New Nurses Be Like...
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- Being a new grad is just like nursing school all over again! Lots to learn and experience but that's all part of the process. Congrats to all the new nurses out there! I'm wishing you the best of luck! #NursesSupportTheirYoung
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Are lunches 30 minutes? 60 minutes?
Oh...whenever I can grab lunch Haha 10/10
That part was my favorite 😂😂
lol
Accurate af 😂
Lunch breaks are 30 minutes, unless you are working at a Doctor's office.....
My fave part Lmaoo
I'm on week three. I think you followed me around with a camera
Jennifer Isom How’s it goin?
Good luck
Jennifer Isom hope your doing great! I’m sure you are
Was your first week like the way he says
AW! ❤️😂👍🏼
Love how you remind everyone by saying, "I'm the new nurse" 😂🙃🤪
Is it ok if I still say "I'm the new nurse" even though I've been a nurse for 5 years?! HAHAHA
@@NurseBlake too funny....I understand tho. Healthcare changes everyday. I still feel new with things and it's been 13 years 🤪
@@NurseBlake your not that new what type of nursing do you do
Lol saying that is important
@@NurseBlake 3 years but same though lol
I’m not a nurse, don’t know anything about nursing, and yet I found this very entertaining😂
jmcdermott40 same
ikr
Same
Because we are new somewhere so it’s relatable... they’re stakes are much high though!! 😂
Funny thing is....it's so accurate. xD
"oh you're still learning? How long-"
"oH tHrEe yEArS"
That was my favourite part too
I was surprised they didn't say 20 years tbh
Hahaha I laughed so hard for real 😂😂😂
I thought they were gonna say 40 years...
@@goha9218 Try 23 years!! Thank God for the internet....makes it so much easier to look stuff up now! :)
"What's the code for the door" asking like 10 times asking different nurses
Kdot prem
Always make sure to ask a different person not just with nurses but not understanding something but not wanting to re ask lol
I have doctors who have worked in the same clinic for 5 years ask me the code to THEIR OFFICE.
@@sammieantha883 yes, right..
It's always 1234*
@@nancyparra5741 our hospital's are all different. no two doors are the same. took me forever to remember all of the codes. thankfully the tower just badges in.
They way you're saying "Casper" is killing me 😂😂😂
@0:00 you can clearly see on the board it’s spelled “Caspar”. Idk if you are a nurse, but your assessment skills need some work lol
@@herculesdelcb6582 k
@@deandragriffiths3137 lol so does all the other people that liked your comment! so dont feel bad lol its okay....
By reading your comment I just realized he was saying “Casper” 😂😂😂😩😩
Hercules DelCB Got em😂😂😂
I looooooooove him. Caspar is literally a nowhere to be found.
Lol isn't that how it usually is. Like a ghost
RIP in peace Caspar
tahoemist H hahaha! Yes! A ghost. Nowhere to be seen. Haha!
righttt 🤣🤣🤣
**whispers nervously**
*"Catheter. Caspar, catheter."*
😂😂😂😂😂😂
“I just graduated and passed the NCLEX”
😂
“Caspar catheter, come here!”
😂
Loll
congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's going to be me
Lmao
Me *gulp
I love how nursing has gotten a higher status through social media and youtube, it is such an important profession and they deserve more recognition!
Ikr🙌🏾
Speaking we deserve more pay too lmao !
kyle Nurses and Physicians need a raise. Shit, everybody in healthcare does lol
mel paredes Every health professional? You’re joking right? Some doctors make so much outrageous money.
Totally AGREEE
My nursing friends had a “safe word” during clinicals for adults one. Def more random than “catheter”....ours was AVOCADO! and YES, there were times one of us stuck our heads outside our patients room and yelled “AVOCADOOOOOOOO!” 😂🥝
Awe she thought the kiwi 🥝 was an avocado 🥑 I thought that was cute I’m not trying to be rude I just thought that mistake was adorable lol
Lmao dude bout to start school this is genius
Omg 😂😂😂
Jen Macri I love that it's kiwi 😹
This is my new favorite thing!!! I'm a paramedic and going to bridge to RN in the next couple of years.
CATHETER. CASPAR. CATHETERRRRRRR 🆘
This killed me
That part had me in stitches 🤣🤣🤣
🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂😂 that part took me all way out
😂😂😂😂
I have mad respect for nurses, doctors, anyone in the medical field of any sort. Especially during this pandemic, thank you all for your contribution.
