Afraid of giving report, need adivse please!

[ImShelly31]

Hello I'm a new RN. I've been a nurse for three months in med-surg and the part of my day I DREAD the most is when I have to tape report. It takes me forever and I feel very anxious. In fact, I'm a down right basket case when it comes to taping report. Can anyone give me any advise whatsoever to help me with this? Do any of you use any pre printed formes that may be helpful to me in the future? Thanks for any advise.

Margaret

[NC Girl BSN]

Yes actually at the most we have 11 patients with 1 RN and 1 LPN. We do pod-nursing so its helpful to have a partner. Thanks for saying I'm doing well :)

Oh I see, I have 5 patients by myself. It all makes sense now.

[NightNurseRN]

I dont like taped reports mostly because the oncoming nurse does not have the chance to ask questions! What helps me give reports as someone else mentioned is just going through each of the body systems. I do it the same way each time, that way you dont miss anything.