I got the Job!!! Now what?

I got the call on friday morning, they offered me a full time clinical I position in the ICU stepdown unit. I know it's not the NICU of my dreams but I think it's a good place to start. The hospital actually has a NICU and so the option is always there to transfer after a yr or two. I start orientation Dec. 1. I'm very excited but also terrified. I guess the biggest question in my mind is "will I be a good nurse?" I have alot of compassion but I am still unsure of certain clinical skills. My hands still shake (bad) when I go to place an IV, Ive never placed an NG ( I know how to care for them and check placement, just never actually placed one). Of course I also worry about making mistakes, I know I will. My soon to be coworker (and hopefully preceptor) told me "you will make mistakes because you're new, you just have to pray that mistake isn't the one that kills them." I am just really nervous,I know I will have a preceptor for at least 3 months but it's still scary. I mean I know what I lack in clinical skills I make in my bedside manner but just the same theres alot to remember from school and learn from the real world.

I am so excited to get to do what I love. I feel so privileged to be a nurse, to have others trust me with their lives and their well-being. It's a great responsibility, one I do not take lightly and hope I never do.

Here's a question for you though..... Do you think it would be inappropriate to request a certain person to be my preceptor? The floor nurse that I interviewed with made me so comfortable and seemed to have alot of knowledge. I would like to learn from her.

Anyways I will keep everyone posted on how this goes.