time management

For the Overwhelmed New Graduate Nurse

For the Overwhelmed New Graduate Nurse

So you’ve just started your new job as a new graduate nurse. You have a great preceptor, you like your unit, and your manager seems pretty cool. But you dread going to work. You get report and you’re already an hour behind. You’re already an overwhelmed nurse. There are so many things to do right this second that you shut down. You can’t do this. It’s too much. You struggle through each day, just trying to get to the end of the shift. You are elated for days off. You dread going back. Is this really what you signed up for? Will this EVER end?

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Delegation Tips for Nurses

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...

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How to Survive in the ICU

How to Survive in the ICU

This guest blog post comes from Natalie Bridges, RN.  She's a critical care nurse who jumped into ICU nursing straight out of school....

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