I'm about a month in to my first nursing job and the last three shifts have made me seriously question whether or not I can do this. Hour by hour is a good way to look at things though, thanks for all the help :)
Teared up watching this! I’ve been working at a nursing home for a month now, and honestly it’s been so incredibly difficult. I have literally every single one of those signs of poor time management. It’s horrible. I often have to switch roles (med giving, charge nurse) because of poor staffing which makes an 8 hour shift a 12 hour one quite easily. I’m literally known as the nurse who takes forever. It sucks, especially because I have very little experience and try to tend to patient’s needs which aren’t always emergent (and I’ve learned the hard way). Everything takes me forever. Some one always needs to speak to me. I want to give up every day but watching this have me a spark of hope. Being a new nurse is no joke. This has been so far the most difficult, depressing month of my life. But... 🤷🏽♀️
Just starting my new job as a nurse in a nursing home. Very hard and challenging. I have asked for help with a knowledgeable nurse and nice person, who had helped me in a better way than my own assigned trainer. Find a person in your work who you can learn from and this will help you to learn more time management. It doesn’t matter if you take more time than others, do it right and speed will come with every day practice. Good luck to you. You got this.
You're not alone in feeling this way!! From what you've written, you seem like a very compassionate nurse who truly cares for your patients. Hope things are getting better for you now!
I Definitely can relate. It is very stressful, especially when you don't want your patients waiting for someone to help them to the bathroom, when you are already behind. I hate for patients to hold their pee, so I'm always helping them, if my CNA is busy, but then they leave on time, and then I'm eat struggling to finish my tasks, and always the LAST nurse to finish.
Working as a CNA during school has helped me tremendously throughout school to get better with time management as a student and become comfortable with my role. It also helps with communication (with patient and team)! I am graduating in May and just got offered my first full time job as an RN :) will be using these tips as i transition from student to nurse! Thank you
Absolutely! Thank you for sharing this advice as well! I appreciate you taking the time to watch the video and for leaving this comment. I hope you have a Merry Christmas!
Im an agency nurse and as such am often working in a new ward every day. Its hard. My time management is a real challenge for me. If you aren't familiar with the ward it really adds to the problem.
I am also an agency nurse who just started a new assignment and it is a struggle to keep up. Also, there is no organization and the nurses there are not that friendly. It would be nice if the other nurses would offer more but I suppose I have to deal with this mess. Hopefully, it will get better soon.
started nursing school with my favorite youtube nursing professor RegisteredNurseRN and now am looking for tips before I start my first nursing job!!! Thank you so much for these videos. Helped me ace exams and pass the NCLEX! I do hope you consider becoming a professor or something in the educational field. The BEST teacher hands down.... this compliment comes from a former teacher btw ;)
Your channel really helps me a lot to pass may Philippines Nursing Licensure exam. I really cant believe that i am here again but this time i am here to prepare na my self as i enter the real world. Thanks a lot mam
This video was extremely helpful as a senior level nursing student in clinical. Tech responsibilities are one thing,, but adding in charting and administering meds + everything else has been a game changer! I struggle some days just keeping up with just 2 patients if something unexpected happens and I know something has to change with my rourine. Glad I came across this!❤️
thank you so much maam... just bcoz of your so informative videos i passed the nursing licensure exam this june 2017... godbless and more videos to come... again thank you very much...
Even if I'm not a nurse, as a nursing student I've been having a lot of time management issues. This video gives me hope and guidance. :) Thanks for posting!
I'm so happy the video can help give you some tips as a nursing student as well. Thank you for watching it and for taking the time to leave a comment. I hope you have a Merry Christmas!
Thank you so much for making this video for us, and for letting me know it was posted. "Hour by hour" is a new perspective for me, which makes so much sense. Also, tackling surprises during report (lightbulb moment) 🤔. Unfortunately, I learned the hard way about being too scared to speak up because sometimes you don't get the best shift report (aka surprises all day = falling behind on tasks). As a new nurse resident, I tend to forget that I'm no longer in the student role and that I'm among colleagues that's going to take some getting used to... but the more comfortable I feel the more confident I become to ask questions...I also thank you for the encouragement that things will get better and that we're not fighting a hopeless battle.
