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New Grad Nurse

Being a new grad nurse is one of the toughest challenges you may face in your life, but you don’t have to face alone and unprepared. We’ve written tons of tips, tricks, and strategies to improve your experience during your first year as a nurse. From improving your time management skills to understanding when and how to delegate, we’ve got you covered.

Ready to feel like a confident nurse?

A nurse residency program guides your first year and helps you to deal with the emotional weight of being a new nurse. A self-guided holistic residency will help you feel confident sooner and love your nursing career, all while learning how to both live and work a nurse.

Star the New Nurse Master Class: a Self-Guided Nurse Residency

Working With Physicians

July 11, 2017 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

The FreshRN Podcast - Episode 005: Working With Physicians

This episode discusses some basics that are essential when working with a medical team, including how they function and working with physicians.

Filed Under: First Nurse Job, New Grad Nurse, New Nurse, Podcasts Tagged With: affiliate, amz, show notes, working with physicians

When My Alcoholic Uncle Died: And How It Impacted Me as a Nurse

March 28, 2017 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 12 Comments

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When My Alcoholic Uncle Died As many of you know, I am a huge fan of Tumblr. I follow many nurses, physicians, EMT’s, nursing students, and other healthcare professionals. I am a fan of the short posts with great images and rarely sit down and read long posts. However, when I started reading this nurse’s […]

Filed Under: New Grad Nurse, Patient Care Tagged With: alcoholic, amz, death and dying, guest post, patient stories, stories

What to Expect During Your New Graduate Nursing Orientation

December 31, 2016 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

what to expect during your new graduate nursing orientation

This episode discusses the structure of typical nursing orientation, what to expect, tips for working with a preceptor, what to do when you and your preceptor don’t get along, and how to acclimate yourself to the culture of a nursing unit.

Filed Under: First Nurse Job, New Grad Nurse, New Nurse, Podcasts Tagged With: amz, helpful hints, new grad, nurse, podcasts, season 1

Advice for a New Nurse From Those Who Have Been There

November 29, 2016 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

At some point and time even the most seasoned nurse was a new nurse. Seasoned nurses also give excellent advice to the new nurse.

At some point and time even the most seasoned nurse was a new nurse. They too were bright eyed, anxious, excited, and scared to death they were going to mess it all up. I recently asked on Facebook for one piece of advice for new nurses. The response was so great that it just had […]

Filed Under: New Grad Nurse, Nurse Life Tagged With: advice, new grad, new nurse, nurse

A Nurse Practitioner’s Medical Mission to Africa

June 21, 2016 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

This week I am featuring an interview with my sister in-law, Elizabeth Fields.  She recently went to Bora, Ethiopia with the medical mission group Health Gives Hope.  Last week, I interviewed their founders, one of whom is actually a Nurse Practitioner!  Click here to check out the previous post. To give you a little background about […]

Filed Under: New Grad Nurse, Nurse Life, Nursing School and NCLEX® Tagged With: nursing interviews, personal experience, professional development, recommended

Professional Nursing Organizations: Why Every Nurse Should Be a Member

June 2, 2016 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

Are you a member of any Professional Nursing Organizations? Let's talk about what they do and why ever nurse should be a part of one.

Please note that this post is sponsored by Capella University. All opinions are my own. Please check out this video about my 2016 partnerships and why I’ve decided to work with these amazing organizations. When I graduated from nursing school I was given a packet of information about the various professional nursing organizations. I was […]

Filed Under: New Grad Nurse, Nurse Life, Professional Development for Nurses Tagged With: interviews, medical missions, nursing school, professional development, Professional Nursing Organizations

How to Deal with Verbally Abusive Patients

May 9, 2016 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

How to Deal with Verbally Abusive Patients

We’ve been there.  The patient is incredibly rude, demeaning, or even saying sexually explicit things to you.  Patient satisfaction has been preached to you constantly.. but what do you do when the patient crosses the line? I’ve had quite a few experiences of all of the above.  I felt helpless until I figured out the […]

Filed Under: New Grad Nurse, Patient Care Tagged With: helpful hints, how-to, nursing peer support, professional development, resources, sponsored, Verbally Abusive Patients

Nursing Interview Questions and Answers

March 14, 2016 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

Please enjoy this guest post, written by Tricia Hussung at Concordia University, St. Paul A job interview can be one of the most intimidating hurdles involved with securing a new position as a nursing professional. However, being prepared can help calm your nerves and make you stand out as a strong candidate. Here are some frequently asked nursing […]

Filed Under: New Grad Nurse, Nursing Jobs & Interviews Tagged With: nursing interviews, nursing jobs, sponsored

A Look Behind Bars: An Introduction to Correctional Nursing

January 18, 2016 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 1 Comment

Something I’ve always been interested in is correctional nursing and am really pumped to for this post.  I’ve known a few nurses that work in corrections and they have all had positive things to say about their work environment.  If you want to see correctional nursing in action, check out the American Nurse Project movie. […]

Filed Under: New Grad Nurse, Nursing Jobs & Interviews Tagged With: guest posts, nursing jobs, professional development

When Your Patient Starts Crying

December 31, 2015 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 1 Comment

When Your Patient Starts Crying

One of the first questions you may ask yourself in your nursing career is “What to do when a patient starts crying.” Everyone has their own forte’, and for some, providing emotional support to people in crisis can be an OMG WHAT DO I DO moment. It can be uncomfortable. It can be weird. It […]

