Best advice to give a new nurse

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What is the best advice to give a new nurse?

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Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.

We've got an entire forum dedicated to the first year as a nurse if you want to check it out: First Year After Nursing Licensure

Some threads:

https://allnurses.com/first-year-after/tips-for-nurses-109924.html

https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/what-tips-would-473147.html

https://allnurses.com/first-year-after/new-nurse-tips-897288.html

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Specializes in Nasty sammiches and Dilaudid.

Never pass up a chance to:

1) Eat

2) Sit down

3) Drink water

3.5) Pee (see what I did there? ;) )

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Specializes in Gerontology.

You are not being bullied when your mistakes are pointed out. You need to know what you are doing wrong.

While it is good to ask questions and we want you to ask questions, chose your time wisely. Going up to the charge nurse just after she has dealt with a difficult situation is never good. Let her decompress then ask your question.

learn how to figure out things for yourself. Where are the policies and procedures? What resource books are around?

Be nice, nice, be polite, make friends. You will get more help and advice if people know you on a more personal level.

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