Kristyn Hand please say a prayer for ICU and covid unit nurses. My heart just ache when I am assign to help out. U can feel the eeriness in the atmosphere
Medical/Clinical Lab scientists, Doctors, and Nurses are like the trinity of heroes rn ❤️ I appreciate them so much.
Hospitals are a scam, 2020 is the year they actually have to do their jobs
@@ScarletX-A-King Oh they're still a scam hun. And so is covid. Yes it exists but not as nearly to the extent as they are leading us to believe.
@@ScarletX-A-King EXCUSE ME! IVE BEEN AN RN FOR 20 YEARS AND FOR 20 YEARS I HAVE BEEN DOING MY JOB‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
After a week stay in the hospital I decided I wanted to try to get a job there. Less than a year later I got the job as a patient transporter working the overnight shift. I loved it and a year after working there I decided I wanted to back to school to get a nursing degree. I was never good in school but this time I really put my all in and I just got accepted to the nursing program with a 4.0!! So excited but nervous also. Class starts fall 2021 I hope I do well!
Good luck, you'll be great
Congratulation and good Luck. :)
Hope it's going well! You'll be amazing! :)
Good luck !
Omgosh so funny I just got hired as patient transport and I’m also planning on nursing school. I have 3 more classes to take for my pre-reqs and then I can apply 🥲 good luck to you!!
You forgot.....“I have to call the Dr?” With utter look of absolute fear...”Do I really have to do SBAR?” Color draining....
Krystal Colwill bwahhahaha ACCURATE
Hahahahahahahahaha it's so true!!!!
I'm not tryna get yelled at
😂😂😂
"call the doctor" was my very first thought 🤣🤣🤣
The FEAR of losing your preceptor and being alone on the floor 😂😂😂
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Im scared
“Oh whenever I can grab a lunch” kills me!!! & the overfilled fridge
this is so gonna be me except 10x worse with my anxiety and being shy and everything... pray for me I'm terrified xD
Me I’m exactly the same! 🥵😔 I start next week lol
@@Eksxx let us know how it went!
omg girl ill pray for u! Im sure you'll be great though. Like nurse Jackie said when Zoe told her she didn't think she was gonna be able to hack it " the fact that you care enough for your fellow man to even get this far makes you 100% better than most people" ...yes all my nursing experience is from Nurse Jackie and "Nurses" on Hulu....so...yeah...but I also think this is going to be me except 10x worse with my ADD, unorganized, poor time management and anxiety!!! right there with you. Good thing I have like two years to sweat about it before Im expected to even to bedside
Weirdly enough, develop a work personality. You know how Beyoncé had her alter Sasha Fierce? Create your own Sasha Fierce for work. Someone that has the qualities that you want from a nurse and what you want to compensate for. I’m usually very shy and anxious too but at work I put myself in a different mindset to help me work through that and be a better EMT 💓
Me too 🤦🏻♀️
As a Nurse of 37 years I love you new young fresh faces. Please learn everything I have to teach you so you can take over and be brilliant. I’m looking forward to actually sitting down to a meal and not wonder “is that my patient ringing the call bell?” I can finally rest and not be awaken on my day off by the Charge Nurse looking for overtime😩. Bless you as you journey into this truly amazing profession.
I don’t know you but thank you, Sylvia 😊. It takes a certain kind of person to be a nurse: someone with nerves of steel but a heart of pure gold. 💕. I spent over a year in hospital after my life turned to hell and if it wasn’t for all of the nurses helping me and getting me through the hard times (especially when my parents weren’t able to be there) and gently pushing me to push myself a bit further, I would have lost it completely.
The beyond hard and endless work you as nurses do is just astounding AND outstanding and I really truly hope you know how much 99.9% of us truly appreciate everything you do to help and comfort us.. even when you’ve left your private issues at home, you always put patients first and I just admire how amazing you all are.
So thank you, truly. ❤️
@@kieleahar1012 It is our pleasure to care for you. I'm so glad that you are recovering or have recovered. Our Patients make the job worth doing. All the background chatter and disgruntleness fades away when its time to care for our Patients. I have a lot to be thankful for and my career in Nursing is right up there in the top 3. Sending you blessings and good health wishes
Thank you for what you do Nurse Sylvia. Thank you for taking care of us always, but especially through this once-per-century pandemic. How are you feeling? Do you think you might retire soon? Nurses are burning out now more than ever probably. I have a feeling you're the anchor of your Team :)
@@Lee-fw9mr Hi Lee!! Thank you so much for your kind words. This is my 40th year of Nursing. Yes I’m looking forward to spending time on the beach and finally writing that novel that has been rolling around in my head.