Filed Under: Mental Wellness and Self Care for Nurses, New Grad Nurse, New Nurse, Patient Care Tagged With: death and dying, difficult situations, emotional support, Encouragement, family and patient support, helpful hints, how-to, patient deaths

Nurses Needing a BSN: I’ve Discovered a Revolutionary Path

October 2, 2015 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 6 Comments

I was watching TV the other day and saw this commercial for an online college I had never heard of out of the north east.  It was for some sort of business or finance graduate degree, but what they offered was an interesting concept.   Basically, you take exams (or competencies) and if you pass […]

Filed Under: New Grad Nurse, Professional Development for Nurses Tagged With: BSN, education, nursing school

Nursing Time Management for When You’re Totally Overwhelmed

July 25, 2015 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 1 Comment

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This post contains affiliate links It never fails. You start your day with the best nursing time management intentions.  You started your assessments and meds on time (woo hoo!), and then all of a sudden three doctors round at once and expect you to implement their orders immediately. One patient needs to pee, one needs […]

Filed Under: Mental Wellness and Self Care for Nurses, New Grad Nurse, Time Management Tagged With: delegation, emotional support, Encouragement, helpful hints, how-to, self care, time management

Delegation Tips for Nurses

June 12, 2015 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

Delegation Tips for Nurses

Delegation is a tough thing to master as a new nurse.  While the NCLEXNCLEX tells you which tasks are appropriate to delegate, it doesn’t exactly outline how to go about doing it. I realize that not all units have certified nursing assistants (CNAs) or patient care technicians (techs), but many do.  This post is for […]

Filed Under: New Grad Nurse, New Nurse, Time Management Tagged With: amz, delegation, helpful hints, how-to, Interdisciplinary Teamwork, nursing assistants, time management

Guest Blog: 10 Steps to Getting Hired as a New Grad Nurse

March 20, 2015 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 4 Comments

Thank you kindly, Kati, for inviting me to guest post on your wonderful and informative site that helps nurses be the best they can be. I’m honored. I’m Nurse Beth, and I blog at nursecode.com.  I’ve enjoyed many nursing roles, one of them being a Nurse Manager, which provided me with lots of interviewing and hiring experience. My passion is […]

Filed Under: New Grad Nurse Tagged With: nursing interviews, nursing jobs, nursing school

What it Takes to be a CRNA from a CRNA Student!

January 2, 2015 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

One of my former coworkers is now in CRNA school!  CRNA school is no joke, you guys.  It’s tough to get in, it literally takes over your life, and is incredibly stressful.  I’ve had a few people ask me about CNRA school and I thought who better to discuss it than someone going through school […]

Filed Under: New Grad Nurse, Professional Development for Nurses Tagged With: CRNA, education, guest post, guest posts, Nurse Anesthetists, nursing school, what do nurse anesthetists do

Something You’re Dying to Talk About

September 15, 2014 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 1 Comment

Being a critical care nurse, I’ve witnessed quite a few people pass away.  I’ve assisted in taking people off of the ventilator to allow them to pass naturally.  I’ve cared for patients that are donating their organs.  I’ve been there for people when they take their last breath because their loved ones could not bear […]

Filed Under: New Grad Nurse, New Nurse, Patient Care Tagged With: dealing with patient deaths, death and dying, difficult situations, family and patient support, patient stories

You’re a Life Saver. Literally

August 24, 2014 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

I don’t know if any of you nurses out there struggle with what I’ve been fighting over the last year or so.  Whenever I’m in a large crowd and see elderly people or someone not looking so hot, I play the worst-case scenario out in my mind. They collapse.  I run over.  Start CPR.  Yell […]

Filed Under: Critical Care, Mental Wellness and Self Care for Nurses, New Grad Nurse, New Nurse Tagged With: death and dying, emotional support, Encouragement, nursing peer support, patient death, self care

Guide to Calling Doctors at Night

July 4, 2014 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

I decided to reblog this post about Guide to Calling Doctors at Night for all of you that just graduated nursing school, getting ready to start your first real nursing job (probably on nights) that have never had to call a physician in the middle of the night. The first time you do it, you’ll […]

Filed Under: New Grad Nurse, Nurse Life, Patient Care Tagged With: doctor, education, helpful hints, how-to, interdisciplinary team, Interdisciplinary Teamwork, nursing peer support, physicians

How to Manage Your Time in Critical Care for Nurses: Part II

June 28, 2014 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 1 Comment

This post contains affiliate links One of the most important things to master in critical care is prioritization.. what do you do first?  It’s kind of like prioritization on the floor, except the stakes are higher.  Instead of doctors rounding, patients being hypertensive, patients in pain, families wanting you to discharge them 10 minutes ago, […]

Filed Under: Critical Care, New Grad Nurse, Patient Care, Time Management Tagged With: critical care, education, helpful hints, how-to, time management

How to Manage Your Time in Critical Care For Nurses: Part I

June 25, 2014 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

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  I’ve worked on both the floor and intensive care. In both units time management is absolutely essential. However, time management on the floor is very different from time management in critical care.   I’m going to go through some tips to help you appropriately managing your time in a critical care setting.  I know it […]

Filed Under: Critical Care, New Grad Nurse, Patient Care, Time Management Tagged With: critical care, education, helpful hints, how-to, patient care, procedures, time management

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