way you did. My experience especially that first year has affected why I don't like working in the hospital much today. I barely slept through that first year. Along the way, I had other hospital experiences and became a maternal-child health manager (and did peds and school nursing), and even ER nursing, which I actually really liked, even if it was a high stress environment. Today I am a nurse manager in my place of employment, and am about to be a clinical instructor. But to hear your story has been very helpful to me in processing my own experience. And my negative experience with my first preceptor taught me a lot of how I don't want to be, and conversely, how I want to encourage my students. Thank you for sharing this, and it makes me realize it is important to have this conversation at some point with my students and not be ashamed of my own journey, and it is true, it is much better now.

[@NurseLiz]

So glad its so much better now! And what an awesome position to be in to encourage new nurses!

[@BiebsNBeadz84]

So happy I stumbled upon this video. I’m on week 3/6 of orientation and my nurse keeps telling me that she thinks I should be a lot more independent at this point. And then I cry after I leave. I’m just so scared of making a mistake so I feel the need to ask a million questions. Like you, I also loved my job at chick fil a and was actually good at it compared to this😅

[@NurseLiz]

omg I'm so sorry they are talking to you like that. THREE WEEKS? thats SO NEW. It is completely OK to not be even a little bit independent at that point. hang in there!

[@airealmize5628]

I am a new grad. 5 months in. I work in float pool and cry after many shifts still. I have feelings that I hate nursing but then some shifts are okay/good and then everything in between. There’s a lot of learning with every shift which I’m very grateful for but it’s still super rough. I’m going to hang on for a while longer to get more experience and see how I feel closer to a year. Thanks for this video!

[@rachael4363]

I feel just like this right now, graduated in May 2023 and started in the PACU. I feel like I’m running around like a chicken with their head cut off, I am so hard on myself when I forget the little things that I ruminate on them on the way home from work every shift. The hours are all over the place and suck, I feel like I’m falling behind at home, and I can’t get anything right. But I’m giving it 6 mos and I know I can do this. This will be the hardest but most rewarding experience to become a competent nurse and I can’t wait. Thanks for the video, you made me feel heard and I take a little comfort in this hard time. ❤

[@squidleyskidley]

I’m right there with you! I’m a new grad and started in a very specialized unit (like you). It’s such a steep learning curve and so much pressure to show it’s possible for a new grad. I’m gonna give it a solid year, and hopefully two. Then reevaluate.

[@falleavesx]

It took me 6m. just to feel comfortable doing very basic tasks as a new LPN in Dr. office. First 3w. I thought I can’t do this, but I hung on and now I’m a year in and still learning everyday, but my confidence builds with every experience, good and bad❤️ and it’s a big thanks to those nurses and pt’s that are kind, helpful and understanding. If you don’t give up, you’ll make it, just hold on for dear life 😉

[@prettygirl_1626]

Still at doctors office?

[@falleavesx]

@@prettygirl_1626 Not any longer, I have worked at Primary Care 1yr, Hospital- Med/Surg unit 6m., Nursing Home 2yr. I have learned so much at each place, they are all worth a try! I settled on LTC for now because of the pay. The pay goes from least to most. Good luck and have fun out there ;) ❤

[@theresajones6876]

I really needed to hear this; I've just completed my first week as a new Nurse, and I told my husband this morning I'm just over it. Thank you!

[@sarahtoler5878]

Theresa, I hope things have gotten better!

[@fatemehyeganeh8310]

I’m still a student. But I can hear my heart beats before every clinicals. I’m stressed out every day.

[@NurseLiz]

Hope it gets better for you ❤️

[@JigglingPandas96Pkm]

We are starting our first round of exams Junior 1. I am beyond scared

[@fatemehyeganeh8310]

@@JigglingPandas96Pkm keep working hard. Don't forget me time.

[@Cynth1a94]

At this very moment, I'm feeling the anxiety/stress/being overwhelmed with the amount of things I am learning. In addition, I realized how steep the learning curve is as a Float Pool Nurse. This week, I felt like I was literally running around like a headless chicken. I started to beat myself about my critical thinking skills and prioritizing patient care. For instance, I spoke up to my preceptor, orienting me on one unit that I've never administered a Heparin drip before. I felt I wasn't adequately guided on correctly setting the lines. But I was lucky to have another check before I brought the heparin drip to the bedside. I ruminate a lot before work and after work. I barely finish on time. I will give this 6 months to decide whether I want to jump ship. I just hope this will get better, because I feel like I don't know what I got myself into and feel like quitting.

