TIPS FOR NEW GRAD NURSES
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
- This video has 11 tips for new grad nurses. I’ll explain the advice I give nurses I precept, and share some tips that will make your first year of nursing a bit easier! The transition from nursing school into real practice is one of the most challenging experiences I have faced, but I promise, with some preparation and sleep you can absolutely do this!
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Any new grads out there? Say hey and meet some others here!
new grad peds nurse starting in 3 months!
New IMC/Tele nurse here!! 💕
Meee! Started two months ago and it’s getting better but man my first few weeks completely on my own I was convinced I got into the wrong profession 😅
Hey !
HELLO! New grad RN starting in the NICU tomorrow :0
You seem very nice. You're the kind of nurse I want to work with on my first few months of being a newbie nurse.
Hope you run into lots of kind nurses!
ME TOO!!!
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On my 4th day of orientation as a new grad RN... because of the pandemic I wasn’t able to get a job for 5 months out of nursing school. I feel so overwhelmed of how much information I forgot and still have to learn from being new. Thank you for this video and the comments I feel a lot less alone on this journey!
How do you feel now after some time?? :)
Nurses like you, who appreciate and respect their techs, are the reason we don’t quit! I am so much more willing to go above and beyond for a nurse who sees my value and is even willing to help me out or even teach me things sometimes. It’s the most exhausting and stressful job I’ve ever had but also the most fulfilling because I’ve had the honor to work with some super amazing nurses. I’m binge watching you tonight because I’m just so excited I will begin nursing school in two months! 🤩
congrats on your nursing school acceptance! Thanks for all you do!
“I would rather suffer than have my patient suffer” this will be my mantra when I’m asking ten thousand questions in a few days during orientation...
I just got off my first day of orientation and I literally wanted to go home, cry, and quit. This video made me feel so much better
Ugh I remember that feeling so much. Hang in there. Hope everyday gets a bit easier
I hope things are improving!!!
Yes. I’m one month into orientation, and I can relate.
As a Covid grad with reduced clinical experience, these videos have been so helpful. I start orientation tomorrow in a New Grad program. Im excited but extremely nervous about messing up or not knowing something.
Watched this two years ago when beginning my BSN program. Rewatching this today as a new grad RN two weeks into my ICU residency program 💞 I adore your videos
I’m a tech while I’m in the nursing program and I can tell you, so many new grads have acted like they’re too good to deal with bathroom related messes and other things . Please please help your techs. You might be busy but remember for the 4 patients you have they have 12! Also the more you help your techs the more they will help you too!
Ugh I’m a new nurse and I really didn’t know for a few days that I should dump the beside commode out. I thought I was being helpful answering call lights and helping patients go to the bathroom but I didn’t know if they needed to chart pee or stool so to be safe I just didn’t dump it out :( and it gave the aide the wrong impression of me.. learned my lesson
Four months in as a new nurse and watching your videos are so encouraging. As I'm listening I am realizing just how far I have come already. Thank you so much for the practical advice and tips!
That’s awesome! That initial k ok hearing Curve is crazy but you learn so so much!
I want to tell you that I felt the sincerity and warmth in your voice and the message you are sending us new grad nurses. It’s like you have experienced so much but have succeeded as you were learning along the way. Thank you for speaking the truth. Good luck with everything and thank you for making videos like this.
THANK YOU. New grad ICU nurse here, week 6. Overwhelming, but its normal they say.
Absolutely normal but that doesn't make it any easier! You will get there I promise. Keep showing up and you will be amazed that soon you are running on autopilot and teaching the newbies :)
I’m a new grad nurse, about 5 months in on a tele/PCU unit. I still feel super lost and really dumb so I needed this video. I’ve talked to some of my grad friends but they don’t seem to resonate the same feelings I have. It’s comforting to hear you address exactly what I think and feel. Trying to hang in there and remind myself I’m still learning and new but it’s definitely hard.
it is so so hard. hang in there! I hope every day gets a little easier for ya. Tele/PCU is SO MUCH to learn!
Your so helpful. I'm on my 6th day as a new grad RN, I feel like I'm drowning. I had two pts code on me so far. My mind went blank I had to have someone come in and take over. I felt like a failure. 😔
There is NO WAY you can successfully participate in codes 6 days out, heck 6 months out. You aren't expected to know that yet! Please don't beat yourself up about that. You will get there. Give it time. Nobody popped out of nursing school knowing how to do everything, I promise. I don't think I was helpful in a code until I had been a nurse for probably a year.
@@NurseLiz I try to tell myself "you can do this." but there is SO MUCH and it's all overwhelming! I'm trying not to beat myself up about it. I know it has to get better eventually. I thought the NCLEX was stressful but being a new nurse doesn't even compare! I'm glad you share your experiences and tips for new nurses. I definitely feel alone as a new nurse, your videos are super helpful!
