WorkEatSleepRepeat

I try to squeeze in at least 15 minutes during the day to look over my patient's Kardex summary and write in any patient situation that has changed during my shift. Sometimes I have to do it during a break. But I can tell a huge difference in my reports if I manage to get those 15 minutes to look over their info, versus those busy days when you look up and the next-shift nurses are already clocking in. (Crap!)

I get somewhat intimidated too, when giving report. Granted I've only been at this whole nursing thing for about 5 weeks in terms of real-world experience. It depends on the charge nurse, too. I've had some rough experiences with one particular charge nurse and I dread giving report to that particular person, but I won't elaborate. I'm pretty sure that has a lot to do with it, because when I get pulled to other floors and have to give report, it goes much more smoothly. Some people will actively try to point out things that you're leaving out and perhaps it's a good thing if they are focused on the patient and trying to get you to give better reports in the future. Yet, if it comes off as them always trying to find the slightest flaw in your report, it's quite annoying, and possibly detrimental to your improvement. Several nights I've left dayshift and had to call-in and mention some things to the night shift nurse, which I forgot to mention during report.