PedsNurse04

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1. Quit after 4 weeks, now what...

   PedsNurse04 replied to nursecarebear's topic in New Nurse

   Hi nursecarebear, First of all it sounds like the orientation program needs to be a little longer. Mine was about 3-4 months and I felt pretty confident to be on my own at that time. Don't get me wrong there were days that I called in sick bec...

2. How do you give next shift report?

   PedsNurse04 replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

   We use verbal and tape record on our unit, mainly verbal though. What I like to do is start out with a history of my patient (when they were admitted, reason why they were admitted, etc.) then I give a brief description of my pt. (IV site, IVF, any ...

3. Starting on my own

   PedsNurse04 posted a topic in Career Support

   My situation is I am finally done with orientation and will be taking patient assignments on my own starting tonight. My preceptors have been awesome reassuring me that I do a great job, but it scares me to think I will be on my own. I won't always...