I gotta say this is the most wholesome comment section I have ever seen. Thank you guys❤
This is gonna be me in 2 weeks when I graduate and start my new job 😩😂
Samantha Bentz best of luck, wherever you are starting @!
Hercules DelCB thank you!
Congratulations hubs 🥳🤩
Samantha Bentz early congrats
Samantha Bentz let me know
"Lunches" I always had snack food hidden at the nurse's station. One time the kitchen delivered lunch for a patient who had just died. I devoured the lunch in the patient's room in about two minutes. Then I called a CNA to help me do the body bag.
What saved me was working as a CNA through nursing school, I absolutely recommend it! I felt pretty comfortable by the time I became an RN.
So true. Emptying colostomy bags and what not was a breeze for me since I’d done it hundreds of times before
I became a much better nurse because I was a cna first.
I want to do that but hos did you manage it ?💀 school AND CNA job
Same
It's so needed to build rapport with the staff and the nurse manager, you know the layout of the hospital, you know the layout of the clean utility, and even just how to turn a pt. It's needed
@@l.o.i4214 Most CNA jobs are flexible. My hospital has a minimum of four shifts a month. The shifts are only 8 hours and they have flexible times, plus pretty decent pay too. It is amazing experience!
I don’t think I have ever announced that I was a “new nurse” to anyone when I started working as an RN 😳🤣... I just didn’t want any of my patients running out the door 😝
I did because the patients always were wondering why I was being followed around by another nurse... XD
I'm the kind of patient that if u tell that im like its ok just relax it'll be fine
We can tell 😂
Psychiatric floor?
I especially stressed that when I knew I didn't know what the heck I was doing. Especially when I had to shadow on a ortho trauma floor for a few months, I stressed the "new nurse" with vigour.
“Catheter, Caspar, catheter!” I can’t stop laughing!! The stress is real!!!!
Hello, how are you doing?
😂😂😂
For me it was more like *thinking in my head* "please don't ask me how long I've worked here, please don't ask me how long I've been a nurse, please don't ask me when I graduated or how old I am" LOL
and when I'd be asked to do things like "your patient needs to go to MRI" id be thinking "okay......how do I do that? do i have to call somebody? is somebody going to come get them? do I need to fill out paperwork? how do they get from here to MRI?" hahaha
Nicole3900 well? What’s the answer ? I need to know just in case one day I decide to become a nurse
@@Softnsweetbb i wanna know too 😂
What is the anwser?
Leah Henny find out the extensions for the radiology department and call them to order a scan if the pt is inpatient :). Outpatient scans usually go through a scheduling dept!
@@Softnsweetbb the answer to the first part or the second? For an MRI they (the MRI people) will call me and ask if the patient is going to need anxiety meds before going, ask if they're on oxygen, tell me what time the patient will go, etc. Then somebody from transport comes up to get the patient when it's time for the MRI. It's a lot simpler than I originally thought haha. The most annoying part is if a patient does require anxiety meds (like if they're claustrophobic) and they have none ordered and so I have to call the doctors in the middle of the night to get an order. The nightshift hospitalists are nice but the orthopedic and neurospine surgeons who are on call are usually jerks and I hate having to call them!! Some patients are patients of the hospitalist and it's super easy to page them, I just send a text page. Others are patients of ortho or neurospine and it's a much more annoying process. I have to call the call center, ask the operator who's on call, have them tell the provider to call me, wait for the provider to call me, then finally answer the phone when they do call and endure their annoyed attitude that I woke them up in the middle of the night for a non-medical emergency. Good times!
“Not CasPER...CasPAR. End it with an R...as in Rn.”
But the real joke is that Caspar is invisible. 😂
Really? I assumed Caspar was latino
yeah because he definitely dipped when he found out he was precepting that morning lol!
On my first job I was putting in a Foley with my preceptor and the patient asked, "are you a starter?" (Wut?) I thought she was asking "are you starting?" So I said "Yes.☺" When she proceeded to freak out, I realized by "starter" she meant "new" or "beginner." The problem is when people are feeling sick and vulnerable the last thing they want to hear is that you haven't already been doing this for a million years. Being a new nurse is hard.
