I'm a new nurse with one year of experience, working on a med surg renal floor. I feel I've progressed a lot in this first year, but still have a ton to learn. There is one thing that really bothers me, though. I'll usually have 6 or 7 patients each...
1-The people at the top who are only concerned with customer survey results. 2-The patients who view their experience as "hotel guests." The patient who you brought back from a code blue won't return a survey praising you, but the patient who was "n...
graykitty replied to graykitty's topic in New Nurse
AlisRN, what area of nursing are you in, with those ratios. I'm interested in hearing from others too. On my med surg/renal floor, our ratio is 1 to 5-8 patients. Also, from midnight to 7a we have only 1 CNA for our floor (30 rooms). So, I end up doi...
graykitty replied to graykitty's topic in New Nurse
Thanks everyone for all the tips and comments on my op. My routine is, get report, meet all my patients put my name & phone # on their board, I can then assess mentation, ck if IV bags are low, if they need pain meds, etc. Then I get all my sched...
Hi, I've been an RN for 7 months now, and still having trouble with time management. I work nights-- either 7p-7a, or 11p- 7a. It's a med- surge/ renal floor, 1 nurse to 6-7 patients, all computerized system, with physician order entry as well. My bi...
I have a tiny 2 br home & share it with my hubby & 2 granddaughters. They are loud, Tv is blaring, and at night it's too quiet & I fall asleep as soon as I begin reading. So, I go to my nearby 24 hr restaurant. As long as I buy something ...
graykitty replied to FutureFlightRN's topic in New Nurse
All of the posts on this thread are encouraging. Can anyone clarify something for me? I'm a new RN grad with no hospital experience behind me either. At a job fair I attended recently, I spoke with a Nurse Mgr in a hospital rehab dept about working t...
Being a new grad, I want to get as much experience as possible on a med-surg floor. I have an interview for a position in inpatient rehab. I've been advised that I should think twice about accepting the rehab job while continuing to look for a med-su...
The best way to learn is from our mistakes. We are not perfect. However, many find someone or some thing to "blame" it on. You are accepting responsibility: You get a huge pat on the back! My intuition tells me that you will do your absolute best...
Yes, I agree also! Your first semester can be difficult just getting into a routine, and you must study, study, study. The more you have on your plate, the more overwhelmed you may feel at times. I returned to school to make a career change; I'm 55!!...