Greetings, y'all! HELP!!!!! Starting med-surg (nights) orientation in a couple weeks, and very, very, very nervous. Middle-aged retread for nursing--6 years exp. RN---ALL in community-based setting, w/chronic outpatients, and lots of case management. (Wanna see me nurse a chart?---a whiz at THAT.)
My NM knows I have effectively **no** acute med-surg experience (had a college "refresher class", but only a week on the floor). Unit is very willing to work with me & treat me like new grad with orientation and precepting, thank goodness.
My time management skills for floor nursing are, well, uuh,....HELP!!!!!
We have computerized Kardexes. Charting will be on computer; MARs are not yet computerized; we have Pyxis.
Would any of you darling people who "have your nursing acts together" (ohman, I am so jealous) be willing to show me visuals of what your "daily brain" (report sheet, to do list, whatever you call it)---looks like?
I've seen a lot of comments about what people INCLUDE in theirs--- but am afraid I'd build a 15-pager....and why reinvent the wheel?
Don't know if they can be posted here (for other people to see and say, "ooh, neat, I'm swiping THAT one!", or if there's links, or if e-mails are easier, or what. But anything that will help me get a 12-hour shift's work done in less than 18 is on the side of the angels! Thanks!
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