Hey Liz!!! You may or may not know that I’ve been following you for a couple years now. Tomorrow is my very first day on preceptorship as a new grad nurse. I am filled with anxiety and pre-shift dread. I am so thankful for this video and for you being there for your fellow nurses.
please tell me you’re alive and made it okay
I love your energy and this great advice!
Thank you Liz! "It will get better" will be the most reassuring thing anyone has said to me. Cheers! :')
I watched this when you originally posted this, but now rewatching since I just passed my NCLEX and needed a pep talk as a new grad nurse 😁
Liz!!!!! You are wonderful. I've only had 2 shifts on my unit so far and this video is EXACTLY what I needed to hear! You're so encouraging and your tips are so helpful. You make me feel not so alone :)
I loved this video. It was perfect. Such a great video for newbies and a great reminder to seasoned nurses to be kind and supportive.
I happen to stumbled across this video and I am having so many different feelings as I am also a new grad nurse! Glad there is a community like this that voices exactly how I am feeling.
Thank you for these tips! I am a new grad nurse, but I appreciate knowing things to look out for and that is it okay to ask for help;
Great tips! Thanks for helping the rest of our crew out!
Dear Liz, you are a god-send, you are so informative and kind and set a great standard for all us new grad nurses to go by. Although I am in Australia, you will be with me in spirit on my shifts. Thank you!!
Really needed this. I’m only in clinical and have a constant fear of doing something wrong. Thank you💕💕
My new favorite channel!!! 😭❤️
Appreciate the video Liz! I feel a little more prepared now for my first day ☺️
thanks for being real!! these are so important, thanks for sharing :)
So glad it was helpful!
Thank you Liz ❤️😊I needed this as I am starting my first RN job soon🙏😘
I ADORE your videos Liz! Thank you so much for putting so much thought and effort into your channel. This new RN appreciates you :)
Aww thank you so much! Hope things are going well for you!
I can believe I’m finally here, I’m an RN! Love you liz! Thanks for the vidz, been watching for 3 years.
Omg I love your energy and that you are all about being helpful and nice to everyone in the hospital, no matter the job! I am an x ray tech and while many nurses are great to jump in to help, there are some that do not or they disappear as soon as I walk in with my portable machine. While most times I don't need help there are times I do and it is so wonderful when I get an eager nurse to offer help, even when I end up not needing it. I also work prn in central telemetry, as I had a major surgery and was put into this job full time for six months due to a lifting restriction and I was just surprised and sad with how rude many nurses are to the telemetry techs. I was appalled with how I was treated as a telemetry tech vs an x ray tech, I was talked down at so much in telemetry but in x ray I am a lot more respected by nurses....yet I'm the same person with the same attitude. I am now finishing my prerequisites for a BSN program and I will always treat everyone with respect. Thank you so much for your tips and info!
Great tips! Thank you very much!
Omg this is just what I needed and exactly what I struggle with. Your video was like that moment in church when you feel like the preacher is talking exactly to you !
You're wonderful Liz. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! I love you and your attitude!! So helpful! I'm in my first week of my first job, so far I did admin preparations and tons and tons of e-learning, inductions and trainings. On Tuesday is my first day on the job. Wish me good luck. All the best.
Thank you so incredibly much for this, I have my first shift today as a new grad and you have definitely helped to settle some of my nerves.
Hope your first week is going well!
Love all the examples you give on how to really take ownership of one's nursing career, Liz! Lotsa gems here, I tell you.
The mindset and habits you encourage developing in the beginning are ones that will continue to serve nurses throughout their whole career. Thanks!
Aww thank you for the kind words and encouragement! I appreciate it so much as always!
You’re so funny! This is invaluable information, spot on, with great delivery. Thank you for sharing!
So glad it was helpful!
Thank you for your tips ❤
Liz
You are so on point. I love that you are sharing these tips with our new nurses. I will share your channel with all my friends. You Rock!
Shondia
Thanks for sharing! So glad it was helpful
Thank you! I needed this video
I am currently a second year nursing student and this was really great to hear. Not all the nurses at my clinicals are very helpful to the nursing students and it's definitely made me scared about what it's going to be like when I graduate.
This was so great and reassuring and helpful, thankyou!
I’m so glad! You got this!
I'm a new nurse on the job for two months! I'm on a telemetry medicine unit. It's very exciting and overwhelming! It was a shock because you leave preceptor thinking you got it and you get things that thrown you that leave you totally confused! Thanks for the video.
Yes! I remember that feeling oh so well. You are doing a great job! You learn SO much on tele!