You're very welcome, Trish! Yes, the hour by hour perspective is not only my nursing motto but my life's motto too haha (day by day)! Surprises during a shift can really slow you down and throw off your day....I'm glad that part really helped you. I have a video about nursing report and the questions to ask to make sure you start your day off right, if you are interested in watching that as well: th-cam.com/video/X76iKFQhPNw/w-d-xo.html I have a feeling you are doing excellent in your new role....just hang in there because everything you are feeling is what I felt as a new nurse. I hope you have a great Christmas and New Year!
I am usually an organized person; however, now that I am on the nursing student side of things..I am learing as an ER Tech to do the most important task that the nurse's ask of me. I have viewed and read similar examples stating the same info as yourself..which makes for great confirmation..Thanks Sarah!! and you and your family have a Merry Christimas..and a wonderful start to the New Year!!
You're most welcome :) That is awesome you are getting experience as an ER tech....very valuable experience that will most definitely help you when you become a nurse. Thank you for watching the video :) I hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas as well and a Happy New Year in 2017!
I love watching your videos. I must admit that I have never seen this one before it was assigned to me as part of a supplemental assignment to achieve our preceptorship hours we do not get due to the COVID-19 outbreak starting the week our preceptorships started. We are still on track to graduate in May and begin working this summer. This is a great video...I struggle with time management as a student, I can't even imagine how much harder it is as a baby nurse.
Thank you so much for this helpful video! Im a new medical-surgical nurse and currently on my 5th month. Im guilty of clocking out late; sometimes i extend for 2 hours to complete the paperworks that really take time even though we handle 6-8 patients per nurse. My colleagues tell me that im slow at performing bedside skills and it takes a lot of my time. Is it normal that im still adjusting with time management? Also, i got sad when a colleague told me that im not improving in time management and prioritization. But looking back at the day I started, i think i am gradually improving. Considering that this is my first job, im still adjusting and learning to handle constructive criticisms gracefully. I have realized that i just need to focus on my work and strengths:)
Any advice and encouragement coming from you will be greatly appreciated😊 Sometimes i ask myself if this is really for me; but i committed myself to nursing!❤ seeing my patients happy and contented with my service compensates for the criticisms i receive and my perceived weakness.
Hello Sabrina :) Thank you so much for sharing your experience as a new nurse because I know others on here will definitely relate with what you are going through, and it will make them feel better to know other new nurses are struggling with this as well. It is VERY NORMAL to be experiencing time management issues at 5 months. You are still learning the ropes and 6-8 patients are a lot of to take care of as a new nurse, especially when you consider paperwork, medication passes, following out doctors orders, admissions, discharges, and doing the normal nursing routines that you are not totally familiar with (which is why it takes you more time to complete at this time point). It seems like 12 hours would be enough time but really you use every minute to get your job done. After time goes by you will be faster and improve on how you juggle 6-8 patients. Please don't get discouraged because with time you are going to get better with time management. Sometimes colleagues forget how hard it was to be a new nurse, so try to brush off their criticism. Now, if you are still struggling with time management at a year, then you may want to really analyze what the problem is...it may not be you but the unit you are working on...is it understaffed a lot? do you have help? are the patient assignments fair...in that you have a variety of patients rather than all contact isolations, total cares etc. Sometimes shift leaders fail to assess patient needs and assign nurses really heavy loads, when "hard" patient assignment can be broken up so everyone receives an equal load. So, always look at those things before you question if nursing is for you. If you love your patients and find satisfaction with helping others, you are made to be a nurse. Hang in there...it will get better. I hope that helps :) I hope you have a Happy New Year!
