Day 2 as a "Spanky New R.N."....the saga continues.......

[happystudent]

Well, maybe not a Saga..........lol

So, today was my 2nd day....Not to eventful. 2 other new grads and I, spent the day with the Clinical Educator..... He was soooo Nice! He had me rollin on the floor laughing all day. Telling us stories about when he was a newgrad and all the crazy things that nurses did 20 years ago!

We mostly spent the day going over competencies and policy and procedures..

Man! There is a frikkin policy and procedure FOR EVERYTHING. No,think of your thickest nursing book that you have and imagine 2 of those bad boys taped together.....Thats the manual!!!!

Phew, just thinking about it makes me shake my head.......... :chuckle

Well, I have 10 weeks for orientation so I might get thru it....

Then we toured the hospital ,which I am familiar with b/c I worked in the ED as a tech, it was nice to get a refresher on where the new labs are.

So, I just wanted to keep you updated on my progress....Im in at 7am on the FLOOR :uhoh21: ahhhhhhhh! I get ONE WHOLE PATIENT to work with and I have to do all my preceptors assessment and go over paperwork...

PAPERWORK! Holy cannoli! DID I FORGET TO MENTION PAPERWORK......well Im not gonna go there right now......its to overwhelming to type about. Sheesh....... Oh well, Im looking forward to the days ahead... Can't wait to jump in the trenches...with my preceptor of course. :rotfl:

God bless the preceptors!!!!

[RedSox33RN]

I just discovered this thread, and I can't tell you how not only entertaining it is (are you sure you werent' a comedian in a past life, Happy?? LOL!) but how great it is to hear about the trials and tribulations of a new Grad. I WILL be there someday in the oh-so-distant future, and I really enjoy reading about all of it.

Please keep it up!

[vermonster]

I just started an accelerated program in August-I have been on all nurses for awhile but had not seen these posts until today-they are awesome and let me know what is still to come.

I bet you are doing a phenomal job.

Katie (who sometimes wonders why she decided to change careers and go to nursing school but who is mainly fascinated by it all and excited for semester 2)

[ShirwinRN]

Really? What did you end up going into after you quit nursing? Curious.

You have 10 weeks of orientation?!!!!! And take care of one WHOLE patient?!!!!! What a dream world! I was thrown to the wolves when I first started. I had such a struggle getting into the real world that I just ended up quitting nursing altogether (which is kinda unfortunate). I really wish that I had a nurse mentor. In nursing school, I looked after two patients max. And that was in my fourth and final year. Then I got a job and on the first day of real work, I had to take care of TWELVE patients (acute care surgery) and had about five days of orientation. I was so slow and so scared! I live in Canada. I heard that in the US the patient load is a lot less. Is this true?

[Altra, BSN, RN]

this guy comes back to the floor and says to me..." Ya know, I just saw my dr in the parking lot and he told me to tell you to call him so you can give me a klonopin"......

(his face------> :stone ) (my face------> :rotfl: )

Wiping diet Coke off the screen ... this made me laugh out loud!! :rotfl:

Keep this up, HappyStudent -- you know we're hanging on every word! :)

[lovinghands]

happystudent, I just wanted to say "hi" to you. We graduated and took our boards around the same time. I remember the anxiety you were feeling. It sounds like you are doing a wonderful job. I'm proud to be in the same profession as you. Continued success... please keep posting :)