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Nurse turnover in the first year remains catastrophically high post-pandemic, hospital systems are under financial pressure from rising uninsured loads and reimbursement cuts making retention ROI urgent, and the normalization of peer support communities on Reddit demonstrates nurses will seek and trust anonymous peer guidance — the gap is structured, safe, professionally-scaffolded versions of that behavior.
New graduate nurses experience intense anxiety, imposter syndrome, fear of judgment, and unit culture shock during their first year, but formal hospital orientation focuses on clinical skills rather than psychological resilience and professional identity formation. EAP lines and generic mental health resources are perceived as inadequate or stigmatized.
New graduate nurses (0-18 months experience) and the nurse managers/educators responsible for their retention
A mobile-first peer cohort platform that matches new grad nurses across hospitals into small structured cohorts (6-8 people) facilitated by vetted second or third-year nurses, with guided weekly micro-sessions covering topics like handling medical errors, navigating unit culture, managing shift-related mental load, and setting patient/coworker boundaries. The platform includes anonymous journaling with AI-flagged burnout signals sent to a clinical counselor, and a searchable scenario library where nurses can find peer-authored responses to real situations they're too embarrassed to ask about at work.
The real-world evidence the pipeline drew on to generate this idea.
I feel like my coworkers are judging my every move, asking stupid questions, making dumb minor mistakes, and the anxiety I feel is sky high after every single shift. When does it get better? Lol fck. submitted by /u/Queasy_Chips [link] [comments]
Just me venting... As a new grad nurse I've started to get the hang of my unit...from med pass...to admissions....to discharge...I feel like I've got my rhythm and flow...the one area I think I'm stressed about is unit culture....and I'm starting to wonder if I'm really a team player....for example...when our unit does shift report...I feel like I never know what's coming....I'm always the one standing around with my note pad ready to take the assignment from a nurse who likes to chat a LOT....lol....I try to be cool and chat along but I'm also looking at the clock with pre-shift anxiety about the assignment...stressed to the T...and she wants to talk about whatever is on her mind....or me giving a report and the nurse takes all day to receive it...the other day I was standing there trying to smile but I worked a long 12 hour shift...just ready to go home and didn't have any more energy left...but still waited patiently frowning in my mind... Then there is the unit gossip...y'all...I r
i’m a new grad and have been at my new job for a little over a month. it’s where i had my practicum as a student and i like a lot of the people on the unit and the ones im closer with are very supportive and team work oriented. however, i do notice how they’ll gossip and talk shit about some of the other nurses which i’ll admit makes me more nervous of making mistakes. however i’m on a tele med surg unit where 5 patients per nurse is the norm. i’m literally doing something every second and even then im unable to get everything done without help. if i’m sitting im charting. i know im naturally slower because im a new nurse but i truly dont know how im going to do this. people talk so much shit on med surg but it’s one of the most complicated jobs i can imagine. what is some advice to better adapt and and promote time management submitted by /u/marshmellowdeer [link] [comments]
This may not be a nursing topic necessarily but I figured I might find some reliable advice here. I’m a psychiatric nurse in an inpatient setting. I work with women specifically with psychosis and thought disorders. I’m a new grad and about to be off orientation. Well I’ve been taking the entire patient load now and my preceptor is just there for moral support. I had a patient acting up today who had some pretty wild attention seeking behavior (diagnosed personality disorder). We also just got a new psych tech on the unit and she seemed nice enough. Well this patient was acting out and said something kinda funny while I was in the nurses station. Me and my preceptor started giggling while discussing what to do about the patients behavior bc it was kind of a new thing I’d never dealt with before for. Another tech was deescalating while I was about to start pulling meds. The techs on my unit are amazing and show a lot of care to our ladies detangling matted hair and making up fun group a