Starting tomorrow!! This video was so so helpful! ❤️❤️❤️
So glad! Hope it went well!
I've been watching your videos. It helps relieve my anxieties. I feel so alone around them. 😢😢😢
Not a new grad (graduating in May!) but even in nursing school it took me until now to really become comfortable being my own advocate and taking control of my own education when it comes to clinical. I felt fine asking my professors questions about the lectures all the time, but asking about skills that I thought I should have mastered already? Absolutely not! Haha!! I have actually been really proud of myself for not caring as much about making myself look dumb because like you said the nurse (and patient) would much rather have me ask a silly question than do something wrong and potentially harm someone! Thanks for all your tips and advice! I always feel so encouraged after watching your videos! (PS I’m kind of binge watching all your videos to unwind after a somewhat stressful day! 😂)
May is going to get here so fast! that last year is so exciting :) I"m glad you are starting to feel more comfortable! It is definitely hard as a student. I remember trying to balance not wanting to be in the way with really wanting to learn. Sounds like you are doing great!
Thank you for these amazing tips! I start my first job next week on a medsurge unit.
Congratulations on the new job! Hope it goes well!
Very Helpful tips! :) Thank you.
This is really good common sense advice for almost any job. I don't know how I still managed to make a lot of obvious mistakes (not wanting to ask for help all the time was a big issue, I also don't much enjoy teaching). Different field, not nursing, but I could still stand to hear this. Thanks Liz
Thank you for this video! New grad nurse here starting on a pediatric floor tomorrow! Super excited but also a little nervous!
congratulations on your new job!! hope you love it! i loved my peds job, such a special population
Literally just took my NCLEX this morning but I just LOVE your sweet encouraging personality! Will definitely listen to these videos again when I actually start working :)
Let me know how it goes!
Nurse Liz is the kind of veteran nurse any new nurses would be happy to be paired with --- so encouraging! and this video came across so hopeful and that's exactly the same vibe I want to give on my channel that you're not alone - We all started somewhere :-)
Hi Liz! I am a new grad RN and have an interview tomorrow for the orthopedic/neuro/nephro med surg floor. Thank you so much for your tips for pediatric nursing! They are very helpful for grasping the idea of what pediatric nursing looks like and how to deal with some of the challenges!
New Grad here! First day is tomorrow. Thank you for the wonderful video!
Hope your first day goes well!!
Thanks a million Nurse Liz
Glad it was helpful!
You’re such a beautiful human. Thank you for this video
Your so encouraging!❤
Starting on the floor next week as a brand new nurse on a critical care floor. I am very overwhelmed, but this helped alot! Thank you.
You're gonna rock it!
YES! Listen to your techs! They are so under-appreciated but we could not do what we do without them :)
Absolutely!!
I'll be done orienting on my new floor next week & this is so real.
Good luck next week! You got this!
I just got my first RN job as a new grad! The unit I'm going to seems so supportive and team oriented. I feel so lucky. I take the NCLEX next week and am pretty confident I'll pass the first try. Everything is starting to work out :D
Awesome! You’ll do great! Having a supportive unit is so so so helpful
If you tested already, congrats!!!!!
@@WhatAboutJacob804 Thank you! I just found out today that I passed!
@@HI-xt4di Congrats!
I hope two years later you’re still liking your unit/career! I’ve fallen down the rabbit hole of these videos and the comments 😂
Great tips from a great nurse! Thank you! 💜👍
Glad they were helpful!
Omg Liz you’re amazing ❤️ you give me so much motivation. I graduate in December and was so stressed about everything. This is very much appreciated xoxo Caroline (fellow nurse 😁)
Aww thanks girl! You are so close! congratulations!! Hang in there
Hey starting New grad orientation today🎉 thx for the tips Nurse Liz❤
Thank you so much!!
golden advice ❤️ thank you
NURSE LIZ!!!! I sincerely think you were sent from God above. I used all the tips from this video at work (just started as an ortho RN in October), and today the clerk told me that she's been hearing great things about me from the other staff! THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!!!!
I love all your tips Liz!! I’m going to make a real effort to try to start getting to work early 😭
It definitely is no fun but was so helpful!
I'm not a new grad but this video is great. There are days I still don't know! I'm never afraid to ask questions. I think the minute you stay silent is the min errors can happen. I also agree networking is the best! There are always more people feeling the same way as you!!!
Thanks!! And YES. Networking and getting peer support is so key!
I'm a new grad ICU nurse, week 6. I KNOW NOTHING. jk. there is so much to learn and I feel I learn something new everyday. :) Thank God for patient preceptors. I am taking 2 patients now but need lots of coaching.
Good morning great video. Thank you for added the techs can teach you things as well
Seriously, such life savers! With way more stuff than I even had time to talk about in the video 👍
Omg so helpful. Going on my 3rd day now.
