sisrn1

I am a fairly new grad RN. I am working in a family practice office as the only RN. I have learned alot so far. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to help the Dr. I feel like I am not really doing anything more than the MAs are at this point. What can I do to set myself apart. What do you guys do that is in the scope of practice of nursing that I can do for my doc? I don't want the Dr. to feel like he is not getting his moneys worth. Any tips on efficiency and organization would be appreciated as well. sis

Hi everyone. I am a new RN. Started my first job in a Family Practice Office. I really wanted to be in a hospital but the office job was appealing because no nights/holidays/weekends. I am 44 and have a family. I have been at my job for 6 months now and feel like I am not learning much about nursing. I do phone triage which is very difficult at times and room patients, give injections and assist with minor procedures. The goal at our office is to see as many patients as possible. I am not really spending more than 4-5 min with each patient. I am second guessing my decision to start my career here. I love the people I work with and do not want to be disloyal. If I go to a hospital it will most likely be evenings or nights for a while until I can get days. Is it worth it? Any advice or thoughts?

Thanks for your comments. Am I hearing that it is easier for a new RN to start off in a hospital setting? I just figured I'd be green no matter where I went.

Some of my frustrations are keeping up with the pace of rooming patients. Being slow at drawing up medications, etc. I feel so inadequate as I was hired as the only RN in the office yet the MA's know more than I do right now and I feel like their expectations of me are higher than I can live up to. I would really like advice on appearing to have confidence even though sometimes I don't. sis

Hi, graduated in May and took my first job in a family practice office because of the no weekends/holidays deal. Any one else out there who is in Family Practice?? I'd love to have someone who can related to the frustrations I am having as a new nurse. sis

Hi all. New to the forum. I am so glad I chose nursing. I love it. One thing that is really embarrassing however is that when I am new at learning something my hands shake. For example when learning to put in IV or drawing blood. Now that's nice for the patient to see!! Also while assisting the doctor my hands tremble when doing fine motor tasks. When I ask what I can be doing better they say "stop shaking so much". Can I get fired for this?? Is there some way I can control this?? I don't drink coffee anymore and this doesn't seem to help. Any suggestions?

Hi all. I'm new to this forum and to being an RN. I graduated last may and began work in a family practice clinic recently. I love what I do but I get so nervous sometimes that my hands shake. I know this will go away once I get more comfortable but when I get feed back from the drs. on what I can do better, they say "stop shaking so much". How can I get past this. Can I get fired for having shaky hands? Any advice is appreciated. sisrn1