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New RN Update: REALITY CHECK

So. I've been MIA from Tumblr, but I've been an RN for almost 5 months now!!! What?!?!? I've been working night shift on a neuro tele unit and I wanted to talk a little bit about the reality of the beginning of your first RN job. You graduate school: BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD You pass the NCLEX: BETTER THAN BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD You land your first job: ECSTATIC, IS THIS REAL LIFE, I MUST BE DREAMING!!! Begin orientation phase: I LOVE THIS! So much cool things to learn End orientation phase: Oh my god, I'm going on my own soon.......... I'm terrified. Off orientation: When one shift you feel like there's nothing else you'd want to do and the next you're questioning your decision to be a nurse. ^ Simply put: being a new nurse is like being on an emotional rollercoaster. People don't discuss this, but it needs to be said so we dont feel alone when we go through this. You go from such a high when you finish school to being smacked in the face with the real world. Finding your way as a new nurse can CHALLENGING. So many ups and downs. It's a whole new world, new people with different personalities, you question yourself/doubt yourself, doubt others ... There is so much to learn its can be overwelming. It's kind of a mind f*ck. That being said, it will get better. Stay positive, give yourself pep talks, run to the bathroom or the pantry if you need a second to get your sh*t together, and just do the best you can.....AND know you're not alone. ❤💪

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I PASSED NCLEX!

I felt completely unprepared and yet I passed NCLEX. My test shut off at 82 questions and it was HARD. I had a lot of psych questions and priority nursing questions.

Good luck to anyone who is taking it soon! You got this!

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Work Update

I have today off work and not on-call so I can meal prep and get errands done. Then I work Wednesday and Thursday.

I think I only need to attend two more births before I’m done training!

I get my NRP certification next Tuesday. I got into an employees only class at a hospital downtown. I’m going to be this new RN working at a natural birth center with all these ER nurses with much different equipment and protocols. The instructor already emailed me and told me she’d tried to figure out adjusted pathways based on what I have available at my facility.

Excited for everything to be official and concrete!