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Yep! You a new nurse? I made up elaborate brain sheets and need one for each patient. I see other nurses just jotting it all down randomly on one piece of paper. Don't know how they keep it all straight. Even with my overkill system, I still get them...

I'm a fairly new nurse so I don't have much to go on but so far I LOVE the grumpy patients. There was one recently that nobody could stand. Had my first encounter with him and he acted like a total jerk. I figured I'd just be quick in providing his c...

My facility does it, or we are supposed to. Nobody on my unit gives bedside report. Everyone hates the idea of it. The problems I see with it: 1. Especially for nights going into day shift: Often we have friends or family members sleep in room with ...

I'm now kind of wanting to do BS report. Initially, I felt apprehensive about it but I think some great valid points in favor of Bs report have been made. I really like the idea of seeing the patient and doing a quick assessment right there. And bein...

How does your facility handle this? I was kind of shocked when I saw I had a student with me my first week off orientation. I feel so fresh and new myself and still have not even done a variety of skills myself (hang blood and insulin drip comes to m...

Why would this disturb you? Everyone has their personal space boundaries. It doesn't mean much of anything except it plain makes them uncomfortable. That should be respected. You don't have to have a traumatic event in your past feel awkward or uncom...

I'm 34. People usually say I look about 24 or so. Being a new grad didn't help as far as my coworkers were concerned. Many of them assumed I was in my early twenties because I look younger and am a new grad. It isn't a big problem for me. I don't fee...

These students go to a different school than I did so I'm not sure what they know yet and what they can do. Whenever I've asked what they can do they act like a deer in headlights. I had a patient with some adventitious lung sounds and offered to let...

Thanks for the feedback. I really want to be involved with students. I love teaching, just feel not ready at this point. I guess my hospital expects us to take them no matter what. Probably the clinical instructor assigns the patient to the student t...

New nurse here. Had to call a doctor the other night after I followed hypoglycemia protocol and the patient wasn't responding to the treatment. He gave me his order and I began to read it back. He interrupted me saying, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah." And ...

Hang in. I'm a newbie too. It sucks. It's hard. You feel stupid. It will not always be this way. Know that and keep on doing the best you can. It's all you can do. Learn and improve.

Yep. I figured it might happen a lot and that's why I chose to be careful how I handle it. I'm new. I don't know the in's and out's quite yet. I certainly don't want to start off on the wrong foot and ruffling feathers, but I also want to be safe for...

I considered it but was worried about backlash.

Background: I was a good student. Graduated magna cum laude, excelled in class but felt my clinicals were a bit of a let down. I was basically used as a CNA when I went to clinical. I graduated in May and got offered a job on a Med Surg/Telemetry fl...

Thank you, thank you, thank you for the encouragement! It means the world. Today was so much better. Without my even saying it, my preceptor said maybe she shouldn't have pointed out the typos. She was sincerely trying to come up with a way to show m...

Great advice. I really am trying to prove myself. I'll take what you said into account. Thanks.

I was really fighting with myself to hold it in. I agree that more you are exposed to a stimuli that upsets you, the better you learn to handle it. Today I made some report sheets and patient sheets that I think will help me stay more organized and a...

Thanks! I'm ready for tomorrow. I have a plan of action for staying more organized. I know this first year is going to be rough. I'm generally tough...that's why it shocked the hell out of me when I lost it. I know myself, I'll be fine. I appreciate ...

Obviously, this "Miss Magna Cum Laude", wouldn't have ever wanted to have an crying spell in front of her peers. I'm not exactly sure why you referred to me as that. At any rate, it's not my intention to ever allow it to happen again. I was mortified...

Awesome.

This sounds like a reasonable approach.

i know she is trying, and struggling with her role. i sensed this the day before yesterday and told her several times what a good job she's doing....just trying to lift her up. she puts 100% into everything she does and she takes it seriously. i very...

Just curious what it was like for some of you. Was it like being thrown to the wolves? How did you maintain your cool? How many times did you meet in class, or in other words, how much preparation did you have before you experienced your first clinic...

I have seen these sorts of posts from you often. Are you an RN? A student nurse?

I have a small purple streak on the underside of my hair toward the back. It just sort of peeks out. I haven't had a bit of trouble at clinicals yet which is odd because we aren't even allowed more than one set of earrings. However, I will not have i...