[@sweetramonaaa]

Just finished my first week on my own & I feel like I'm incompetent. I left school thinking I was capable of doing the job, but even after my new grad orientation, I don't feel ready. Today is going to be my fourth shift & I'm dreading having to go in... But, I guess everyone feels like that so it's normal. I'll give myself 6 months like you recommended and we'll see.

[@sarakeeet]

I’m hanging on for 6months too. Just finished 2 months in my own and it is brutal

[@JessicaBROWN-sz7wj]

I'm glad I watched this video. I've watched hundreds of nurse videos here on KZbin and You are the first nurse that ever voiced every single thought that a new nurse might face when on their first job alone. Every nurse says it's hard but you actually went into detail of how hard it is. "Where are the ice packs?...where is this? Where is that? Do I page? What am I looking for? What do i do next?" So many thoughts and questions pop up just to complete one task just for one patient, i wouldve gotten extremely anxious and start doubting myself.

[@NurseLiz]

Glad it was helpful ❤️

[@5itka]

I thought the same thing! It’s the first time I’m hearing someone describe these anxious thoughts in detail. So helpful! It feels like someone truly understands me

[@salemsurns9449]

I just finished my first week of classroom orientation and I'm expecting the worst but hoping for the best. I hope that being aware that I might feel like that will make it a tad easier. I know I've done very very difficult things. I became an emancipated minor in high school, I was homeless for part of nursing school, I left an abusive ex. One semester I had 4 jobs while being a caregiver for my uncle AND grandmother while being president of a club, unmedicated for my ADHD, and I made the dean's list. Hopefully it won't be as difficult as nursing school was, but I know I can do hard things. (sorry for dumping this here, this comment was kinda a pep talk for myself more than anything lol)

[@katherinemskipper]

Wow! I literally cried throughout this entire video. You said exactly what I am going through. I have horrible anxiety before work and I have never experienced that before, even in nursing school. I don’t love my job but I’ve been working for two months on a Neuro medsurg unit and it isn’t easy at all. as an LPN there aren’t any NICU jobs for me and I want to do that. Hopefully when I get my RN next year I can transition. Thank you for the insight!

[@chadcostales9570]

Watching this, at month 5 and having to extend my preceptorship in the ER for the second time...feeling 100% like "why the hell did I choose nursing as a second career???" I haven't left work one time and felt like I've done well or had a good day...for sure feeling like this path was a mistake!

[@simplyshanbrown3684]

Omg ..that WHOLE rant with all the questions about her giving the patient her Lasix is HILARIOUS!!😂😂😂

[@jeanygomes417]

Thank you for this encouragement. I am crying right now because you described pretty much what I am feeing right now. I have started on the floor on my own now after finishing the new grad program for 8 wks and I feel so overwhelmed and feel like I am failing majority of the time. Also, it doesn’t get any easier that I am pregnant trying to do all this. I had an experienced nurse talk to me today and just validated what I am feeling, but she told me to keep pushing. Anyway, I appreciate your post and its encouraging and heart warming to know that there are people out there who are up lifting and encouraging those who feel low.

[@PinoyAkoPh]

I’m so sorry you’re feeling this way and on top of being pregnant!!! I understand though, I am crying on days I’m not on orientation. It’s really hard. And I’ve only finished my first week! We can both do it! I believe in us!

[@crushhurts]

Omg thank you for this. I am a new nurse in the ED at a trauma 1 center and it’s so hard. It sucks not knowing things during hectic situations and people look at you crazy. It’s overwhelming, and it breaks my heart when people are annoyed with you. I wanted to come home and quit today. I cried coming home. I googled new grad struggles andI found you. Thank you, I will see what happens in 6 months

[@JAMUSRN]

How’s it going so far? I’ve been experiencing this too now Im a new orientee in the ICU. It’s dreadful.

