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u/greatnorthwoods · 6 pointsr/nursing

Nursing school can be an extremely stressful and can take its toll on ones mental and physical health. Even those who have been passionate about nursing since day 1 can find that they have burnt themselves out trying to succeed. While in nursing school I saw students get IBS, debilitating migraines, anxiety attacks, kidney stones, even hair loss and poor metal health related to sleep deprivation etc. In school you may not have gotten the one on one attention needed to feel confident in your nursing practice, this can leave one feeling anxious and underprepared when entering the workforce. This is common. However, I can say through personal experience that I entered the workforce feeling underprepared but through my employers orientation program and learning how to speak up and ask questions I soon found the confidence needed to be a successful medical surgical RN. Dont be afraid to apply for hospital positions often times if a hospital hires you to be a med/surge, er, icu, maternity or pediatric RN and you find that the floor you are on is not suited to you, as long as you speak up and express your needs to your manager they may look for opportunities to keep you in the organization but cross train you to a position more suited to your personal nursing practice and skills. In the hospital setting you will quickly learn that RN's stick together, you become part of a team of professionals and will soon learn that they are your allies and you are not alone. Nursing is such a vast profession with a wide range of opportunity. If one form of nursing doesn't suit you, try another, you may find that you enjoy the profession after all. I hope this helps. I also suggest reading memoirs such as Critical Care: http://www.amazon.com/Critical-Care-Nurse-Everything-Between/dp/0061791547 and the book From Silence to Voice: http://www.amazon.com/From-Silence-Voice-Communicate-Politics/dp/0801478731. I would start with Critical Care.

u/cbruind · 1 pointr/nursing

Theresa Brown is a great non-internet resource. She is a former English professor who switched into nursing. She has a column with the New York Times and wrote Critical Care: A New Nurse Faces Death, Life, and Everything in Between

u/dyslexiaisagfit · 1 pointr/nursing

Her book is good too.