Difference Between a New Nurse and an Old Nurse

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The new nurse throws up when the patient does.

The experienced nurse calls housekeeping when a patient throws up

The new nurse keeps detailed notes on a pad.

The experienced writes on the back of their hand, paper scraps, napkins, etc.

The new nurse will spend all day trying to reorient a patient.

The experienced nurse will chart the patient is disoriented and restrain them.

The new nurse loves to hear abnormal heart and breath sounds.

The experienced nurse doesn't want to know about them unless the patient is symptomatic.

The new nurse thinks people respect Nurses.

The experienced nurse knows everybody blames everything on the nurse.

The new nurse looks for blood on a bandage hoping they can change it.

The experienced nurse knows a little blood never hurt anyone.

The new nurse works for a chance to work with the family

The experienced nurse tries to avoid the family

The new nurse will spend days bladder training an incontinent patient.

The experienced nurse will insert a Foley catheter.

What differences can you come up with ????????!

Eventually new nurses become experienced nurses...

A new nurse is desperately trying to impress co-workers by responding, "I know" to the prompting of the preceptor.

I did that once with a clinical instructor. When she did my end of the course evaluation, she had to tell me not to say "I know" every time. Oops. Well, at least she was gracious about it.

A new nurse is desperately trying to impress co-workers by responding, "I know" to the prompting of the preceptor.

I did that once with a clinical instructor. When she did my end of the course evaluation, she had to tell me not to say "I know" every time. Oops. Well, at least she was gracious about it.

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