RegisteredNurseRN thank you so much for the encouragement:) at the end of the day, i just think about patient safety and i believe in the saying "slowly but surely". Through time, i believe and know that i'll improve with efficiency. continue to inspire nurses! Happy Holidays & happy new year too! :) ❤
New nurse here, currently struggling with this. I'm 2 months in and have been told I need to do my tasks faster. I feel like i'm moving fast but certain things take me longer not to mention abnormal bp's, high sugars, and other things I have to address in between. How long do you take to do your assessments? and med pass? I work nights and by the time report is done it's 7:30 then I have to do assessments, plan of care, and meds, this is the usual goal unless I have earlier meds before 10 or a new admission or discharge. I would appreciate any feedback! Thank you
Been working 2 and 1/2 yrs in private duty and STILL struggling with my charting! I have so much difficulty with getting back on task after being interrupted, and when you're in someone's house with their grandbaby (it's always the grandmas, lol), they see you pull out the tablet to chart and suddenly they have questions about things or maybe they just want to talk. But I can't talk and write at the same time. Plus it feels like I'm doing something wrong if I'm staring at a screen while my patient's abuela is talking to me.
You're welcome, Ali :) Thank you for always keeping up with my channel...I appreciate it! Christmas preparations are going great....I LOVE this time of year! I hope your preparations are going great as well. Merry Christmas to you!
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I have ocd and it is hard to time manage. Any suggestions you are my role model
I'm about a month in to my first nursing job and the last three shifts have made me seriously question whether or not I can do this. Hour by hour is a good way to look at things though, thanks for all the help :)
Teared up watching this! I’ve been working at a nursing home for a month now, and honestly it’s been so incredibly difficult. I have literally every single one of those signs of poor time management. It’s horrible. I often have to switch roles (med giving, charge nurse) because of poor staffing which makes an 8 hour shift a 12 hour one quite easily. I’m literally known as the nurse who takes forever. It sucks, especially because I have very little experience and try to tend to patient’s needs which aren’t always emergent (and I’ve learned the hard way). Everything takes me forever. Some one always needs to speak to me. I want to give up every day but watching this have me a spark of hope. Being a new nurse is no joke. This has been so far the most difficult, depressing month of my life. But... 🤷🏽♀️
Just starting my new job as a nurse in a nursing home. Very hard and challenging. I have asked for help with a knowledgeable nurse and nice person, who had helped me in a better way than my own assigned trainer. Find a person in your work who you can learn from and this will help you to learn more time management. It doesn’t matter if you take more time than others, do it right and speed will come with every day practice. Good luck to you. You got this.
You're not alone in feeling this way!! From what you've written, you seem like a very compassionate nurse who truly cares for your patients. Hope things are getting better for you now!
@@mooncesar i have 5 yrs experiencing working in a nursing home and i wish i can give everyone orientation to manage time and keep their sanity lll
I Definitely can relate. It is very stressful, especially when you don't want your patients waiting for someone to help them to the bathroom, when you are already behind. I hate for patients to hold their pee, so I'm always helping them, if my CNA is busy, but then they leave on time, and then I'm eat struggling to finish my tasks, and always the LAST nurse to finish.
This is me, one month into my first job and I say to myself, how did i get myself into this??? I really am sorry for myself. Cos what??
Working as a CNA during school has helped me tremendously throughout school to get better with time management as a student and become comfortable with my role. It also helps with communication (with patient and team)! I am graduating in May and just got offered my first full time job as an RN :) will be using these tips as i transition from student to nurse! Thank you
take hour by hour thats the key. you should set very short term goals each shift until its all muscle memory...😁 great tips mam.
Absolutely! Thank you for sharing this advice as well! I appreciate you taking the time to watch the video and for leaving this comment. I hope you have a Merry Christmas!
Im an agency nurse and as such am often working in a new ward every day. Its hard. My time management is a real challenge for me. If you aren't familiar with the ward it really adds to the problem.
How it's going with you now? Still an agency nurse?
I am also an agency nurse who just started a new assignment and it is a struggle to keep up. Also, there is no organization and the nurses there are not that friendly. It would be nice if the other nurses would offer more but I suppose I have to deal with this mess. Hopefully, it will get better soon.
started nursing school with my favorite youtube nursing professor RegisteredNurseRN and now am looking for tips before I start my first nursing job!!! Thank you so much for these videos. Helped me ace exams and pass the NCLEX! I do hope you consider becoming a professor or something in the educational field. The BEST teacher hands down.... this compliment comes from a former teacher btw ;)
Your channel really helps me a lot to pass may Philippines Nursing Licensure exam. I really cant believe that i am here again but this time i am here to prepare na my self as i enter the real world. Thanks a lot mam
That's what I did, I worked as a nurse assistant for a year, and it helped me a lot.
