This video is everything! I had those same feelings during school and even after graduating. I felt like I wasn't smart enough. How am I supposed to retain all this info and apply it? What happens when someone realizes i dont know all the things i should know? What if I make a mistake? A million what ifs.....I am my worst critic. Even when I get positive feedback from my coworkers, I am so hard on myself. These feelings can be so overpowering if you don't put them in check! After being a nurse for 2 years and now transitioning into a new job role, I still feel a little insecure about my knowledge base and abilities. However, I TRY not to let those feelings get the best of me. Instead, I try to learn from them and use them to make me a better nurse. For starters, I have to remind myself that YES I DID IT.... I survived nursing school, passed boards and am a nurse! Then I realize that it's going to be okay...I can't possibly know it all (ever) and certainly not overnight. It takes time and I have to give myself credit for how far Ive come and just continue to keep myself open to learning and growing as a nurse. Love love love your videos! I wish I would have found them sooner. Thank you!
Thanks for the video! It's nice to hear that someone felt this way as a new nurse. My mom, who has been a nurse for 20+ years, said she didn't feel like a "real nurse" for at least a year on the job, but I've never heard from someone who felt inadequate at clinicals like I did. Thanks again!
heemee06 Awe anytime!! I always tell people that nursing is a job that gets wayyyy better with time :) I love my job now more than ever :) I hope you have the same experience!! Keep in touch!! xoxo - Caroline
Thank you sooooo much for this video. It was really inspiring. I just started working on a med surg floor three weeks ago and I feel so overwhelmed sometimes and really feel like I don't know anything. But your video made me breath easy and makes me know that I am not alone and I can get through this!!! I can't wait to say I have been a nurse for 5 years :)
Thank you for this video! That letter could be from me. Your information was MUCH needed for me and reading the others comments was great help. I have less than 80 days until pinning and feel like I can't do it sometimes (a lot). Although I am in our Nursing Honor Society and Dean's list and usually do fine on tests, I feel it is so much information and I have forgotten so much. But mostly, I feel like an idiot in clinicals. Time managment is very difficult for me and really hard to believe I can safely manage care for 5 med surg patients. I am so nervous doing skills and my mind will STOP for seconds at a time when trying to remember things. Oh gracious me, I hope I can do this!!! I will ho check out your books. You are an angel :)
Thank you so much for this video. I am half way done with nursing school but have the option of taking my NCLEX to become a LPN. I started to talk myself out of it because I don't feel prepared. It's nice to know that all nurses start off feeling this way.
I so feel this way, Caroline! I am in my third year of my BScN and next month I start my clinical placement on an internal medicine unit. I am nervous to say the least.. and comparing myself to my peers who are going to be in my group is freaking me out even more. I totally feel like I don't know enough, medications are my biggest worry. I just watched your video on calcium channel blockers and its already helped me understand even more. I definitely plan on going through the rest of your medication and patho videos before I start my new rotation. Thanks so much! xox
Heather Pelley Hi Heather! It is so nice to hear from you!! Reading your comment, only one thing comes to mind.... you are going to be a great nurse :) Being scared is normal & ok... it means that you will stay alert & think twice before acting! Keep on reviewing & please let me know if you ever have a video request! Looking forward to hearing from you very soon!! xoxo!!
tnx for this! i just subbed! im a new nurse and very anxious about the new experience. im aware of the nursing culture somewhat that nurses kill their youngs so, this kinda give me confidence to stand tall. more videos pls tnx!
Ahhh tnx Caroline. You're a true inspiration. I am trying to stay positive and utilize all the resources I have to help me through this difficult time of job hunting. I read a sample of your book and just have decided to purchase a copy via Amazon kindle. I'm sure I will find it useful in my current unemployed state of being as well as in the future when I eventually do land that highly coveted job.
Hi Tahira! Thank you so much for letting me know that the videos are helping! And also for picking up the book! I think it will help you stay in a positive state as the perfect job finds you :) Just keep giving it your all & expecting good things to come... believe me they will. Really looking forward to seeing you again soon! Much Love, - Caroline
i have no notable experience with skilled nursing, ive worked in psychiatrics (enjoyed it but not the nursing career i desire), i currently have a job at an Assisted Living and I also have a house client, i want to do medical but i waited sense 2015 to actually be motivated to do medical skills, i am currently an lpn and will be going to school in the summer for my RN then continue on through to attain my NP which i hope to have for medical working with the elderly. pray for me !