[@crushhurts]

So far, my preceptor told me that the ED is not for me because I ask too many questions and emergency is about doing and asking questions later. They sent me to a medsurge floor for a day which I hated and I told them I don’t like it and would like to return to the ED. They gave me a new preceptor who always said good job and encouraged me even when I felt dumb. I am now finally off orientation and I am able to take care of patients on my own. Everyone is just so happy for me because they saw that what needed was just someone caring to help me out. It gets better. Now I am confident and can handle critical patients. When I panick, I just ask for help. I also come back home and google treatments I don’t understand. So hang in there, like my new preceptor told me, “you’re not dumb, they are just experienced, you will get there. Hold you head high, you deserve to be here”. I hold unto her words dearly. Best preceptor that changed my outlook on things

[@mayraconcepcion6815]

I'm new to hospital and I pray every night I go in. It sucks but the difference seen in my patients after spending 36hrs with me was rewarding. Definitely made me feel like I am worth something and was doing something good. I work weekend nights, EVERY single weekend. This is after 8yrs of Nursing. Push through it. Being bilingual it takes me a bit longer to figure things out. That and coming from a SNF with little supplies to your Ikea store like supply room was a overwhelming. And the many many policies to learn and attempt to follow as a nurse was too much. At the end, I do nursing how I know best: prevention and teaching.

[@brianamccormick6763]

This was perfect and perfect timing! I just hit my 5 month mark as a new night RN who is also going to school full-time to get my BSN. I have been experiencing those blues and lots of anxiety prior to my shifts. I should also mention I am not a night owl at all. Then on my last shift we had our first code blue on the floor since I started. Then one of my patients fell and his family member was also working on the floor too so I felt like even more of a failure then my other patient turned into a code gray. That night really just pushed me over the edge as far as my mental health goes, and my sweet husband has been helping me to pick up the pieces before my next shift tonight. And this video really helped me too. Thank you

[@NurseLiz]

Oof those nights are so hard. I hope tomorrow is easier for you. Glad you have a great support at home

[@kaceymullinax8003]

I am a brand new pre-nursing student. I work on a neuro/stroke unit as a nurse tech and I am feeling like a train wreck. I experienced my 1st patient death and I am sad this week. I work with wonderful staff and wish I could make my rounds more time efficiently will be more helpful @ Nurse Liz I so needed this mental check up. Thank you!

[@XplizitJenBunny]

I'm starting my 2nd week of orientation and I needed this. I literally feel so incompetent and cried at home before my 3rd shift last week. I ask so many questions and feel like I'm being annoying but I want to make sure what I'm doing is right or when I don't know how to do something. I went from a job where I knew everything to a job where I don't know everything lol. This is an overwhelming transition.

[@sydneyshufelt4543]

update!?

[@alayahwhitaker8357]

I started nurse residency for the ER last week. This week marked a split between unit time and classroom time, so i had two shifts with my preceptor. It is so incredibly overwhelming...meeting new people, learning the pace, learning the layout and where things are, etc. I know I am not expected to know everything, but I've placed so many expectations on myself and I just feel so dumb! It's a level 2 trauma center and right off an interstate, so it can get pretty busy. Plus they've transitioned to a 0 wait time and do direct bedding which makes things move along even quicker. 😓Everyone I've talked to says things get better and I truly hope so. I know it's only been two days of being oriented to the unit, but part of me feels like I'm not cut out to be a nurse and I've made a mistake. To preface, I wanted to be a nurse in highschool, strayed away from it, settled for psych, got my bachelor's in psychology, and ultimately went BACK to school for nursing. This is something I've wanted for so long and I've worked so hard for, but now that it's my reality, I'm having so many doubts. I truly wish the feelings of being a "new grad" were discussed more and new nurses felt more comfortable and more supported.

[@ada5851]

I'm saving this video and pinging myself to comment on it again in six months. Oh my goodness, this is so validating. It's so frustrating when you can't seem to get the big things OR the little things! Everything is so time consuming because as you said, you need to first figure out there's a problem, then you need to figure out how to solve the problem (or ask for help - and you need to figure out who to ask!), and then you need to do all the little steps needed to solve the problem, none of which you're practiced enough to perform efficiently. And then you end the day feeling so exhausted but also like you barely did anything even though you never got to sit down and you probably cut your break short because you needed more time to chart...ahh. Future me, cheers to you.

