nslindalu

First and foremost, I would like to extend my apologies for your first nursing experience! Next, I need to point out the elephant in the room..... YOU are the RN! Cna's should not be sleeping on the job, a Lpn does NOT override an RN's assessment skills/opinion. You need to stand up and be a nurse in this situation. You could've easily called the Dr re: no bowel sounds, redirected/corrected the staffs behavior and stood up for yourself in the orientation period. All medical facilities are required to have policy and proceedure manuals readily available as well. Although it is nice to make friends and be liked by co-workers, it is not a realistic expectation in the work place.

I found that those ATI tests and practice tests were very helpful when I took my RN boards. I was completely comfortable with computer testing and found myself at ease during a tense situation. Linda