Cginns

No.. I just graduated this December @7 months pregnant. I was wondering if I was being too critical for expecting the type of care that we are taught in school vs what is actually given in the real world. As a new nurse, I just hope that I am consistently giving the best care possible to my patients. I'm actually still in the hospital now with a BP of 182/99 so I'm trying my best to stay as positive and understanding as possible. After all, I will be delivering here and I would like to have a pleasant experience. Thanks.

I asked that question because as a one month out new nursing grad being admitted for preeclampsia @34wks, I feel that my quality of care is poor. From asking to be informed on my labs (basic PIH work up and UA labs) and being told that it is out of the nurses scope to disclose them to me, to requesting something prn for HAs and being ignored for 12hrs. After waiting 2 days to speak with any doctor, I ask her for my results and the doctor replies that she can't talk because she has a sore throat. Once I finally couldn't take it anymore and spoke up to the charge nurse, meds were called in within 30mins and a nurse gladly reviewed all of my labs with me. I'm wondering if I'm being needy for expecting the type of patient centered care that we as nurses learn in school.

Is it just me, or do nurses tend to be harder critics on their quality of care? As a patient, I don't want to mention that I'm a nurse because that shouldn't matter. Every patient deserves quality care.