Hehehehehe
This is why whenever I'm a patient I always try and be super patient with my nurse because I know they have so much going on. Literally the only time I hit my call button is if I need meds or my i.v is beeping. And even then if they turn my nurse alarm off but never show I be sure to give it about 30 minutes before I try again. I'm always really patient too when I have a student nurse who is struggling. I always tell them it's ok take your time. Can't imagine how overwhelming that first shift is!
Your amazing! We appreciate you more than you think.
Your amazing! We appreciate you more than you think.
Im in nursing school rn and i feel like this is gonna be me🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️ Im such an awkward person.
YIP YIP
Freaking out over the patient trying to get up LOL, LTC RN here, I tell my residents, "do you know how much paperwork it is for me if you fall out of bed" lol
🧡 that! Should have used that line when I was a CNA
Also a LTC nurse. I have said the same thing to those that think they are dying. "No dying on my shift, it's too much paperwork". They just roll their eyes and laugh at me. One said "when do you leave?" And then responded "Ok I'll wait til after 10". I love when I get resident's that have the same morbid sense of humor I do.
LTC nurse too. Hilarious I say the same thing but in my head. LOL
I hear u on that paperwork!!!!its a horror
cna.
New nurse here : for anyone nervous about starting here’s a few things that I did that I hope you can laugh about and use as reassurance ..
1. Called to order a meal for a patient. Told the food service people my last name instead of the patients last name .. my preceptor laughed so hard
2. Accidentally told the resident I loved him over the ascom instead of ‘thank you bye’ like a normal human being.. I went for the love you bye line 🤦🏽♀️..forever want to die lol
3. Told PT they could get my patient to the chair when he was actually pretty obtunded and couldn’t move at all 🤦🏽♀️
4. On my first day I kept accidentally telling my patients I was their nursing student instead of their nurse 🤦🏽♀️... needless to say my patients were pretty confused
5. Accidentally told my patient that I just needed to hear his pulse .. while I went to palpate the dorsalis PeDis
M R hilarious
M R LOL aweee bless you
Why are you like this? 😂 Hope you have self confidence.
😂 That's me!!! But often more insecure. But that doesn't stop me from doing my job. 😎
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣oh my God!
Yes! ALWAYS tell patients you are a new nurse, then watch their face! Hahahaha!!! I’ve been a nurse for 15 years, and I still get patients who ask if it’s my first time starting an IV... I always answer YES! 😂😂
I’m in week two of being precepted and this is me spot on 😭😭 Praying it gets easier, sending love to all my fellow new nurses 😭❤️
Hang in there! It takes about a year to feel you can handle whatever comes thru the door. We need you so don't give up!!!
"Does it get easier?" No. LOL Nurse for 18 years here
Hope you doing well and staying safe.......
Hope you doing well and staying safe.......
Right! 33 years in and so much change!! Everything is harder. The stress and anxiety is extreme!
@@ontoyoualways9183 oh Goodness this is my 6th year in and Hearing this from an 18 year and 33 year nurse idk what to think lol!
"Does it get easier from here? Oh, you're still learning? How long have you been a nurse? Three years..."
Oh yes. Everyday is a learning experience. 😏
Just started my PGY-1and the first thing my resident said was "make sure you respect the nurses, they'll either make your shift flow like a zen river or make it a living nightmare" taking it to heart 😂😭
I’m cryinggg! A lot of this applies to starting out as a new patient care assistant too hahaha! I’ve been one for like 3 months & oh boy, it was just like this, minus dealing w the IV’s starting out hahahahaha!
Right!!!!!
I just got hired as a PCT and this gives me hope, I’m so nervous and scared that I’ll mess up
Wait cnas can touch IVs??
@@ceceruben6113 no they cant.
Half of this applies to being a cna as well
I’ve been a nurse for years and I’m still like this anytime I change floors 😂
“I just graduated and passed the nclex”.
As a new nurse I feel this is relevant information they need to know 😭😭😭😭😭
It took him saying "Blake" 10 times for me to be like "Hey! That's my name too!" lol
Haha! Oh, hey Blake! lol
The "catheter" IV bit had me rollingggg
awww I love how you gave a little shout out to pharmacists. I just graduated as a pharmacist and I could actually relate to a decent number of stuff in this video when I was on rotations hahah
Congratulations 🎉 becoming a pharmacist! Much love for our drug experts 🥰
This was great.. I heard this several times from nurses over the years as a hospital pharmacist! It was always nice to go down on the floor and see where I could lend a hand, answer questions, etc.
