I'm beginning my 8th week of orientation and I've been in the ER for about 13 shifts. Next month, I will be spending about 9 shifts rotating to other units and then I'll probably work 13 more shifts under a preceptor before I'm on my own. The last two times I was left on the floor alone for an hour, I felt like a headless chicken trying to find its...head.
New grad nurses aren't supposed to always get it right away, but this transition phase gets to me sometimes. The strangest part of the whole process is I felt so comfortable and confident during the first few weeks...during my patient interactions, while inserting IVs, documentating, etc. But lately, I feel like I've been moving backward instead of making progress. I hate the feeling of not knowing what I'm doing. Sigh...
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The first 6 months is usually the toughest. A lot of 1 step forward but 2 steps backward moments.
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