This video was extremely helpful as a senior level nursing student in clinical. Tech responsibilities are one thing,, but adding in charting and administering meds + everything else has been a game changer! I struggle some days just keeping up with just 2 patients if something unexpected happens and I know something has to change with my rourine. Glad I came across this!❤️
thank you so much maam... just bcoz of your so informative videos i passed the nursing licensure exam this june 2017... godbless and more videos to come... again thank you very much...
Again, congratulations :) I'm so glad you passed!
RegisteredNurseRN thank you so much again and again maam.. your such a blessings
Even if I'm not a nurse, as a nursing student I've been having a lot of time management issues. This video gives me hope and guidance. :) Thanks for posting!
I'm so happy the video can help give you some tips as a nursing student as well. Thank you for watching it and for taking the time to leave a comment. I hope you have a Merry Christmas!
Thank you so much for making this video for us, and for letting me know it was posted. "Hour by hour" is a new perspective for me, which makes so much sense. Also, tackling surprises during report (lightbulb moment) 🤔. Unfortunately, I learned the hard way about being too scared to speak up because sometimes you don't get the best shift report (aka surprises all day = falling behind on tasks). As a new nurse resident, I tend to forget that I'm no longer in the student role and that I'm among colleagues that's going to take some getting used to... but the more comfortable I feel the more confident I become to ask questions...I also thank you for the encouragement that things will get better and that we're not fighting a hopeless battle.
You're very welcome, Trish! Yes, the hour by hour perspective is not only my nursing motto but my life's motto too haha (day by day)! Surprises during a shift can really slow you down and throw off your day....I'm glad that part really helped you. I have a video about nursing report and the questions to ask to make sure you start your day off right, if you are interested in watching that as well: th-cam.com/video/X76iKFQhPNw/w-d-xo.html
I have a feeling you are doing excellent in your new role....just hang in there because everything you are feeling is what I felt as a new nurse. I hope you have a great Christmas and New Year!
I am usually an organized person; however, now that I am on the nursing student side of things..I am learing as an ER Tech to do the most important task that the nurse's ask of me. I have viewed and read similar examples stating the same info as yourself..which makes for great confirmation..Thanks Sarah!! and you and your family have a Merry Christimas..and a wonderful start to the New Year!!
You're most welcome :) That is awesome you are getting experience as an ER tech....very valuable experience that will most definitely help you when you become a nurse. Thank you for watching the video :) I hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas as well and a Happy New Year in 2017!
I'm not a nurse yet. I'm watching your so I can be prepared going into the field.
I love watching your videos. I must admit that I have never seen this one before it was assigned to me as part of a supplemental assignment to achieve our preceptorship hours we do not get due to the COVID-19 outbreak starting the week our preceptorships started. We are still on track to graduate in May and begin working this summer. This is a great video...I struggle with time management as a student, I can't even imagine how much harder it is as a baby nurse.
Hi , so one question I have is when do you get to chart ? Do you chart after seeing one patient or after you’ve seen all your patients ??
Thanks so much for this video. I'm starting my first RN job in two weeks. This is very helpful.
So awesome! Congrats to you! I wish you the best in your career!
have been binge watching your vids before getting into position and it sooooothes so much of the anxietythank you for your angelic deeds
Thank you so much for this helpful video! Im a new medical-surgical nurse and currently on my 5th month. Im guilty of clocking out late; sometimes i extend for 2 hours to complete the paperworks that really take time even though we handle 6-8 patients per nurse.
My colleagues tell me that im slow at performing bedside skills and it takes a lot of my time. Is it normal that im still adjusting with time management? Also, i got sad when a colleague told me that im not improving in time management and prioritization. But looking back at the day I started, i think i am gradually improving. Considering that this is my first job, im still adjusting and learning to handle constructive criticisms gracefully. I have realized that i just need to focus on my work and strengths:)
Any advice and encouragement coming from you will be greatly appreciated😊
Sometimes i ask myself if this is really for me; but i committed myself to nursing!❤ seeing my patients happy and contented with my service compensates for the criticisms i receive and my perceived weakness.
