Nurses eat their young during report?

[ammanke64]

HELP!! This is my first nursing job on a med/surg floor. I have a meeting with my manager because other nurses are saying I don't know my patients and suspect I'm not doing my assessments. The real problem is that I have been put down so many times during report that I now get ridiculous anxiety and my mind goes blank. I really feel like my only option is to find a new job because now I'm on the radar. I work night shift , and the info needed for night shift is completely diff than what days needs to know. Plus they ask tons of questions about things that should be easy to see during assessment (should be easy to answer but my mind goes blank from nerves)

[mariebailey, MSN, RN]

I use the attached sheet to give and take report on Med Surg. I write the info down in pencil when I take report and make changes as needed during the day if IV site change, Foley is removed, etc. I'm often able to use the same sheet 3 days in a row, and it really helps me give a clear, concise report of what oncoming nurse needs to know to do their job. I feel your pain though; it was bad before I started using this. Forgive the formatting.

Report Sheet.docx