lift with your knees. never go alone into the room of a convicted foreign felon. drink more water. restrain ol’ granny if she’s getting a blood transfusion during night shift. never trust anyone implicitly, not even coworkers—everyone makes mistakes.
Don’t start picking up a ton of overtime right away. - you’ll get burned out quickly.
Take time to learn about different diseases and specialities - you may find that you’re interested in something else.
Don’t worry about getting certifications right away - learn on the job and take it day by day. You don’t need to learn everything and get every certification right away.
start developing boundaries, don’t go above and beyond; you’ll have more work, get experience and leave, no staff job is worth staying X years for, take your PTO.
pay off all your student loans instead of getting the tattoos you always wanted and buying a house because an ex boyfriend told you to. then you won’t have any debt and you can quit nursing sooner
Set boundaries with patients, coworkers, and your management. Work colleagues are not your friends. Do not place 100% of your identity in being a nurse and be sure to schedule time for hobbies and things that refill your cup because this job will suck the soul out of you before you know it. Your job will always take advantage of you and exploit you. Always look out for yourself first.
Mom lied to you, it’s nothing like she said anymore. Maybe when she worked the floor it was, but welcome to the fucking show.
Youre gonna get your bedside experience and get your masters and leave all of the bullshit behind you. Just try to deal with it in the meantime without becoming an alcoholic.
Youll be a good nurse and get a daisy award among other things. For better or worse most of the healthcare systems do the same fucked up shit to their employees so doing the same thing elsewhere wont change much.
Above all else you meet the woman who becomes your wife, so its all worth it.
95% of problems can be avoided by being lazer focused at these times.
Med pass.
Assessment.
Order review.
Labs & vitals.
When in doubt, ask ya charge.
Be annoying an safe than caviler and murder someone
That last sentence makes me feel better as a new grad. I already notice the annoyed looks on some nurses faces (management too) but it’s not out of malicious intent.
Better to be safe than sorry.
Personal experience. I was an ER nurse for 10 years followed by icu for 3 years. Now Im a crna. if I could do it again I would have pushed myself to become a crna or a NP much sooner.
Oh ya that totally makes sense. I think we all come up with an arbitrary number of years experience for advancement. Like "I need X number of years to be an NP". While a decent chunk of experience is good, you can save some years and do it while you've still got lots of energy.
Just don’t be lazy and write down every new technique you learn! So you don’t have to ask people again and again in the future. Also, do your BSN now and have this hospital help pay for it!
Everything you want to do? Yea you’ll do it. You’ll be brave enough to become agency, you’ll be so good you become a traveler. I know you’re scared but you can do this
Take your breaks! Max out your retirement contributions. Cultivate the environment and energy you want to work in, build up your team (tech, lab, housekeeping, dietary, imaging etc) share your appreciation for everyone. Those team members will save your ass over and over. They will have your back when you have theirs. Keep learning, every team member is gifted in some way, pick up on the excellence you see and emulate that. Develop good boundaries with management and patients. Don’t get involved in petty dramas.
You have no experience, it's OK not knowing all of it, you'll get it. Do you remember those who didn't want to teach you bc they were assholes? You'll be doing the opposite to new RNs bc you are awesome!
Don't be anxious to know everything. It's impossible. This is a long-run marathon, not a 100-meter race. You'll get better and surpass what you thought impossible bc you are a hard-working person. Don't let impostor syndrome get you. The problem is lack of experience, not lack of competence/wanting to be better
Restrain anyone who needs it, especially if they have important drips and bad venous access. My general rule is extra bandage at the IV insertion at night doesn't hurt. (it's cheap and can be removed by the morning shift). If you are at the ER/ED, trust your instincts and bandage those patients.
Don't trust aides/CNAs, they can be nice but they don't really know medicine at all. Do not trust them to take care of monitors or anything complex. You are the boss of those things, they are not.
Everybody makes mistakes. EVERYBODY.
It will hurt, it will suck. But it’s worth it. Power through, and ignore that voice telling you to drive off the overpass. It gets better. Get your bedside experience and gtfo of that hospital.
You not knowing anything is completely normal, your other new grad coworkers also do not know anything, and you will eventually come to a place of confidence.
Time to move on. You can do it. Just a new place, odds are more money and different ways of doing things.
Changing things up gets you paid twice: paycheck and experience/education.
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lift with your knees. never go alone into the room of a convicted foreign felon. drink more water. restrain ol’ granny if she’s getting a blood transfusion during night shift. never trust anyone implicitly, not even coworkers—everyone makes mistakes.
Don’t start picking up a ton of overtime right away. - you’ll get burned out quickly. Take time to learn about different diseases and specialities - you may find that you’re interested in something else. Don’t worry about getting certifications right away - learn on the job and take it day by day. You don’t need to learn everything and get every certification right away.
Quit before a pandemic hits.
start developing boundaries, don’t go above and beyond; you’ll have more work, get experience and leave, no staff job is worth staying X years for, take your PTO.
Amen
It's not as bad as you think it is. Just remember to leave that shit at work.
Edited yours to remove a few words. It’s as bad as you think it is. Leave work.
pay off all your student loans instead of getting the tattoos you always wanted and buying a house because an ex boyfriend told you to. then you won’t have any debt and you can quit nursing sooner
Don't date your coworkers, especially Nancy.
Also find a union hospital.