This is a great video! I'm thinking of going to medical school to become a nurse (RN) and I'm so lost on how to find a school that will do me some justice. I have a small child 1 1/2 and im sure I'm going to have to wait awhile until she gets a little older but I want to be on the right track, but your videos anda great deed of help,so thank you,
Thank you for this video, I will be working on a hospital soon, and I'm super nervous because I know it's going to be so different than when I was a student, I feel like I won't be able to ask for help as easily as well if I was student... I have anxiety so this is extra difficult for me, I can't sleep I'm a mess lol
+Arely Villalba Hi Arely!! It is so nice to hear from you!! Honestly you do not need to worry about asking for help or questions! Nursing School & the NCLEX teaches you how to be safe.... it does not teach you how to be a nurse.. You are starting from scratch and you will have a lot of questions and need a lot of help. I still ask questions all the time and I have been a nurse for 7 years. I don't care if anyone gives me a weird look or things I'm dumb... I know better & I just ignore their comment or look. Here are a lot more videos to hopefully help you out though :D ruclips.net/p/PLlBYNT9od8CWYgBFp8wuNY9DS_-524Ayx I hope this helps!! Looking forward to hearing from you again soon! xoxo - Caroline
Thanks for answering that question. Looking forward to working in broward hospital and got books to figure out how to survive my first year. LOL. Feeling much better.
Hi Rachel! Congratulations for making it all the way through nursing school & landing your first job!! That is a really big deal & you should be proud of yourself :) I'm not sure if you know... but my second book is exactly for New Grads... You can find it on Amazon... I will place the link below :) I really think it will help you out a lot. Just fyi, if finances are tight, you can get the e-book on my website & pay what you want/can. My website is: EmpoweRN.com I hope this helps!! Let me know if you need anything else! Much Love, - Caroline Here is the link to the book: www.amazon.com/New-Nurse-Keep-First-Nursing/dp/1484177525/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1398130604&sr=8-2&keywords=caroline+porter+thomas
My goal is to move to south Florida in a few years as well! Just wish these NY hospitals were more gracious at giving new grad RNs a chance. I too felt so nervous during clinical rotations in nursing school and I am soooo petrified about not being knowledgeable enough as a new nurse to adequately fulfill my job as a nurse. That's why I look at all this videos! LOL.
Hi Tahira! I think that NY must be one of the hardest places for New Grads... because I get a lot of emails from New Grads in that area. It is much easier in places like FL, for sure.... not to say it is super easy. Just much easier than NY. And, yes, nursing school teaches you to critically think & pass the NCLEX.... that's about it!! I too was incredibly scared & did not feel even slightly confident for about 8 months.... I do have to say though, that nursing is a job that gets so much easier with time!!! So just do your best to push through this uncomfortable time!! Let me know if you need anything else!! Much Love, - Caroline
Thank you so VERY much for the videos!!! I have learned SOOOO much from you.....is there any way for you to lessen the volume on the background music so that I don't miss A SINGLE WORD of what you're saying??
Hello my name is shanice and I am a high school graduate starting college this fall and second guessing if nursing is the right thing for me. since I've been little I've always wanted to be a nurse but as I did research people were making it seem as if it were very tough and made them give up, I wasn't always the brightest student not doubting myself or anything I just think this would be a hard occupation for me , and I was just wondering if you would email me on your journey or how you made it through college studying nursing. shanice ritchie
Hi Ori! Honestly I think your feelings are completely normal :) That is exactly how I felt too! Just keep going, it gets a lot better :) Looking forward to hearing from you again soon!! Much Love, - Caroline
so how are you feeling now? im also a new nurse and the anxiety of whats gonna happen on the floor is killing me everyday. lol i dont know how long this feeling will be. :(
Hello: ) I really love ur videos it helps us a lot. I have a heart problem and its congenital but I wanna become a nurse so bad, I'm currently studying nursing now I am so confused if I want to continue it because I don't know if theirs a hospital will accept me as nurse tho I have a heart problem. And I'm afraid that I cannot give effective service to my future patient. Thank you I hope u can help me. God bless
We are aware a house built with Bricks or Sticks (Timber or Bamboo) all support the strength and beauty. Saying "Do I Know Enough to be a Nurse" It makes me feel Educated as a Nurse is secondary, practically involved stands firstly. But when it comes to selection Certified stands first and having only practical experienced gets disqualified. (to make matters worse the mental disturbance I get, live or die a shameless thought can't be fought.)