@@christinajackson2662 Thank you!! 😃
I came here to say the exact same thing! I am still a student but have work experience in community and volunteer experience in hospital pharmacy - loved the shout out! :)
This is literally every student nurse we get on the floor
Hope you doing well and staying safe.......
I remember buying everyone cookies my first day at my job! New Nurse shit 😂
NOOOOOO THIS WAS SOO MEEE
I'm dying😂😂😂
Shoot I planned my future and I told myself to buy everyone pizza and donuts for my first day on the job.
Looks like the 20 other nurses are gonna have them too.
I didn’t even know this was a thing?
F*** everyone at my job! 🤣🤣
Did it even help? XDDD I’m super nervous about everything n I feel too shy to do this on the first day but kudos to u💕
that’s literally gonna be my boyfriend in a few days. lets wish him luck😂
Nela Biel Good Luck Boyfriend !!🥰
My husband is in this phase now and I’m 5 years in and enjoying every min 😂😂
(If you haven’t already) y’all should check out Nurse Blake’s video about dating a nurse. I can’t remember what it’s called but it’s so funny and I’m sure you guys will be able to relate 😅
Good luck to him ,
This dude is every male nurse stereotype. I say this as a male nurse.
As a male nurse... I disagree.
Ironically I know no male nurses like this...other than his trait of being kinda goofy
You and I know very different male nurses.
Maybe the people you work with. Never saw a male nurse act like him 😂. If only. He’s hilarious
You attracted all the male nurses and made them angwi >:(
I'm not a nurse but these videos are HILARIOUS. 😂
You’re a strong dancer! Never stop girlie!
“Whenever I can grab a lunch? Oh okay.” If this ain’t the truth, I don’t know what IS.
Please do one of nurses talking to the lab. I am a 25 year lab tech and have had the best and most hilarious conversations with nurses. Always an adventure! You are great!
No one:
Blake: CASPAAARRRRRRRRRR!!!!
This literally makes me want to be a nurse just to have a coworker like you.
kare429 he doesn’t work at the thousands of hospitals you might work with shitty coworkers
@@LuxuryIncorp 💀Way to kill the vibe
My first day is next Monday! 😱 literally dying inside! 😅
Katie Robertson you’ll do great!! Good luck!! 😊
Me too!!!! So nervous 😭
You’ll be just fine girl! 😊
Katie Robertson good luck !!!
good luck!! let us know how you did!!!
This was too funny especially when he said “where is the on button” on the computer .....😂😂😂😂😂😂
I remeber the “ what was the code again”
Or you want to ask something but the veteran colleagues are talking and you just standing and waiting until they are done
Started my first RN job a week ago and this video is me!!!
Even with years of experience, nurses are always frantic when the joint commission comes. Haha this was too funny.
Abby C. Our JCI visit will be next week and I’m one of the front liners 😫 hopefully we will get it this time
Good thing they are announcing, in our hospital the Quality, infection etc people will be in front of you out of nowhere 😅
EN ZI were u guys able to get it?
“Are you ever ready to start on the floor?” NOPE! Lol That’s when the learning starts!
I love
Love
Love u u u so so much also .i am single ❤❤😍😍🌷🌷🌷
Starting at a place you already work helps alleviate a lot of this.
Holy crap just graduated from nursing school, passed my NCLEX and started in the operating room…. and I swear this video connects to me just on a spiritual level
I finally realized more than halfway through you’re saying “CASPAR” lmaooooooo dead
Am single ❤❤❤😍😍🌷🌷
I am not even a nurse or interested in being in the medical field but I LOVE watching your videos!
Same!
New nurses are not nearly as flamboyant as this. They are scared asf and try to stay inconspicuous as possible. And they at least cry once a shift.
I never cried but was scared AF! Still am! You should see me fumbling with the IV pumps
You cry even if you are not new.
I took a cna program to get experience before I apply for nursing. Now I am too freaking scared to start and apply a job to actually get the experience. Already 3 months passed and still scared.
@Hector Josue SIlva Acosta Hi, I finally started to apply for jobs, but I have no luck since I'm looking for part-time only as I am still in school finishing my last class and working another job. I might just go for caregiver job just to lessen my nerves as I have no experience. I will try apply for full time next time.