[@Matt-vg9hn]

Being a retired police officer at 53 I am wanting to become an RN. To say I'm scared is an understatement. I'm not sure is scared is the correct word, but returning back to college at 53 has me definitely a tad overwhelmed, wondering if I am too old. I didn't go to college for my AA degree in Business until I was 41. I graduated with almost a 4.0 average and felt so proud of my accomplishment when I not only graduated, but learned I was the first person in my family to graduate from college. I was a police officer in the 90s because I truly loved helping people. I wish I had made the decision to go to Nursing school several years ago, but when I told my 18 year old daughter what I was wanting to do and she said "dad I'm so proud of you, you are never too old to go back to school," that really made me feel so good inside. Plus my daughter said "dad how many people can say they earned a business degree and a nursing degree?" I am speaking with my school's Admission's Dept on Tues. Liz, watching several of your videos has definitely given me a ton of insight, and although I am nervous, I am excited as well. My father used to tell me Nothing good in life normally happens quickly, nor without hard work. Thank you Liz!!

[@fd9826]

I’m on my last week of orientation at an ER. I think I have a good foundation but I’m terrified. It keeps me up at night but everyone that I’ve talked to says that the feelings are normal and that it gets better

[@courtneysheppard9072]

I can relate to this. I started out on a medical stepdown unit but for me, I was about 8 months in and completely burnt out. I was verbally abused by patients and family members almost every day. I dreaded going into work. I didn’t even realize how bad it was until my husband told me that every time I come home from work I’m always just so angry. I didn’t do anything outside of work because I was always so tired from work. About a year and half in I transferred floors to a Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit (in the same hospital). Now I feel like a new nurse all over again. Trying to find the icepacks 😂 on top of trying to figure out what becoming an ICU nurse is all about. It is a completely different culture in the ICU and I hope I learn to love nursing again. But I already feel a weight lifted off my shoulders after transferring units. After finishing orientation in the STICU and learning how to be an ICU nurse, I’m sure my next challenge will be my peers believing that people in the ICU should become either nurse anesthetists or acute care NPs. So applying to FNP school will be an awkward conversation.

[@NurseLiz]

So so glad you are finding a better fit!! Tons of people in my program were from the icu. Let them do them and you do you!

[@_ayosuga_]

I'm a new grad and I've been orienting for 8 weeks, I'm on my own next week and I feel so incompetent... I am always feeling rushed to get things done on time, I feel like I'm always pulled 27 different directions and I'm just barely staying afloat with a normal patient assignment. My preceptor and I have tried to do a lot to help me with time management but I just can't seem to keep up. I keep forgetting things and I feel clueless about the people I'm caring for. I feel like I miss a lot of the details because I'm always so busy. My preceptor is scared I'm going to be drowning on my own and I am too. I hope it gets better with time because I really don't know what else to do I feel so discouraged.

[@slickvic1604]

Has it gotten better now that you're on your own? I'm 6 weeks into my orientation and I still get really bad anxiety before my shifts.

[@_ayosuga_]

@@slickvic1604 Yes, it's better :)

[@rayofsunshine15]

What a relief to have a place to talk about this. I’m a new NICU nurse and nursing school doesn’t prepare you for neonates at all. Everyone on my unit just keeps saying “you’ll get it, just forget everything you already know” but I spend everyday feeling like an absolute moron. Even the orders are stuff like “per policy” so then I have to look up the policy cause I don’t know. 3 months in about to be on my own. Hopefully I’ll come back in September a whole new woman. 🥺

[@sadiewhite1527]

Currently a new grad on a cardiac unit. Have about 3 weeks of orientation left and am so so scared. Feeling those exact feelings of wondering if I made the right choice and just not really feeling fulfilled in my job. Also just switched to nights from days and not sure if I’m liking it. Have always been told it will get better, but your words really hit home for me. Thank you so much ❤

[@kat.celeste]

Girl! I’m only halfway into this video and everything you’re saying is so me right now!! I’m a brand new LVN, I felt so confident when I graduated nursing school. I passed my NCLEX my first try in only 75 questions. I even won an award for clinical excellence from my school… but omg, I’m on day 2 of orientation and they had me pass some meds today, I felt like a MESS. I just got home and im crying wondering if I made the right decision. I know I just have to stick it out, i feel like this is what im meant to do. I’ll see how I am in 6 months but all I want to do right now is cry lol🥹

