Bookworm-ish

Hey I'm from the Philippines too!!! :-) I got my BSN-RN degree here in the US. Yes, endorsements are like shift reports. Although with shift reports you have to be more precise in "handing over" your patient's statuses to the next nurse at the end of shifts. The night before my shift I usually make copies of this whole sheet of copy paper with the "essential infos" needed for shift reports...Pt initials/Age (F/M)RM#/DX/Attending physician. Then you can write BP/BG/PR/RR/Temp and more...then you can go system by system which includes the skin too! :-) Also, make room for any doctor's orders, lab changes, any specimen collection needed and so on and so forth...although these infos can be search through the patient's database for next nurse to read, it's still the best way to know that you really know your patient and what's going on with them :-) Good luck to you!!! I'm a new nurse too! I graduated in May 2011, took my boards in July and went on an Asian vacation last Aug and came back to the US, then look for jobs and now I'm excited to start my first job as an MS-ICU nurse this Sept. 12th...:-)