Just received my RN license!!!🎉 Now it's time to apply for my first RN job. I am scared of someone asking me a question while on the job & not being able to provide an answer. Has this happened to you? Thank You:)
Practice conflict resolution scenarios in your mind now & before your interview. For example: How have or would you respond if____ (something wrong). Imagine a story in your mind showing the following process: You saw something wrong, you thought about what the best response would be, you took action and then reassessed the response. Always share stories that show you are thoughtful, kind and methodical about your actions. I hope this helps!! ~Caroline
Hi Can you do a video on how it is to work with male nurses? Do you find it harder? Do male nurses bring anything different to the table so to speak? Im a male nursing student and Im concerned that the "girl club" will be hard to break into. I love your attitude but Im afraid you are rare..
This video is everything! I had those same feelings during school and even after graduating. I felt like I wasn't smart enough. How am I supposed to retain all this info and apply it? What happens when someone realizes i dont know all the things i should know? What if I make a mistake? A million what ifs.....I am my worst critic. Even when I get positive feedback from my coworkers, I am so hard on myself. These feelings can be so overpowering if you don't put them in check! After being a nurse for 2 years and now transitioning into a new job role, I still feel a little insecure about my knowledge base and abilities. However, I TRY not to let those feelings get the best of me. Instead, I try to learn from them and use them to make me a better nurse. For starters, I have to remind myself that YES I DID IT.... I survived nursing school, passed boards and am a nurse! Then I realize that it's going to be okay...I can't possibly know it all (ever) and certainly not overnight. It takes time and I have to give myself credit for how far Ive come and just continue to keep myself open to learning and growing as a nurse. Love love love your videos! I wish I would have found them sooner. Thank you!
Thanks for the video! It's nice to hear that someone felt this way as a new nurse. My mom, who has been a nurse for 20+ years, said she didn't feel like a "real nurse" for at least a year on the job, but I've never heard from someone who felt inadequate at clinicals like I did. Thanks again!
heemee06 Awe anytime!!
I always tell people that nursing is a job that gets wayyyy better with time :)
I love my job now more than ever :)
I hope you have the same experience!!
Keep in touch!!
xoxo
- Caroline
Thank you sooooo much for this video. It was really inspiring. I just started working on a med surg floor three weeks ago and I feel so overwhelmed sometimes and really feel like I don't know anything. But your video made me breath easy and makes me know that I am not alone and I can get through this!!! I can't wait to say I have been a nurse for 5 years :)
Thank you for this video! That letter could be from me. Your information was MUCH needed for me and reading the others comments was great help. I have less than 80 days until pinning and feel like I can't do it sometimes (a lot). Although I am in our Nursing Honor Society and Dean's list and usually do fine on tests, I feel it is so much information and I have forgotten so much. But mostly, I feel like an idiot in clinicals. Time managment is very difficult for me and really hard to believe I can safely manage care for 5 med surg patients. I am so nervous doing skills and my mind will STOP for seconds at a time when trying to remember things. Oh gracious me, I hope I can do this!!! I will ho check out your books. You are an angel :)
Thank you so much for this video. I am half way done with nursing school but have the option of taking my NCLEX to become a LPN. I started to talk myself out of it because I don't feel prepared. It's nice to know that all nurses start off feeling this way.
Thank you for sharing the things no one seems to talk about. You are easing my level of stress with each video!