Hello Sabrina :) Thank you so much for sharing your experience as a new nurse because I know others on here will definitely relate with what you are going through, and it will make them feel better to know other new nurses are struggling with this as well.
It is VERY NORMAL to be experiencing time management issues at 5 months. You are still learning the ropes and 6-8 patients are a lot of to take care of as a new nurse, especially when you consider paperwork, medication passes, following out doctors orders, admissions, discharges, and doing the normal nursing routines that you are not totally familiar with (which is why it takes you more time to complete at this time point). It seems like 12 hours would be enough time but really you use every minute to get your job done.
After time goes by you will be faster and improve on how you juggle 6-8 patients. Please don't get discouraged because with time you are going to get better with time management. Sometimes colleagues forget how hard it was to be a new nurse, so try to brush off their criticism. Now, if you are still struggling with time management at a year, then you may want to really analyze what the problem is...it may not be you but the unit you are working on...is it understaffed a lot? do you have help? are the patient assignments fair...in that you have a variety of patients rather than all contact isolations, total cares etc. Sometimes shift leaders fail to assess patient needs and assign nurses really heavy loads, when "hard" patient assignment can be broken up so everyone receives an equal load. So, always look at those things before you question if nursing is for you. If you love your patients and find satisfaction with helping others, you are made to be a nurse. Hang in there...it will get better. I hope that helps :) I hope you have a Happy New Year!
RegisteredNurseRN thank you so much for the encouragement:) at the end of the day, i just think about patient safety and i believe in the saying "slowly but surely". Through time, i believe and know that i'll improve with efficiency. continue to inspire nurses! Happy Holidays & happy new year too! :) ❤
MAM ! GOD bless you....and keep your preparation so great for chritmas also for good and kind vedio lectures ok, prey for me.
I most definitely will! God Bless :)
I will definitely be using these tips. Thank you for this video
Thanks so much for your tips..my daughter a new nurse. She a little overwhelmed by everything. But I believe this would really help her anxiety.
Thank you so much for all the teachings and for your selflessness
Please could you show us some of the medical instruments and their usage
Thank you for this video! I start on my med/surg unit this tuesday night, and this is what i have been very nervous about.
You're very welcome, Leah :) I'm glad the video helped you! I wish you the best on Tuesday night and hope you have a great shift!
Thank you for all the tips. It helps a lot
New nurse here, currently struggling with this. I'm 2 months in and have been told I need to do my tasks faster. I feel like i'm moving fast but certain things take me longer not to mention abnormal bp's, high sugars, and other things I have to address in between. How long do you take to do your assessments? and med pass? I work nights and by the time report is done it's 7:30 then I have to do assessments, plan of care, and meds, this is the usual goal unless I have earlier meds before 10 or a new admission or discharge. I would appreciate any feedback! Thank you
Not me having all of the issues listed in the beginning 😂. Just got off orientation and it’s tough.
I call the work sheet my work list, very helpful
Have you ever set a time goal, but it wasn't met for some reason? How did you deal with it?
Stop drop and roll.. go with it..
Well thought the last id see of sarah was when i was in nursing school - i was wrong
This video is too relatable
Been working 2 and 1/2 yrs in private duty and STILL struggling with my charting! I have so much difficulty with getting back on task after being interrupted, and when you're in someone's house with their grandbaby (it's always the grandmas, lol), they see you pull out the tablet to chart and suddenly they have questions about things or maybe they just want to talk. But I can't talk and write at the same time. Plus it feels like I'm doing something wrong if I'm staring at a screen while my patient's abuela is talking to me.
I am a first time traveler nurse for 14 years. I have adhd! Help! Lol
Recent grad looking RN job ,nothing yet.
Have you found a job yet?
@@growingthefamilyfourup9214 2 years later? 🤣
Thank you for making this vedio...... how is the preparation about chrastmis MAM.
You're welcome, Ali :) Thank you for always keeping up with my channel...I appreciate it! Christmas preparations are going great....I LOVE this time of year! I hope your preparations are going great as well. Merry Christmas to you!
Thanks Mam for upload such a meaningful video for us...!!!
NEW ER nurse it gets getter
buenos días!!!
Good morning to you as well!!
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