Me
My daughter just got her BSN. Love watching Nurse Blake. Hats off for you all for what you do!
Love it! This is so different from my olden days as a nurse in the early 70’s; the white uniform & caps, glass bottle IV days. Never heard the term preceptor used in nursing. I’d be lost 😑
"Pharmacist are amazing..." I never heard a nurse say that lol
You need to work with better nurses lol
@@AT-sx2jp lol this is true
My nurses tell me that all the time, but it’s when I work on the floor with them, not just in the pharmacy
Pharmacy is one of the MOST underrated medical professions. It's honestly appalling 😂 I work in a hospital pharmacy and nurses treat us like DIRT.
Pharmacists ARE amazing, and thankfully the nurses I know (who are also amazing!) would agree :)
The way he greeted the pharmacist nicely. 😭 I know it’s a thing for nurses/doctors to think they can yell at a pharmacist.. I just want you guys to know that when I’m done with pharmacy school and you try to yell at me, I will physically come to whatever floor you’re on and fight you. BE LIKE NEW NURSE BLAKE! BE NICE TO YOUR PHARMACIST! 😂❤️
Nurses yell at pharmacists?? The nurses where I do clinical are like bffs with the pharmacists 🤣 usually they’re both in it together when they don’t want to annoy the doctor lmao
Since when is it a thing? You have a serious attitude problem. It is like family.
I’ve never yelled at my pharmacist in 20 years
Lol, I’ve seen nurses yell at phlebotomists because they need labs . Oh and their patients have both a central and Picc line. How about show them some respect and give them more recognition than they get
In my country pharmacist are highly respected. We know you know the chemistry of the how the when and why with drugs.
I love how you wave everytime you introduced yourself, even when on the phone. 😆
Nurse Blake, I love your videos. I'm in school for medical assisting now, and plan to use that to get my foot in the door and eventually go to nursing school. I pray I meet people like you. Coworkers can completely change your environment! And if that's your real personality, I'm sure your coworkers love knowing they're working with you.
I have been precepting for a decade and I love new nurses! I love how excited tbey are. It keeps my love of the job from withering into nothingness.
I get worried when they aren’t excited, aren’t nervous or don’t low key panic over little things. Something is wrong if you are fresh out of nursing school and not nervous.
Never thought of the safe word with my orientation wish I had 😂😩, but my preceptor(s) were the best !
IKR that’s a great idea!
I love u really i am alone meet me ❤❤😍😍🌷🌷
What is a safe word?
The ‘Caspar’ on the board TOOK ME OUT 😂
He is a sweetheart and wants to know everything. This is so me
You are so much fun!! CASPER CATHETER was hilarious!! And yelling fall risk after lifting the blanket and seeing the yellow socks. Lol
It's been 3 decades since I was the new nurse on the floor and this is still 💯 accurate to my experience!! Thank you for the memories & the 😄, much needed & appreciated ❤👩⚕️
I love your videos! I'm a nursing student starting my clinicals this fall and im so nervous
You got this!!!
Don’t be nervous ❤️
My cohort is graduating in December...we did it and so can you! Best of luck!! 😊❤️
Give it your all. Put your heart and soul in and you won’t go wrong. Promise.
I'm in the same boat Rain Drops 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Don't worry, my first day at clinical I was so nervous about seeing my first patient that my instructor had to introduce us for me. Now I've been an RN for almost fifteen years. Some tips that's helped me over the years. Address the patient as Mr. or Ms. Smith, don't just automatically call them by their first name. I find especially the baby boomers, older generation see it as a sign of respect. When a patient asks what time you will be back in their room don't say ten minutes because after nine minutes they will say where are you. Say, "I'll be back later." Remember that you are only one person with two hands so you can only do one thing at a time. You don't need to know everything at the top of your head, say, "I need to look that up". The first time I introduce myself to my patient I say with a smile, "Hi, my name is -----, I'm going to be your nurse today." And I might wave at them a little to make sure they see me. Usually if you start off in a friendly, happy way like that you get a nicer response and build report with the patient. When I give their am meds I'll will ask how they feel or if they were able to get some sleep last night. Again showing you care and getting a feel for the patient. Even if I get in report from the previous nurse that the patient is nasty I pretend I'm going in with a clean slate and introduce myself with a smile and little wave. I find it helps more often than not. Just do the best you can. Don't take any negativity you encounter personally and be patient with yourself! Trust your instincts and ask questions. I've been an RN almost fifteen years and am still learning! You can do it! Good luck! ; )
I'm a respiratory therapist and I love my nurses! I'm more friendly with them than my own coworkers. So much respect for their hardwork ❤
You are awesome! I’m a CNA at a hospital, and when first started I was the exact same! I always needed confirmation to make sure what I was doing was correct. Side note: I start nursing school in the fall and feel nervous. Is there any advice you can give?