[@kat.celeste]

I think I’m gonna have to watch this video after every shift LOL

[@mermikk]

Brand new RN. I’m in week 2 and I was already thinking of becoming an enterpreneur instead😂😢

[@catalinapark2132]

Liz I watched this video before I even entered clinicals and now, I'm a new grad nurse watching it again. Oh my word is everything you said so true (maybe expect for the feeling confident out of school part haha), but because of this video and the other nurses I talked to, I feel like I was really prepared to feel this way. Does that make it better? No, but it makes me feel much more impervious to the shock and imposter syndrome I feel like so many of me peers are struggling with!

[@dorisnamondo97]

I'm not even a nurse but i watched this(I'm a social worker). I think this advice applies to every service worker out there! And to all the nurses, you have my deepest appreciation and respect !!!! 🙏

[@luisadorsey5110]

Brand new psych med nurse here, I feel exactly the same way. I am emotionally exhausted of feeling stupid and incompetent. I can’t wait to show up to work and just get my work done without feeling stupid.

[@andreaphilippi1754]

Hi Liz, I just started as an RN on a Cardiology unit 2 months ago as a new grad. I have been really struggling with the transition. Nursing felt like it was everything I ever wanted in a career until I started it... Everything you just said in your video could have been my words exactly. I could not relate more. This video was everything I needed to hear right now. I feel some hope for the first time in weeks after watching your video. I'm relieved to know I'm not alone. Thank you for talking about this and for giving some supportive words. It will get better. (I have hopes to become an NP as well someday so I look forward to watching your other videos)

[@NurseLiz]

Hang in there. I hope it gets a little easier every day ❤️

[@sarahtoler5878]

Andrea, how are you doing now?

[@sarahtoler5878]

Have things gotten any better over the past two years?

[@connorattrell9387]

I've literally been internally panicking about the fact that I start on the floor in two days so my instinct was to come hear your wise words!!!! You're such an inspiration. THANK YOU!

[@christinegross1180]

Thank you so much! You have described EVERYTHING I am feeling. I was so excited to graduate, now I keep questioning my career, I'm so nervous to go to work every day.

[@AnniiGao]

New nurse here, just got home from an evening shift and teared up in front of my SO from the stress. So overwhelmed and I constantly feel like I’m doing something wrong or forgetting something . Here’s to 6 months

[@NurseLiz]

Hang in there, hope tomorrow is better for you ❤️

[@PandaWilliams-ol5vt]

hey its been seven months how are you now

[@thomabow8949]

How are things now?

[@msdeshabangbang]

THIS VIDEO IS GOD SENT. Im a new lpn (3 months) working in long term careand im at witts end. It is HARD, overwhelming and the "nurses eat their young" mentality is toxic as hell. This video made me feel a million times better. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. Everything was spot on!

[@lableeh3079]

That’s what I’m feeling right now. My seniors are so toxic. Their careless remarks is something I could never accustomed to. They said to me that soft hearted people has no room in the ward. It’s like a threat to my soft personality. I don’t know what to do I wanna quit!

[@jadeboyer8755]

I start my first RN job on Monday and I’m so nervous, I’m excited but I already know it’s going to be hard, thank you for this video ❤️

[@WhatAboutJacob804]

I start on Monday too!! It's scary because only a few of my friends I graduated with have started and none of them are in the same specialty or even within a 50 mile radius of me, so I had zero frame of reference for what i should be expecting.

[@jadeboyer8755]

dindermifflin yes I know exactly what you mean! I went to school in Maryland and I just moved back to Colorado so I’m definitely far away from everyone! 😓

[@DrAdnan]

Good luck to you both!

[@jadeboyer8755]

Adnan A thank you!