I straight out forgot to give some of my pt evening meds. I didn’t realize it until the next day. I was absolutely stunned when I realized I had missed these meds.I told my supervisor what had happened. She was nice about it to my face but I’m sure there will be serious consequences. I don’t know what happens next. Does anyone know what happens when this type of error occurs? How will this effect my license? PS. no serious effects from the pt missing evening meds. submitted by /u/whiteRa33it [link] [comments]
I’ve only been doing this for a year and I’ve hit a wall. I’m depressed. I hate the ED. I have begged for a transfer but it’s not 100% that I even get it. I’m stuck with a contract so I don’t wanna leave bc my dumb ass took a sign on bonus (I needed it). I know yall have made it clear that this would happen but I need help lol. Please. Any advice is solid atp. I’m considering a career change. How the fuck do yall do this for so long?? submitted by /u/Rare_Lawfulness_4361 [link] [comments]
I’ve been a nurse for over 10 years in which I worked a variety of specialties (the most recent in PACU). I started a new job and decided to switch to the OR. I went in knowing being a circulator is going be a whole different type of nursing than what I’m used to. I’m about a month in and I’m doing “fine.”The clinical coordinator checks in with me once a week to see how the orientation process is going. We discuss what’s next in my orientation schedule and discuss any feedback from preceptors (which there hasn’t been any). I am up front with her about everything and she’s been great with making the orientation process as easy as possible. I guess my point is the frustration I feel being an experienced nurse with a head full of knowledge that doesn’t really cross over so I feel like a brand new nurse. I’m still adjusting and I know I will continue to improve my circulator skills but it will take time. It doesn’t help that there are some co-workers I already don’t like because they have
So recently I decided to move on to outpatient forever after a really bad experience in the ICU that had me fired over what I suspect was pressing charges on a violent etoh patient. Of course that wasn't the official reason, they nitpicked everything I didn't perfectly do or didn't do including being late for 5 min once and used it as a reason to let me go. As well as grilling me what I should have done to not get attacked. In hindsight I should have seen the signs, they literallt gave us a whole ass presentation on how unions lead to poor patient care. I'll bounce back, I'm interviewing for case management and things are looking up. But I feel stabbed in the back and it burns me up inside that they made me out to be incompetent surrounding the incident. I did my job just fine, I did everything I was supposed to do, and the patient decided to cheap shot me during patient transfer. I was perfectly professional with the guy and made sure he was getting his care. Kept the MDs well aware o
I work at a SNF in AZ.( Posting from throwaway account). A caregiver at my job committed suicide 2 weeks ago today right in front of me. She jumped from the 14th floor and landed on the side walk right in front of me as I was walking into work. I tried the EAP line, I’ve talked to friends and family, leaned on my coworkers but it’s just really hard to deal with mentally. I’m 4 months post partum with my first baby and dealing with some baby blues and stress from the horrible heatwave that’s kept be basically home bound. My family lives on the other side of the country and my husband works long hours so I’ve just kinda spent most of my time home with the baby letting my feelings fester. I’ve been trying therapy, didn’t find it helpful. I can’t really work and I can’t not work for financial reasons. I don’t really know if or when I’ll be able to work without panic attacks, and I’m trying to do the best I can for my son but like I’m just human. I feel like I’m a nurse and I’ve seen death
I love taking care of people, I do. My dread and my anxiety and depression and PTSD and allllll that won’t deter good patient care. I truly. Hate. My job. My coworkers and management are toxic. I can’t report my concerns for fear of backlash. I’m just done. I want to work anything else. Anyone else leave and do something not medical? submitted by /u/CorgiUprising [link] [comments]
I suggested palliative for my 57 year old frequent flyer with end stage COPD who has expressed she will not stop smoking. DC’ed 3 days ago and is back. Doctor laughed at me and said no with no explanation. Am I dumb? Am I missing something? Edit: typed this as I was still charting at work so left lots of detail out. I didn’t clarify in person as it was during rounds and I was pulled from rounds to tend to my pt w a BP of 76/28. Figured I’d ask after but my rapid put me behind immensely and completely forgot. I was reminded while charting my communication. I’ve never seen this doctor and I work float so I’m not sure when I’ll see him again. Just now leaving work at 10 pm :) submitted by /u/doyouknozemuffinman [link] [comments]