knx0224

I work a Med/Surg floor that takes a lot of level 2 Trauma overflow and we work with a max of 5 each. We have an aide occasionally to do VS and Postops, but we have to do all of our own admissions and it sucks! We work 12s and sometimes its 3 am before you can chart. Last night when I came in we just found out one pt had a PE-had to start hep gtt, anothers Hgb was 6.2-3 U PRBC, anothers BP was 75/40-had to bolus, etc, etc.... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Does anyone have a template for a report sheet that they would share???

Does any one have a template that they use for report??? If so can I have a copy???

Hey all I started a group http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/brand_new_nurse/ PLEASE JOIN I hope this isn't against the rules, if so please forgive me!

Thanks!!!!

I am in NC. The only thing clinically we can't do is work with unstable pts, such as in ICU, ER, or NICU, etc... We cannot do care plans either, but on a med surg floor we do the same things as RNs clinically. Our hospital trains us to do so....HA!

thanks for the encouragement guys! any tips on how to make the most of my orientation??

Today was my 7th day on the floor (still orienting) at a large hospital. I am working Med-Surg. I feel like I am so stupid!!! Today, I hung blood for the first time, and it was a disaster. My preceptor was out today, and the nurse that I was working with acted like I was a dumb fart b/c I didn't really know what to do. The lady in the room next door needed a PB of Unysan hung, so I hung it as a PB. The other nurse came in and yelled at me (in front of the pt) b/c I PB it, and she said I should have run it on a seperate pump because the pt had K in her fluids. The order said PB....AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I cried all the way home tonight. I feel like I am not catching on quickly enough. I get stumped on some of the simpliest things sometimes, is that normal????? Somebody please help me be more confident!!!!