Big Deal Scale

Nurses New Nurse

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Specializes in Cardiovascular and Surgical ICU.

:redbeathe This might be of some assistance to other newgrads like myself. I know this has helped me not freak out from every sneeze or cough my patient has. This only can apply if you trust the nurses you work with, or at least most of them. I always ask, if I'm not sure of something I've done or happened to my patient, or even just being a new employee at the hospital...it this a big deal? I make my fellow nurses rate it form 0-10. I love it! Because most of the time I'm flipping out 10/10 when it's really a 2/10:redbeathe

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Specializes in LTAC, Homehealth, Hospice Case Manager.

That's not a bad idea! Thanks for sharing! :flowersfo

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Great idea! People are always telling newbies that they need to learn to prioritize, but how can you if everything is treated as SOMETHING VERY VERY IMPORTANT? Most everything the nurse does is important and I'd hope NO nurse would think that 'not such a big deal' means it's unimportant, but you do need some kind of scale of importance in order to prioritize.

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