My first shift tomorrow as an RN...

Mulan · Aug 7, 2005

Congratulations and good luck! :wink2:

Rick_s3 · Aug 7, 2005

Good luck adam!!! I myself will start my first shift in a huge rehab center as a charge nurse.you seem too have the right attitude as do i(im told thats the one thing we always have control of) we will both get through it!!! later

At 7 am tomorrow, I will be reporting for my first shift on a Renal Floor as an RN. I am excited and looking forward to it.
While I realize that the next 3 months of orientation will be hard and overwhelming at times, I am not shying away from it. I know I can do this. I handled 5 patients in Nursing School, and I went through a very tough diploma program that makes the 4 years in college for my B.S. Bio degree look easy.
I have a manager whose first concern is making sure that I don't get too overwhelmed or stressed out. And everytime I have run into her in the hospital, she says that they are looking forward to me coming on and that she has placed me with a good preceptor. The hospital I work at has an excellent reputation for taking new nurses out of school and turning them into good ones.
I don't feel nervous at all, I feel ready for my first shift. And I am ready for the hard work. And I am looking forward to it. Lets nurse!!
Adam, RN

kimmcgill · Aug 7, 2005

At 7 am tomorrow, I will be reporting for my first shift on a Renal Floor as an RN. I am excited and looking forward to it.
While I realize that the next 3 months of orientation will be hard and overwhelming at times, I am not shying away from it. I know I can do this. I handled 5 patients in Nursing School, and I went through a very tough diploma program that makes the 4 years in college for my B.S. Bio degree look easy.
I have a manager whose first concern is making sure that I don't get too overwhelmed or stressed out. And everytime I have run into her in the hospital, she says that they are looking forward to me coming on and that she has placed me with a good preceptor. The hospital I work at has an excellent reputation for taking new nurses out of school and turning them into good ones.
I don't feel nervous at all, I feel ready for my first shift. And I am ready for the hard work. And I am looking forward to it. Lets nurse!!
Adam, RN

Congratulations! Go get em' tiger!!!!!!!!!! :yeah:

ancella marie · Aug 7, 2005

you are truly inspiring - right attitude, right outlook towards your job :yelclap: - congratulations! :wink2:

SarasotaRN2b · Aug 7, 2005

At 7 am tomorrow, I will be reporting for my first shift on a Renal Floor as an RN. I am excited and looking forward to it.
While I realize that the next 3 months of orientation will be hard and overwhelming at times, I am not shying away from it. I know I can do this. I handled 5 patients in Nursing School, and I went through a very tough diploma program that makes the 4 years in college for my B.S. Bio degree look easy.
I have a manager whose first concern is making sure that I don't get too overwhelmed or stressed out. And everytime I have run into her in the hospital, she says that they are looking forward to me coming on and that she has placed me with a good preceptor. The hospital I work at has an excellent reputation for taking new nurses out of school and turning them into good ones.
I don't feel nervous at all, I feel ready for my first shift. And I am ready for the hard work. And I am looking forward to it. Lets nurse!!
Adam, RN

Your hospital sounds a lot like mine! that is why I am very excited to go to work every day. Although I'm just a unit secretary, they will work with me to be a great nurse. Watching the new nurses on the floor and seeing how great their preceptorships are and how happy they are, makes me know I made the right decision.

AtlantaRN, RN · Aug 7, 2005

Good luck to you! It is encouraging that there are still managers out there that are "human" first. I recently went to an inservice at our facility presented by our manager (who used to be a floor nurse with us just 3 short years ago), and the first thing she stressed was "take care of yourself first."

I'm excited for you!

atlantarn

**RosesrReder, BSN, MSN, RN** · Aug 7, 2005

congratulations to you and good luck!

grinnurse, RN · Aug 7, 2005

Congrats and I wish you well for your first shift. It's so exciting isn't it?

CardioTrans, BSN, RN · Aug 7, 2005

I hope that your first shift goes/went well. Let us know!!!!!!!!!

Adam D. RN2005 · Aug 8, 2005

My first shift as an RN was wow. I got up at 5:30 got ready, and put my brandnew crisp white uniform on with my name embroided on it. I have been looking forward to wearing it for months since I ordered it!! I didn't feel overwhelmed, but I did feel like I knew what I was doing! While I was shadowing my preceptor, I got to do three IV sticks, didn't get blood on 2 of them, then on the other, I got blood, but the patient moved their arm and blew the vein. A couple of times, I looked around for my instructor to sign the meds a couple times, then realized I was the RN!!! :nurse:

My preceptor is really cool, and she encouraged me several times to try things out. But I will admit, 12 hours is a long shift.

My next shift is on Wednesday, and I will have my first patient as an RN!!! I can't wait. I am looking so forward to Wednesday. While I realize it will be a heck of a lot busier then today, I am ready. And I feel confident enough that I am on the correct unit.

:Melody: I love my job.:balloons: And I can also finally put the layoff from IBM 3 1/3 years ago behind me. And thanks for the well wishes! I have learned to keep a positive outlook helps me get through the hard times. And I have experienced advirsity literally from the day I was born, and yet I have come through each and everytime. So I know I can do this. I am going to be a Good nurse, the best nurst that I can be!

Let's Nurse!!

Adam, RN

Someday-C.R.N.A. · Aug 8, 2005

COOL!! Sounds good, Adam! Glad to hear you are enjoying your new job - I hope I'm as excited as you are when I start nursing!

Until then, I'll do a happy dance for ya.

(I'm one heck of a dancer, 'ey?) :)