prioritizing

suebird3 · Apr 18, 2006

Welcome to allnurses.com! The First Year in Nursing Forum may be able to help, so I moved your post there.

Hope you enjoy the site!

Suebird

NaomieRN · Apr 18, 2006

Hello and welcome to allnurses.

twinmommy+2, ADN, BSN, MSN · Apr 18, 2006

A good idea is to start with things that will kill quickly, like breathing and circulation issues. Go and look to make sure your patients are still living right after report. Then meds that are important get distributed first. I'll start with the room that takes digoxin or insulin first before others get their meds. Safety issues are a high priority.

Daytonite, BSN, RN · Apr 20, 2006

hi, kocon23!

i've been at this for years and years. i go in to work with a list in my head of things that need to be done. that list runs through my mind throughout the day. if i had to write it out, it would get changed, added to, things moved around on it all the time. i started with my first job sitting at home after my first few days on the floor making a list of the things i had to do each shift. things will always come up that have to be attended to. i call it the "stamping out of fires" factor. that's what we rns do all day. fix little problems that come up.

i'm giving you some links to check out on prioritizing and organizing. read some of the information over. in reality, most of it is going to fall on you. what ever "to do" list you come up with is going to be totally your creation and customized for you. i also have made up my own report sheets over the years because they work for me. i have one posted on the forums here

https://allnurses.com/forums/1572816-post5.html that you can down load and look at if you like.

https://allnurses.com/forums/f8/third-semester-student-time-management-70617.html - a very good, lengthy post on nursing time management from june of 2004 in the general nursing discussion forum

http://www.getmoredone.com/tips.html - a list of helpful time saving tips

http://www.ascp.com/public/pubs/tcp/1997/sep/helpfulideas.html - as i was reading this i was marveling at how many of these things i do on the job. then i noticed that this was written for pharmacists who are also in healthcare!

http://www.localcareers.com/links/time.htm - thirteen timely tips for more effective personal time management

WV_heart_RN · Apr 26, 2006

Welcome and congrats on your upcoming graduation!! You will love this site!!

Hoozdo, ADN · Apr 26, 2006

A good idea is to start with things that will kill quickly, like breathing and circulation issues. Go and look to make sure your patients are still living right after report. Then meds that are important get distributed first. I'll start with the room that takes digoxin or insulin first before others get their meds. Safety issues are a high priority.

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You stole my answer!