[@brittbrat3232]

I start Monday too! Good luck to you both, I’m freakin nervous lol

[@girlfriennn3645]

Going through this currently. I feel so much anxiety going into work. I feel so stupid and inadequate. Ad my preceptor make it worse. Ib can't wait until this phase is over

[@wengtreasures313]

Glad I saw ur video. So helpful. I'm in the stage now of experiencing every thing as a new nurse. I always cry before going to work. And allwhat u said is really describe how I feel now. And ur right I'm giving myself till 6 mos if I will make it . Thank u for this video.

[@bobbybero7452]

You can do this!!!!

[@KissMySass01]

I really appreciate this video. I come off of orientation in 2 weeks and I am honestly scared shitless. This video made me feel a lot better, now I just need these 6 months to breeze by 😅

[@NurseLiz]

You’ll do great! One day at a time!

[@thomabow8949]

How are things now?

[@Msachsy]

Omg thank you! Seriously accurate to how I feel everyday!! I want to quit so bad I’m always anxious , feeling like I can’t do anything. This was so very helpful and actually made me laugh because I could hear myself when you were talking.

[@oliviab5168]

mariah sachs I’m 2 months on my own and I feel incompetent :(

[@NurseLiz]

I'm so glad it was helpful! The beginning is so so hard, hang in there! Hope it gets a bit easier every day

[@thomabow8949]

@@oliviab5168 How are things now?

[@thomabow8949]

How are things now?

[@LizVequist]

This is me right now... brand new nurse feeling so dumb, questioning my life choices and giving myself such a hard time every day every shift... it is such a steep learning curve!!! Thank you for this video!

[@sarahtoler5878]

How are you feeling now, Liz?

[@LizVequist]

@@sarahtoler5878 SO much better one year in. It's still challenging but not as overwhelming as it was :).

[@lourdesg1742]

I feel this. Almost 6 months into my cardiac progressive unit and I’m still learning so much. I’ve left work so many times feeling like I didn’t do enough, or even forgot to chart one or two things on my patients. Feeling incompetent, feeling anxious, and feeling like I hate nursing. I’m glad I’m not alone in this

[@costricanbeuti]

Going into my 4th month and this video spoke to my soul. All of the things you said I have been thinking about and worrying about this last month. I really needed to see and hear this video because all of it is soooooooooooooooooooooooooo true. Thank you for making this video😭😭😭😭😭. This has helped me mentally.

[@NurseLiz]

i'm so glad its been helpful. Hang in there, it will get a little easier every day ❤️

[@tara2510gaz]

i just finished my classroom orientation and am starting on the floor next week! i am already feeling miserable and anxious, but this video helped me not feel so alone. you are so calming!

[@sarahtoler5878]

Tara, how has your experience been on the floor?

[@sannaphilipwilson2253]

this is so true. i am a new graduate nurse and i dread going to work. i thought i was born to do this but right now i feel like i am in the eye of the storm and the whole world is collapsing around me!! hoping this gets better

[@christiebaymiller9152]

I’m 4 months in. I felt all of the things you described in this video, I still do in certain situations. I still have so many things I don’t know, learning so much every day. However, the thing I’m struggling with the most is….I’ve always been such a people person and I have loved interacting with patients and taking care of them. But now that I’m a nurse and these patients are all mine, I find myself getting impatient and annoyed by them when they’re needy. I became a nurse to provide care for people, I hate that I’m having negative feelings now about taking care of them.

[@fariyes]

i wish we were friends, you are such a warm and sweet person!

[@NurseLiz]

Aww thank you!

[@gabrielamarcano453]

I'm in my first year of college but still have no nursing classes. I'll have my first nursing class in january next year. I sometimes binge watch your videos cause you're awesome and I feel like you give me a real vibe of what it's like to be a nurse. I love your content and your realness. You're awesome, Avery is awesome and Joe is awesome 🤗

[@NurseLiz]

Aww thank you!!

[@Saberdud]

2year update?

