So I am not a nurse; although I did work as a Nursing Assistant full time during college and kept my license active during Medical School working a weekend here and there when I had time. Either way I figured I could ask my question here. I am a newly minted intern looking to get off on the right foot. I am doing a residency in Emergency Medicine and drew the short straw of starting in the ICU in July. I just settled in to a new town almost 1000 miles away from all friends and family so it is already stressful enough let alone having to start off in the ICU. I feel pretty confidant in my knowledge, but lets face it I am a freshly minted doctor. I feel like I will need to rely on my nursing colleges for some help especially early on. I want to try and get off on the right foot. I want to be comfortable asking questions when I am not sure what to do as well as not coming off as a pushover. The whole RN to MD relationship is complicated and I am wondering what I can do to put myself more on a person to person relationship. Anyone have some advice for a new intern?