RNx8yrs

Hey there! I have always loved new nurses and also students. RN since 06. All I wanted was to be set free to take care of my patients. You will develop your rhythm quickly and it won't be long before everyone else sees that you have a plan. My last job I sat in the complaining chair with the supervisor for a bit; sour hour if you will. Never started work before 8 because I wanted to cluster the 08 09 and 10 meds if there were any. I never waste steps, if I go ask pt if they need pain med and get fresh water then. I guess a lot of it anticipating pt's needs. It drives me nuts to see nurses running around flailing their arms because the pt doesn't have a clean gown. Rant over. Just trying to tell you to take what you need from each preceptor and if you think you have a more efficient way, remember that for when you are getting your rhythm down. And never tell the preceptor they're wrong. Oh god please don't do it. *be the nurse that makes you proud of you. The nurse pts request when they get admitted again next week. Be the nurse you would want caring for your family. Or caring for yourself. Good luck with your endeavor. Sorry about the 7 page letter.

No doubt, nurses eating their young. Perfect example.

I don't understand about the partial package, but I can tell you that the other stuff is people being mean. The question is: how do you know if nobody told you? In this computer age you had probably a 50/50 of getting a crabby response if you had called. They could likely have said "I.KNOW." Here's something I learned quickly, if ancillary staff, lab, xray or whomever call you and want you to call the doctor and question the order he/she just put in.....don't do it. Especially if you think it's a stupid question. Don't get sucked in. Their questions, they should ask them.

All of our narcotics etc are in the pyxis. We have a small drawer for each patient, usually puffers and insulin. Wait for it! They gave us each OUR OWN KEY! So much less stress. One key fits all. Another idea prior to the golden rule of keys was to put the keys in the pyxis and nurse removes a key and is responsible for returning it.

Don't write that in an email and hit reply all. Trust me (and my corrective action) it does not go over well. Shoot. I can't even figure out how to reply to BSNbeDONE.

I agree that you likely have test anxiety. I learned to never change my answers and as in actual nursing, TRUST YOUR GUT! As I assisted a fantastic hospitalist trying to insert a central line (4th MD to try) he said "this probably isn't the best time to tell you that I flunked out of med school the first year"!!!!!! Hahahaha good thing the pt was unconscious. Just saying, even doctors can fail. You have worked so hard. It shows amazing things about your strength and character. Don't give up on your dream.