[@SymphonySinger]

Hello! New nurse here! I'm 'graduating' from orientation tomorrow for my first nursing job on a Med/Surg unit and I have so much anxiety about it!! These past 8-12 weeks of orientation have been just about manageable, but I've had days where I've cried (I'm generally not the type of person who cries easily), I'm anxious every night before I sleep the day before a shift, and I feel so overwhelmed by everything that I need to remember and manage. I am pretty good about leaving my work at work, but the anticipation about what my shift is going to be like always keeps me on edge. I'm doing my best to take care of myself and my girlfriend and family have been wonderful sources of support for me, but it really is a huge adjustment. It definitely is not what I pictured when I started nursing school. However, I am willing to give myself the six months. I know that I am capable of doing things and my managers have been telling me I'm doing well. Orientation has definitely helped me a little bit, but there is still so much I feel like I need to know or be comfortable with that I don't have yet. Hopefully, time, experience, and self-care will help to ease this transition! Thank you Liz for your tips; it is a huge help! :)

[@sarahbullock9931]

I am a new nurse on a medical floor. I find it overwhelming, I am asking lots of questions not because I don’t feel confident but because I don’t want to make an error and I would feel terrible if it happens. I feel very anxious before going in and find myself on my days off overthinking. I try to remind myself to not overthink so much that I give myself anxiety.

[@NurseLiz]

Make sure you are doing lots of things for you in your time off. It will get better ❤️

[@mollylanigan1726]

I started about a month ago and I cry everyday and I feel like people can tell that I’m too emotional and see me ask weak or incapable. I don’t like my preceptor because she doesn’t level with me like this video telling me that these feelings are normal. I feel so dumb and I hate it. I graduated nursing school summa cum laude and then I started my actual job and I feel like the lowest of the low even compared to other people in my cohort. This is so rough but I’m holding onto the hope that it will get better.

[@inner-galacticfreedomkeepe8068]

Best nursing channel ever!!!

[@NurseLiz]

Aww thank you! Good luck with your new job!

[@Tinhatwarrior]

Once upon a time, I was confident and thick-skinned. Then I started a job as a new grad in critical care with a preceptor from hell. To all the people that pull new grads aside and tell them they're not alone, thank you. You're that person for me right now. Really appreciate what you do.

[@sarahtoler5878]

How are things now, Jasmine?

[@EverythingwithAJ]

I’m so happy it’s not just me. I was so discouraged my first day

[@NurseLiz]

So so so not just you. Hang in there!

[@littlegrey7532]

I am a new grad midwife. It was only my third day today at work. It's so hard, so disappointing, so scary... Everyone is so much older and more experienced than me, I feel so alone, so lost, so unimportant. I cried today because nurse in charge (my mentor) yelled at me few times, but I kept a straight face and when I went home I just cried. But hey thank you so much for this video, your words mean so much to me, you let me know I am not alone and feeling this way is even normal and hopefully it will get better. I am going to listen to you and hang in there for 6 more months.

[@NurseLiz]

Oof. The beginning is so hard. It will get easier. Hang in there

[@squidleyskidley]

I knew to expect these feelings as a new grad, but I am def still struggling and having identity crises almost daily. Also struggling with depression and dread going to work. Just trying to take it one day at a time.

[@jlafunk]

Yup. Just had that moment yesterday and I have to go back again today. I have great preceptors and managers so I feel supported but I still keep thinking, "I should be better than this." So, I appreciate this. Thank you.

[@ardismiller4234]

Starting orientation tomorrow 🙄. Listening to your video and reading the comments have helped me know I am not alone in how I am feeling. I am extremely scared and feel like everything I learned is gone.

[@arisgomez1512]

I’ve been on my own for a month now and typically they don’t float new grads until 2-3 months later. With COVID, our manager basically told us that due to the circumstances, we have to float. So after two weeks on my own on my home unit, we’ve been floating to covid units. It’s so overwhelming and stressful not only being on my own but also being on these units which increase my stress levels. Not to mention CA relaxed the nurse to ratio laws and now I feel anxious when we go out of ratio. 😕 I’m hoping it gets better but I already feel some burn out.

[@georgiemichelle3807]

This video is life! 😭😭 Im a brand new nurse... and i must say it’s 🤮🤮

[@NurseLiz]

Hang in there ❤️❤️ it gets better

[@Latiab12]

A year has passed...plz tell me how you're feeling lol? I'm a new ER nurse. Orientation ends next week and Lord my nerves lol

[@Neesha242]

Are you still a nurse? How is it going?

[@sarahcarpenter5297]

I'm a new grad working in a trauma icu and it's day #4 and I broke down crying at lunch, I feel like I know nothing and am overwhelmed and questioning everything!!!