Fake it til' you make it!

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Ok my nursing friends!! I would love for you to share some great memories when you first became a nurse and what situations you got in where you had to "fake it til' you made it"!! Can't wait to hear!!! :yeah:

Specializes in geriatrics.

I've been working for a year and a half in LTC. I'm one RN: 30. My second night someone died, and the next night one of my residents experienced 2 grand mal seizures within 3 hours. This was during the night, so there was only 2 of us working. Death doesn't bother me, but I had never experienced dealing with seizures before. That was scary, and the NA was very upset. "How are you maintaining your composure?" She asked. I was scared too, but I had to get through it. I realized very early that anything can and WILL happen.

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Awesome responses my friends! It seems like the consensus is that it takes time to feel comfortable in your rolls and you have to always work on building confidence it doesn't just land in your lap one day! Thanks again!!!

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P.S. Be ready for anything can't be any truer!!!

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Specializes in Mental Health, Hospice Care.
Be proud Wild!

There will be many of those moments on the "other side." I don't get to do many IV starts because almost all of my pt come from ER pending a procedure or come post op from a planned one. BUT last shift, I walked in and said, "You're right Mrs. X......I can see why that IV is painful, it has begun to leak. I will be restarting one in your other arm so that we can continue getting you the fluids and antibiotics you need, and to make your arm feel better, ok? Alrighty, I'm going to turn on a bright light so I can start your new IV....."

I hate HATE starting IVs because I feel like I don't know how to do them well. I mean, I get the steps and do them, but miss quite a bit. I've watched countless videos and "live sticks" when I've called for reinforcements......I asked my mentor/prior preceptor who shrugged me off in a very good way....."Go practice. You get two tries per pt, take every opportunity. Act confident, don't waste any opportunity."

:) I got it on the first try.....

Nice!!!....I can only imagine that I will be faced with many of these "Fake it" moments....it is a reality....I am IV Certified now, but all my experience (yet again) has been confined to fellow students and lab dummies....hoping to get some "live" ones this term before graduation....you rock dude!...getting that stick the first try is always good mojo....:yelclap:

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