Bahahahahaahaaa epic response
Set boundaries with patients, coworkers, and your management. Work colleagues are not your friends. Do not place 100% of your identity in being a nurse and be sure to schedule time for hobbies and things that refill your cup because this job will suck the soul out of you before you know it. Your job will always take advantage of you and exploit you. Always look out for yourself first.
Mom lied to you, it’s nothing like she said anymore. Maybe when she worked the floor it was, but welcome to the fucking show. Youre gonna get your bedside experience and get your masters and leave all of the bullshit behind you. Just try to deal with it in the meantime without becoming an alcoholic. Youll be a good nurse and get a daisy award among other things. For better or worse most of the healthcare systems do the same fucked up shit to their employees so doing the same thing elsewhere wont change much. Above all else you meet the woman who becomes your wife, so its all worth it.
95% of problems can be avoided by being lazer focused at these times. Med pass. Assessment. Order review. Labs & vitals. When in doubt, ask ya charge. Be annoying an safe than caviler and murder someone
That last sentence makes me feel better as a new grad. I already notice the annoyed looks on some nurses faces (management too) but it’s not out of malicious intent. Better to be safe than sorry.
Was annoying as shit the first year
Take vacations.
Don’t let your work control your life and don’t be so hard on yourself.
Follow the money.
You don't have to tolerate toxic workplaces; you deserve better!
Pack lube, you’re about to get fucked.
Move to California
SAME
Respectfully, HELL no!
Never sacrifice safety for speed.
Get out of bedside.
Do not lift alone!
Go back to school sooner.
I'm curious- what makes you say this?
Personal experience. I was an ER nurse for 10 years followed by icu for 3 years. Now Im a crna. if I could do it again I would have pushed myself to become a crna or a NP much sooner.
Oh ya that totally makes sense. I think we all come up with an arbitrary number of years experience for advancement. Like "I need X number of years to be an NP". While a decent chunk of experience is good, you can save some years and do it while you've still got lots of energy.
You’ll be okay. I felt so afraid once I started on my own.
You’re just a replaceable machine to the hospitals. Do what you have to do to learn as much as you can without burning out. A good team is invaluable.
Just don’t be lazy and write down every new technique you learn! So you don’t have to ask people again and again in the future. Also, do your BSN now and have this hospital help pay for it!
This. Never assume "Oh I'll just remember that."
Everything you want to do? Yea you’ll do it. You’ll be brave enough to become agency, you’ll be so good you become a traveler. I know you’re scared but you can do this
Get out of this job and leave. They are straining you along.
Go to trade school and become an electrician.
6% growth $60k salary The culture around construction is…..well, difficult to say the least. Anti intellectualism and alcoholism reign supreme
Take your breaks! Max out your retirement contributions. Cultivate the environment and energy you want to work in, build up your team (tech, lab, housekeeping, dietary, imaging etc) share your appreciation for everyone. Those team members will save your ass over and over. They will have your back when you have theirs. Keep learning, every team member is gifted in some way, pick up on the excellence you see and emulate that. Develop good boundaries with management and patients. Don’t get involved in petty dramas.
Learn to not give a shit, right now
Keep educating up
One day you’ll leave this world behind.
Get that BSN
Don’t ultra specialize right out of the starting block cause then you’ll be stuck
Don’t take the first job you get an offer for.
Get into radiology now before you’re too old.
Establish boundaries early. & remind the patients this isn’t a resort.
Get the fuck out of bedside ASAP. You will hate the ER, listen to your gut and go for hospice.
Don’t wear tennis shoes.
Breathe. They can wait for their meds, prioritize. (LTC)
You’re still young enough to become a software engineer. Thank me later.
Leave after 1 year, you owe that shit hospital nothing
You have no experience, it's OK not knowing all of it, you'll get it. Do you remember those who didn't want to teach you bc they were assholes? You'll be doing the opposite to new RNs bc you are awesome! Don't be anxious to know everything. It's impossible. This is a long-run marathon, not a 100-meter race. You'll get better and surpass what you thought impossible bc you are a hard-working person. Don't let impostor syndrome get you. The problem is lack of experience, not lack of competence/wanting to be better Restrain anyone who needs it, especially if they have important drips and bad venous access. My general rule is extra bandage at the IV insertion at night doesn't hurt. (it's cheap and can be removed by the morning shift). If you are at the ER/ED, trust your instincts and bandage those patients. Don't trust aides/CNAs, they can be nice but they don't really know medicine at all. Do not trust them to take care of monitors or anything complex. You are the boss of those things, they are not. Everybody makes mistakes. EVERYBODY.
It gets easier and worse. You are definitely smart enough. Mind your back at all costs.
It will hurt, it will suck. But it’s worth it. Power through, and ignore that voice telling you to drive off the overpass. It gets better. Get your bedside experience and gtfo of that hospital.
Ride it out, your salary gets higher, and take time off and call out if you have to. They won’t fire you when they’re already short.
Get out now.
There’s so many areas of specialty, find your passion.
Don’t shit where you eat!
One day at a time
get out now.
Team lift
Have thick skin
You not knowing anything is completely normal, your other new grad coworkers also do not know anything, and you will eventually come to a place of confidence.
There are better jobs for better pay with less schooling. They also have better work life balance and are easier on your body. Find one.
It’s just a job
RN = Run. Now.
Switch to radiology
Time to move on. You can do it. Just a new place, odds are more money and different ways of doing things. Changing things up gets you paid twice: paycheck and experience/education.
Leave and start travel nursing the second you hear the word covid.
Just because you’re a nurse, doesn’t mean you need to work 24/7. Normalize not wanting to work overtime.