New Nurses! What to Bring With You!
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Hello My loves!
This is Caroline from EmpoweRN with some more Motivation!! Just wanted to give my new nurses (and soon to be nurses ;) some tips to help them prepare for their jobs and/or clinical rotation.
One question that I have heard repeatedly is this: What should I be carrying around with me? Well honestly this will vary somewhat depending on which unit you call home, however I try to pay attention to the things that I do over and over.
If I do something on a daily basis, I figure out a way to make it a habit. Whenever a new task is added or I start to see a new medication more often that requires something specific, I find a way to make administration easier. For example, let's just say our hospital started ordering Dilaudid IV 2 mg in a glass vial. I will start carrying with me filtered needles so that I'm not running up and down the unit looking for a filtered needle while my patient suffers in pain.
I'm very methodical about how and where I place things in my pockets. Because my goal every day is to move faster and faster on the unit, this involves knowing where everything is that I need to get my job done. I take what I do very seriously. I'm grateful every single time that I have the opportunity to care for an individual. I am so grateful for the hospital and the administrators who run the organization that gives me a place to do this awesome job. You should feel the same; I know you worked hard for this, but it is still a privilege. With that said, let me tell you how I prepare to do an outstanding job.
I'm going to first list the supplies that I keep in my pocket on a regular basis:
Left Shirt Pocket
1. Alcohol swabs
2. Sticky notepad
3. Flushes
4. Wrapped 18 gauge blunt needles 2 or 3
5. Filtered needles 2 or 3
6. Empty 3 ml syringe 1 or 2
7. Telemetry leads 1 or 2
8. On the outside I have a banana hair clip
Right Shirt Pocket
1. Scissors
2. Highlighter
3. Black dry erase marker
4. Red dry erase marker
5. Black Sharpie
6. Mechanical multicolor pen
7. 2 mechanical pencils
8. One pink (or turquoise) uni-ball pen
9. 2 black mechanical pens
10. Transparent tape
11. Pen light
12. Telemetry calipers
In my pants pockets
1. Pulse oximeter (right pocket)
2. Temporal thermometer (left pocket)
In my bag
1. Pill crusher
2. Another pair of medical scissors
Each item is important to my work. I usually work as a Telemetry/Cardiac nurse. I say "usually" because I am also a float nurse, which means I can go to multiple units. I have been floating for almost three years now, so I am trained for a number of different specialties. I am giving you my base list; however, keep in mind that for your specialty, this equipment list may vary quite a bit. The main goal is to have your frequently used items available so you can do your job in a timely manner.
I hope you find this helpful!!
Please thumbs up and post a comment if so ☺
See you soon!!
Xoxo
- Caroline
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I AM A NEW GRADUATE..AND MY FIRST DAY OF WORK IS 12 HOURS AWAY...SO MANY EMOTIONS LOL BUT I AM READY!! THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO..YOU WILL NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH YOUR VIDEOS HAS HELPED ME :)
omg!! I love your videos!!! I am taking my Hesi exam on Saturday and I'm so nervous! Your videos energize me all over again! Thank you!
Niecey Brooks It's always an inspiration to hear something like this from everybody, especially you :) so glad you were energize! Thank you too! xoxo!!
That is awesome, I want to be a telemetry/cardiac nurse! I can't wait to graduate and start applying for jobs. I hope they will hire a new grad as a telemetry/cardiac nurse! I can't wait to finish finals so I can watch all your videos!
Thank you so much for letting me know that you are enjoying all the videos!!
Apply to exactly where you want, new grads get hired as telemetry nurses all the time!
They even hire new grads in the ICU! So just follow your heart!!
xoxo
- Caroline
Hi hunny u look fab the advice was spot on and yes patient safety comes first you are the same as me Hun love you and thanks for making the video you always put a smile on my face god bless
Great tips! Thank you.
This is very helpful! Thank you! Im a newly hired nurse and im very exciteeed :) woohooo
great vid, thanks! today was my first day of clinicals and I was terrified. We start off with geriatrics and they were very kind and forgiving for my clumsy mistakes. One thing though, the nursing home we were at did not have a thermometer (or at least they didn't know where it was when I asked for it) I didn't know I could bring stuff like that. Thanks for the great ideas.
you are a new grad life saver, keep doing what you do :)
I had my first clinical today in subacute unit in the hospital my pt was very easy personality wise but it was hard never taking care of ppl before. I work in the hospital but I do registration. It was a rough day I felt lost in clueless but the first day is over and I feel better going in next week.
Thanks for this video! Im graduating this semester and this is a great way to keep organized. I was wondering if you would give an example of a brain sheet to keep organized throughout your shift.
Love that u bought UR own pulseoxi and thermometer. Such a great idea. I was a cna for about a month or two and I remember stuffing all my pockets with gloves since some rooms were out and I didn't want to go running around searching for some when the patient usually needed me right away. However, is that consider safe? I know the rules are don't leave patients room with gloves on due to microbes but any idea if it still applys to having them in your pocket.
Thanks for all the great tips! Could you please tell us more about the notebook that you carry with you. What kind is it? What do you put in it? Do you carry it with you or where do you put it while you are going from room to room?
I'm graduating in December. Any tips on how to study for the NCLEX? Also, I'm looking into getting a job out of state. Any tips on job hunting, resumes, and getting your license transferred to another state?
I wish you could be my preceptor!!!!! ;)
I can be :)
Your virtual preceptor... that is ;)
I have some cool things coming for you guys in the next few weeks so stay tuned!
Lots of love,
- Caroline
I'm sorry, I can't find the tab you are talking about :(
Please lose the background music!!! Love your videos but the music is very stressful!
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