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1. Help with time management

   swansonplace posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   I am having trouble getting started in on the floor: This is what I do: 1. Walk by patients room: check vitals on EKG make sure all is in range, look at feeding, iv's, and make sure patient looks...

2. First RN job!! Need some tips please!

   swansonplace replied to vil2290's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Could you give me a rundown of what your morning looks like. For example, 1. get report 2. assess patient complete head to toe - focused assessment 3. look at chart 4. give

3. First RN job!! Need some tips please!

   swansonplace replied to vil2290's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Could you give me a rundown of what your morning looks like. For example, 1. get report 2. assess patient complete head to toe - focused assessment 3. look at chart 4. give

4. First RN job!! Need some tips please!

   swansonplace replied to vil2290's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Could you give me a rundown of what your morning looks like. For example, 1. get report 2. assess patient complete head to toe - focused assessment 3. look at chart 4. give

5. First RN job!! Need some tips please!

   swansonplace replied to vil2290's topic in First Year After Licensure

   On allnurses type in brain sheet under search. Share any time saving tips you

6. First RN job!! Need some tips please!

   swansonplace replied to vil2290's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I am new also. A brain sheet helped me a lot. I am still working on it also. My preceptor tries to have me look up my labs, and orders first thing. Then I do assessments. If it is getting late, I...

7. What happens to new nurses that quit orientation?

   swansonplace replied to swansonplace's topic in Nursing Career

   What tools are you using to build up your weak points? Is there a practical way to find areas that a newbie should know and work on? I just really need to work on getting my basics in

8. What happens to new nurses that quit orientation?

   swansonplace replied to swansonplace's topic in Nursing Career

   Thank you so much for the help. I am reviewing my weak points, and hoping it helps for my next day of

9. What happens to new nurses that quit orientation?

   swansonplace replied to swansonplace's topic in Nursing Career

   Thank You for the info. I have not quit, but am having a hard time. My nurse manager is aware of it, and they are trying to work with me, and me with them. If I do not pass orientation, I will ask...

10. What happens to new nurses that quit orientation?

    swansonplace posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Just wondering what the options are for a new nurse that quits orientation? What are the career options? What happens to resume? Will another job be

11. Help with orientation

    swansonplace replied to swansonplace's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank

12. Help with orientation

    swansonplace posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just wondering if anyone knows of any plans that a new nurse can use to become more proficient in general during orientation, and any plans or papers to help with time management? I seem to be...

13. What the heck have I gotten myself into??

    swansonplace replied to rng2013's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Are there any plans to help a new nurse more over to being more competent? Let step by step skills so I can assess

14. What the heck have I gotten myself into??

    swansonplace replied to rng2013's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I seemed to be overwhelmed as a new nurse. I am in orientation, and it is not going well at all. What happens to new nurses that quit during orientation. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to...

15. How do you coordinate care for 3 patients?

    swansonplace posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello, I am having a lot of trouble with charting and coordinating the care for three patients? I know this is not specific, but can anyone list out how they are able to do total care for three...