I know exactly what you're feeling because I've been there myself... in ALL of the aspects that you talked about. While I still face some of the issues you talked about, I have to say that things are getting BETTER, and they will for you too; just hang in there! I know exactly what you mean about the crying, but don't feel bad about it. You need ...

I am a new grad working in my first nursing job. It has been an extremely difficult experience, with things just now (six months later) STARTING to calm down. I wouldn't say that nurses ''eat their young'' in my unit, but cliques certainly exist and I have felt lost and alienated several times. To all the experienced nurses out there, I would just ...