I so feel this way, Caroline! I am in my third year of my BScN and next month I start my clinical placement on an internal medicine unit. I am nervous to say the least.. and comparing myself to my peers who are going to be in my group is freaking me out even more. I totally feel like I don't know enough, medications are my biggest worry. I just watched your video on calcium channel blockers and its already helped me understand even more. I definitely plan on going through the rest of your medication and patho videos before I start my new rotation. Thanks so much! xox
Heather Pelley Hi Heather!
It is so nice to hear from you!!
Reading your comment, only one thing comes to mind.... you are going to be a great nurse :)
Being scared is normal & ok... it means that you will stay alert & think twice before acting! Keep on reviewing & please let me know if you ever have a video request!
Looking forward to hearing from you very soon!!
xoxo!!
tnx for this! i just subbed! im a new nurse and very anxious about the new experience. im aware of the nursing culture somewhat that nurses kill their youngs so, this kinda give me confidence to stand tall. more videos pls tnx!
Ahhh tnx Caroline. You're a true inspiration. I am trying to stay positive and utilize all the resources I have to help me through this difficult time of job hunting. I read a sample of your book and just have decided to purchase a copy via Amazon kindle. I'm sure I will find it useful in my current unemployed state of being as well as in the future when I eventually do land that highly coveted job.
Hi Tahira!
Thank you so much for letting me know that the videos are helping!
And also for picking up the book! I think it will help you stay in a positive state as the perfect job finds you :)
Just keep giving it your all & expecting good things to come... believe me they will.
Really looking forward to seeing you again soon!
Much Love,
- Caroline
Thank you so much for this video Caroline! It's exactly what I needed to see today after feeling this way.
Kel Elizabeth Hi Kel!!
You are so welcome :) thank you for the comment & letting me know that the video helped you!! see you soon!! xoxo!!
oh thank goodness that someone feels the same I do! thanks for video
megi13jo Awe your welcome!!
Thanks so much for letting me know!!
xoxo
- Caroline
Thank you for this comfort!
i have no notable experience with skilled nursing, ive worked in psychiatrics (enjoyed it but not the nursing career i desire), i currently have a job at an Assisted Living and I also have a house client, i want to do medical but i waited sense 2015 to actually be motivated to do medical skills, i am currently an lpn and will be going to school in the summer for my RN then continue on through to attain my NP which i hope to have for medical working with the elderly. pray for me !
This is a great video! I'm thinking of going to medical school to become a nurse (RN) and I'm so lost on how to find a school that will do me some justice. I have a small child 1 1/2 and im sure I'm going to have to wait awhile until she gets a little older but I want to be on the right track, but your videos anda great deed of help,so thank you,
Thank you for this video, I will be working on a hospital soon, and I'm super nervous because I know it's going to be so different than when I was a student, I feel like I won't be able to ask for help as easily as well if I was student... I have anxiety so this is extra difficult for me, I can't sleep I'm a mess lol
I'm a new subscriber watching all of your videos! ♡ (English is not my first language so I'm sorry if I write funny)
+Arely Villalba
Hi Arely!!
It is so nice to hear from you!!
Honestly you do not need to worry about asking for help or questions!
Nursing School & the NCLEX teaches you how to be safe.... it does not teach you how to be a nurse..
You are starting from scratch and you will have a lot of questions and need a lot of help.
I still ask questions all the time and I have been a nurse for 7 years.
I don't care if anyone gives me a weird look or things I'm dumb... I know better & I just ignore their comment or look.
Here are a lot more videos to hopefully help you out though :D
ruclips.net/p/PLlBYNT9od8CWYgBFp8wuNY9DS_-524Ayx
I hope this helps!!
Looking forward to hearing from you again soon!
xoxo
- Caroline
Thanks for answering that question. Looking forward to working in broward hospital and got books to figure out how to survive my first year. LOL. Feeling much better.
Hi Rachel!
Congratulations for making it all the way through nursing school & landing your first job!!
That is a really big deal & you should be proud of yourself :)
I'm not sure if you know... but my second book is exactly for New Grads...
You can find it on Amazon... I will place the link below :)
I really think it will help you out a lot.
Just fyi, if finances are tight, you can get the e-book on my website & pay what you want/can. My website is: EmpoweRN.com
I hope this helps!!
Let me know if you need anything else!
