BlueJean

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1. Precepting New Grad in CVICU

   BlueJean replied to BlueJean's topic in CCU

   Thanks for all of your insights- my role as a preceptor has actually been another opportunity to learn about myself as a nurse. Since my last post, I spoke with our nursing educator and my orientee using our weekly progress worksheets, keeping my com...

2. Precepting New Grad in CVICU

   BlueJean posted a topic in CCU

   Hey AllNurses- I'm a second-career RN who started my nursing career in a small CVICU/CVRU two years ago. As such, my learning curve has been very steep (including 90+ hours of intensive classroom and simlab orientation at hiring), but I can finally f...

3. New nurse feeling overwhelmed and miserable!

   BlueJean replied to RN2012Newbie's topic in New Nurse

   Wow- this is a relief to read. I am a new grad (May) on a critical care unit and, despite good school grades and a successful previous career, I am apparently HORRIBLE at nursing. Argh. My first preceptor was so on top of everything, I basically just...