Comments on: Advice for New Nurse Surprises

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 22 May 2009 07:14:30 +0000

i was wondering about the transition back in to normal life after school as in, does anyone else feel like no one can relate to them or have a hard time relating others? or now more than others have a hard time making new friends. if so please tell me im not crazy for feeling like this. any feed back would be helpful.
thanks

By: Tito

Tito — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:50:01 +0000

I am about to be a new nurse myself. I start on a cardiology ward next month. Reading all of this makes me feel I am not alone in the fear that engolfs me whenever I remember what awaits me. you see, I did not have the best final placement, I had a dragon for a mentor (she placed me on a plate, garnished me, ate me and then spat me out). The experienced has scared me and I expect every nurse I meet to behave in this way. I know there are good and approachable nurses out there, just don’t know if they will be on this ward. I am really petrififed.
Reading these comments is helping me prepare and I know that I am not alone. Sometimes, I wish nursing was a male dominated proffession.
I will keep you all informed.

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:55:52 +0000

my experience as a new ER nurse is sometimes overwhelming–i find that i feel stupid at times, and often beat myself up if I dont know how to do everything. after a chat with my precepter, she casually reminded me that i had only been on the unit for 3 weeks !!! I had no business thinking that i was going to be up to the same level as nurses that have been there for years. she then complemented me ,reminding me again that most orientees don’t take 2 patients from intake to dicharge until they had been there much longer than 3 weeks–im now starting to feel more comfortable knowing, and learning from my preceptor and other collegues that i am doing fine, more than fine, and i need to relax—i am trying….lolol…

By: Katie

Katie — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 14:53:12 +0000

Suprise #3 really hit home for me. One thing that helped me as a new RN was meeting with my CNA at the beginning of our shift. During that 2 minutes or so we both shared what we learned in report about our assigned patients and then discussed what we each were going to do throughout the shift. This helped us work as a team and made delegating easier.

By: Sue Anderson

Sue Anderson — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 03:52:15 +0000

As a new graduate, not having started working as an RN yet, I am enjoying reading the advice that Reality RN has to offer! I appreciate the tips reagarding delegating, especially asking advice from a tech! I know that they have a lot of information to offer and it is a great idea to ask for their input to help in establishing mutual respect and a good working relationship!