Much Love,
- Caroline
Here is the link to the book:
www.amazon.com/New-Nurse-Keep-First-Nursing/dp/1484177525/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1398130604&sr=8-2&keywords=caroline+porter+thomas
***** Thank you soo much.
Thanks beautiful lovely advice your spot on xxx
You've inspired me. I love your videos...
I needed this thank you so much
+Candy Cain
You are so welcome!
Glad to be of help.
-xoxo
ur laugh at the end was cute!! :)
Coco Owns Thanks!
xoxo!
My goal is to move to south Florida in a few years as well! Just wish these NY hospitals were more gracious at giving new grad RNs a chance. I too felt so nervous during clinical rotations in nursing school and I am soooo petrified about not being knowledgeable enough as a new nurse to adequately fulfill my job as a nurse. That's why I look at all this videos! LOL.
Hi Tahira!
I think that NY must be one of the hardest places for New Grads... because I get a lot of emails from New Grads in that area. It is much easier in places like FL, for sure.... not to say it is super easy. Just much easier than NY.
And, yes, nursing school teaches you to critically think & pass the NCLEX.... that's about it!!
I too was incredibly scared & did not feel even slightly confident for about 8 months....
I do have to say though, that nursing is a job that gets so much easier with time!!!
So just do your best to push through this uncomfortable time!!
Let me know if you need anything else!!
Much Love,
- Caroline
Thank you so VERY much for the videos!!! I have learned SOOOO much from you.....is there any way for you to lessen the volume on the background music so that I don't miss A SINGLE WORD of what you're saying??
Hello my name is shanice and I am a high school graduate starting college this fall and second guessing if nursing is the right thing for me. since I've been little I've always wanted to be a nurse but as I did research people were making it seem as if it were very tough and made them give up, I wasn't always the brightest student not doubting myself or anything I just think this would be a hard occupation for me , and I was just wondering if you would email me on your journey or how you made it through college studying nursing. shanice ritchie
Yes. I'm new in orientation and I'm scared to make any move... I go home feeling like I didn't do good enough, odd feeling...
Hi Ori!
Honestly I think your feelings are completely normal :)
That is exactly how I felt too!
Just keep going, it gets a lot better :)
Looking forward to hearing from you again soon!!
Much Love,
- Caroline
***** thank u for the feedback... I'm counting the days that I'll feel somewhat in peace.
so how are you feeling now? im also a new nurse and the anxiety of whats gonna happen on the floor is killing me everyday. lol i dont know how long this feeling will be. :(
Hello: ) I really love ur videos it helps us a lot. I have a heart problem and its congenital but I wanna become a nurse so bad, I'm currently studying nursing now I am so confused if I want to continue it because I don't know if theirs a hospital will accept me as nurse tho I have a heart problem. And I'm afraid that I cannot give effective service to my future patient. Thank you I hope u can help me. God bless
We are aware a house built with Bricks or Sticks (Timber or Bamboo) all support the strength and beauty. Saying "Do I Know Enough to be a Nurse" It makes me feel Educated as a Nurse is secondary, practically involved stands firstly. But when it comes to selection Certified stands first and having only practical experienced gets disqualified. (to make matters worse the mental disturbance I get, live or die a shameless thought can't be fought.)
You have the best channel on youtube! How can i order your book?
I would really appreciate a video on that as well :-)
great video. :)
Just received my RN license!!!🎉 Now it's time to apply for my first RN job. I am scared of someone asking me a question while on the job & not being able to provide an answer. Has this happened to you? Thank You:)
Practice conflict resolution scenarios in your mind now & before your interview. For example: How have or would you respond if____ (something wrong). Imagine a story in your mind showing the following process: You saw something wrong, you thought about what the best response would be, you took action and then reassessed the response. Always share stories that show you are thoughtful, kind and methodical about your actions. I hope this helps!!
~Caroline
Oh and CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! YAY!
Hi Can you do a video on how it is to work with male nurses? Do you find it harder? Do male nurses bring anything different to the table so to speak? Im a male nursing student and Im concerned that the "girl club" will be hard to break into. I love your attitude but Im afraid you are rare..
Are you working at broward health medical center?
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