Nurses General Nursing
Published Mar 30, 2017
Leonardo Del Toro, RN
1 Article; 730 Posts
I went into nursing because I like patient care. I like to be with patients and find out what is going on with their health. Then I like to help them. But the reality is that I'm more like a clerk. I spend more time in front of a computer than I stay with patients. I feel like a computer job could be better accomplished in a office. What is your experience?
Sour Lemon
5,016 Posts
Well, I was a clerk (in various places) for many years before I became a nurse. In my experience, they're quite different. I don't necessarily need to be face to face with patients for the majority of my shift, just available for them. In fact, a lot of patients don't want to be hovered over for any extended period of time.
Everline
901 Posts
I can understand where you are coming from. It's one reason I'm not a hospital floor nurse anymore. There are many types of nurses and many different nursing practice environments. Find one that fits and feels better for YOUR practice.
mmc51264, BSN, MSN, RN
3,236 Posts
I chart in the room with the patient so I get a chance to talk to them. I find out lots of interesting things, they like the attention (most of them, if they want to be alone, I don't do it) and it makes them and me feel like we have a little relationship.
For my MSN pracitcum as an informatics nurse, I was going to do a project teaching new nurses about charting in realtime, in the pt's room. "Socialization of the new nurse using in-room, real time charting" It didn't work out time-wise, but I thought it was a great idea.
In room charting helps break the ice when you have to ask some questions that might be a little difficult