New nurse problems..

"Pretty much!"

Sometimes giving report to certain nurses can be a challenge. 

Some wait for youto leave out the smallest detail 

so they can jump down your throat while 

others are helpful and hint at information that might have 

been left out.. with time it gets better! 

"How I feel when I ask questions"

 There are no dumb questions when you are learning! Some 

nurses forget that after gaining lots of experience but never let

it affect you or you're learning. ASK ON!

"Preceptor problems"

'Some preceptors' are very 

nit-picky/particular/dramatic/think-you-are suppose-to-do-EVERYTHING-right-the-first-time..

as a new nurse I am learning.. no it won't be perfect the first time I do it...maybe not even the 3rd! 

BUT some preceptors forget what it is like to be new so try not to take it personal.

They just want you to be PERFECT -_-

"Preceptors be like"

                                                            Learn from your mistakes!

(Disclaimer: The clinical suggestions, advice and recommendations described on sicunurse.blogspot.com are based on my personal opinions and are not medical advice. The content is for entertainment purposes only. I, surgicalnurse.blogspot.com, do not own, nor did I create any of the animations above. I did create the captions written above and below them, customizing them to my experiences along with learning tips I have found helpful in my practice).

Code MET

This week I responded to a Code MET.. A Code MET is called when there is a medical emergency in the hospital that requires intervention by the medical emergency team (MET) which consist of an ICU nurse, Respiratory therapist (RT) and a Doctor. When I heard the Code, my preceptor told me I should go to it to see how they're ran and what our role is during one.. so I did, with another ICU nurse of course.. before arriving all I could think about is what could have went wrong with this patient.. Atrial Fibrillation (A.fib) w/rapid ventricular rate (RVR)? Hypotension? Shortness of breath (SOB)?.. upon exiting the elevator a Code Blue was called to the exact room we were heading to which meant the patient stopped breathing.. as we headed down the hall all I could see were the different medical personnel running in and out of the room.. once we arrived the nurse I was with started compressions while someone else bagged the patient.. the Physician Assistant (PA) from our unit ran the Code.. and it wasn't long before I was passing 1mg of Epinephrine to my fellow coworker. Apparently the patient aspirated (<--choked) on water and stopped breathing shortly after.. 10 minutes into the code, we finally obtained a pulse and a blood pressure and rushed the patient down to our unit where we began prepping them for intubation (placing the breathing tube in) since they could not protect their airway and arterial line (A-line) placement to closely monitor their blood pressure (BP).. though the patient remained critical for several days, he survived.

 

                                                       "Thinking to myself"

 (Disclaimer: The clinical suggestions, advice and recommendations described on sicunurse.blogspot.com are based on my personal opinions and are not medical advice. The content is for entertainment purposes only. I, surgicalnurse.blogspot.com, do not own, nor did I create any of the animations above. I did create the captions written above and below them, customizing them to my experiences along with learning tips I have found helpful in my practice).

New grad life..

                                                                     "Always"

                     "First couple months had me like..."

                       

                "What my coworkers keep telling me"
                                    

(Disclaimer: The clinical suggestions, advice and recommendations described on sicunurse.blogspot.com are based on my personal opinions and are not medical advice. The content is for entertainment purposes only. I, surgicalnurse.blogspot.com, do not own, nor did I create any of the animations above. I did create the captions written above and below them, customizing them to my experiences along with learning tips I have found helpful in my practice).

2015 nursing graduates!

 Now that nursing school is over, the REAL work begins... First and foremost, CONGRATULATIONS! I know at times it felt like you would never make it to see this moment but--you did and you deserve to celebrate every second of this accomplishment! All the late nights, studying, exams, STRESS, and more STRESS has finally paid off. You are done with the hardest  part of becoming a nurse BRAVO! Now comes the NCLEX and job hunting which bring forth a NEW stress.. that's nothing like nursing school.. it's called being a new nurse!

(Disclaimer: The clinical suggestions, advice and recommendations described on sicunurse.blogspot.com are based on my personal opinions and are not medical advice. The content is for entertainment purposes only. I, surgicalnurse.blogspot.com, do not own, nor did I create any of the animations above. I did create the captions written above and below them, customizing them to my experiences along with learning tips I have found helpful in my practice).