New LVN in SoCal Struggling
So I’m a new lvn and have been working in a SNF for a little more than a month now. I feel like I got the med pass down and still learning to manage time efficiently and to prioritize. Though I feel like I’m lacking in everything else. I feel like I’m hitting a wall. It feels like there’s not enough time or resources to do a lot of the job safely and correctly even though it is what’s expected of you. I feel so incompetent and clueless majority of the time and I look at my peers and compare myself to them and I just end up feeling like shit.
Residents and family members give you a hard time. Coworkers think you’re an idiot and know for a fact that they’re talking smack behind my back. CNAs act like they know better bc they’ve been working many years as an aid. It’s just a very toxic work culture. What am I doing wrong?? Why does it seem impossible to excel in this career path? I know I’ve only been doing this for more than a month but I feel like I’m at my last straw. Is this what nursing really is all about?