LAUREN trust your gut and don't be afraid to figure things out on your own if it's not a life or death situation. Also take advantage of down time In clinicals by getting use to the wows if it's a different program, research drugs, talk to your primary nurse if they give you the time of day (don't be upset if some are assholes & blow u off) jump on the chance to do a bunch of drug administrations no matter how overwhelming it might feel. Don't fall into the trap of bs-ing clinicals by chatting w. Peers. Always spend your time learning as much as you can.
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Thankyou for your advice:)
Congratulations Lauren! I'm a PCA at a hospital too and I start my prerequisites this fall for nursing. A lot of the nurses tell me that I have a huge advantage because i work in a hospital setting, but I'm not sure about that because I know everyone is not doing things the way they teach you in school, so....
@@crystaledwards6610 you have an advantage because the name carries. The fact that you are currently working in a hospital setting before classes does give you a leg up. Even though the ppl @ the hospital you work @ isn't necessarily adhering to the correct standards.
Crystal Edwards knowing how to deal with patients is the hardest skill to learn. You’ve already got a leg up x
The Break room fridge in a hospital is ON POINT! Lmao
i love your videos! I'm showing everyone in my nursing class!
This is relatable AF, even as a nursing student 😂
New nurse here! Literally me throughout my whole orientation, especially calling for my preceptor every 5 seconds 😂😂🤣
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Omg I died and came back to life 5 times lmao 😂 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 we love you nurse Blake! You should do a meet and greet for nurses to meet you 💕💕💕💕💕 more videos please
Aw, thanks so much for watching!!!!
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I love nurses, they always make me feel so relaxed, especially when I’m in the emergency room and have to get surgery. I think it’s because they remind you that people in medical field are just everyone else.
the way you keep saying 'I am the new nurse' had me rolling on the floor!
“A safe word or I don’t know what I’m doing”. Me as a med aid.
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Been RN BSN CCRN for 30 years...the stories I could tell. I loved preventing new nurses. I didn't just relegate them to bedpans and bathing. I hated when my preceptor used me as a second CNA,luckily, I had a few darn good nurses who taught me the ropes. Like ADVOCATE FOR THE PATIENT!! I have had my ass chewed out by so many doctors in my career that I should be ass less!!!😂 .new nurses, you MUST call those physcians,you must even call them out. We know the oatients, they read a second of the last doctors progress note. And READ THE PROGRESS NOTES!! Share them with the families!! Families,if you recruit them, can be a huge help. Listen to families. They know if dad or mom are exhibiting something new or unusual. I have saved more than one patient by calling the physician Nd telling them what a family member has told me.They are scared of the doctors, some are, its too bad. Fams van be a pain, most are not.
the whiteboard with all the names was a nice touch
The accuracy hits hard.
This is why I'm glad I spent almost 10 years as a tech. Patient relation is no task after that.
I love your videos! I start my first semester of nursing school in two weeks!!
Sabrina Warner good luck. It will probably be the hardest thing you’ve ever done in life b
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When he was putting stuff in the fridge and everything else falls out 😂😂😂
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That was hilarious and definitely me!!! Let's be nice to our novice nurses and show love to them!!!❤️
Forgot the classic recurring “air in line” / “downstream occlusion” message induced anxiety
Bro the freak out when JCO comes is unreal in every department
Natalya Ganz what’s JCO?
Sara it’s a Joint Commission who comes and inspects the hospital if every department is in full compliance with the regulations
I'm starting nursing classes this fall! Can't get enough of these videos 😂
That's exciting!! Enjoy your time off before school starts. :-)
I’m in EMS and that “getting lunch whenever you can find time for it” bit, is so true!! Haha probably with all medical professions
Blake is so energetic ❤️ I love his attitude
"whenever i can grab a lunch" felt that one deep in my soul