Hello Everyone,
I am a junior nursing student in a 4-year BSN nursing program. I am currently doing a Maternal/Women's Health Clinical Rotation, spending 4 weeks on a postpartum unit and 4 weeks at a Women's Health Clinic. One of our assignments is to post a questions on a nursing discussion forum. I would really appreciate any responses to my question!
My concern is related to practicing as a nursing student in a field where many nurses have been working on the same unit for many years. I have found that walking into a new setting as a student can be intimidating when you feel unwelcome by vetrens of the unit. In my experience, I have been told by many nurses that I look too young and that I have a baby-face, and I worry that my patients will view me in the same way.
It seems that this discussion forum is a great place where perhaps some experienced nurses could give some advice on the best ways that a nursing student or a new graduate could approach a new setting and staff. What have you been impressed by in the past when you meet students and graduate nurses? What has turned you off to them? Do you have any specific advice from your own experiences that could help nursing students gain respect from their nursing elders and patients?
Thank you in advance for your feedback, I really appreciate it!
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