COngrats on your new job!
thank you!!!!
your video has helped me tremendously! i had my third shift yesterday as a new grad in a nurse residency program and my day ended with me crying in my car at the end of shift. i felt so overwhelmed and feel like i know absolutely nothing, despite doing really well in school. After watching your video, i took a deep breath and realized that everything i am feeling is normal and that i WILL get through it. thank you !
You are doing a great job!
Exactly how I felt yesterday on my first day. I had a mini panic attack and I'm having one for tomorrow too 😓
I feel the exact same way! I cry after every shift & I doubt my ability to push through. I’m also so embarrassed because I feel like the nurses think I’m stupid :(
I hope it got better for you!
Great advice. Thank you
Thanks for watching!
New grad here starting at the end of this month!!!! Thank you for the tips; just purchased my notebook!!!!
Congrats on graduating and the new job!!
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Thanks for your program I'm glad to be retired I couldn't keep up with new methods. I was a CNA 30yrs SNF. God blessings to you 🙏
Nurse Liz I want to THANK YOU soooo much for uploading this... you don't know how much this really helps me as I start my new grad journey in a week... really great tips and confidence booster. Especially when I was in nursing school, sometimes when I asked questions to my clinical professor, she'd be like "umm you are supposed to know that." And then I felt so stupid and made me ask less questions to her. You made me realize that it's better to get yelled at or being seen as dumb than jeopardizing patient care. Thank you so much Liz!
Ugh I’m so sorry she said that. That’s ridiculous. Nobody can know everything. Best of luck on your new job! You’ll do great! Give yourself lots of patience and love in the beginning ❤️
If you are having a difficult time finding a job in Maryland. This company is always hiring RN's. Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm. 410-581-9150 ask to speak to Anne or 410-356-5330 Tiane or Kim
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To relax in between shifts i try to do as less as possible! I usually have coffee or some kind of adult beverage and listen to a podcast or read on my apt balcony.
That sounds lovely!
great tips! thanks a lot. I am finishing my third year this September and I feel nervous about it.
You’ll do great!
Great video. Thanks
First day off of orientation TOMORROW 😩 thank you for your advice!
Hope it went well!
I LOVE all nurses. Just know your patients love the help and care you give.
I've just finished orientation and am now on my own. I was so overwhelmed during my last shift that I forgot to raise the HOB up for a patient that has continuous tube feedings. I also forgot to turn the Lopez valve back to open for the feeding and the feeding got all over the towel. This happened during the last 45 min of my shift and the oncoming nurse went ballistic. She literally was screaming at me and I was so panicked that I was unable to answer her questions appropriately. I felt so small, dumb, and incompetent. I also saw her complaining to the charge nurse. I still feel bad about it because I forgot very simple but important things that could have had huge repercussions. It was one of my worst shifts so far and I know there will be worse. It's pretty disheartening.
ugh i'm so sorry that you had that experience. It's absolutely OK to make mistakes. They should never be met that way. How are you supposed to know everything?? you cant. Ugh. I'm sorry.
How in the world did this ever get a thumbs down? Love love this video! I'm a new BSN, RN grad and I'm about to start a float pool position. Tks for the vids!
Congratulations on your new job!!
@@NurseLiz thank you!
Thank you so much 😊
Glad it was helpful!
Great video!!! Thank you!!! About to get my first job as a Registered Nurse and not gonna lie I am freaking out 😂!!
You got this!! Congratulations on graduating and everything!
I oove your videos so much, you're so sweet! Also, where did u get your glasses? They are amazingggg 😍
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had my first code blue on week 3 orientation, so stressful even being a “runner” while preceptor in the room doing compressions 😢
Yesterday was my first day 😭😭 i wanted to quit lol jk. Kinda
It will get better, I promise! I wanted to quit every day for the first 6 months. You got this!
Nurse Liz thanks! 2nd day was a little better
Nisha Leah 🙌🏻
Thank You
I hope when I graduate I work with someone like you!! You are so sweet
Thank you, day 2 into preception before being released into the wild... I'm a dear in the headlights after being the most competent and confident student. Just trying to be kind to myself.
you got this!
Very smart!
I just pass my Nclex July 8 ,2021 you tips will help me a lot , I feel so worry about to start at the hospital 🏥 with not experiences, and all that nurses say about mean people,I’ll ask questions rather kills someone.
Hey girl hey! I’m in a weird new grad spot. I have had my license since Dec 2017, however I haven’t started working yet as I have had two babies since graduating nursing school in June 2017! Although I’m approaching one year as a RN, I am still a new grad. Once I get settled with my new family, I can’t wait to start working to put these tips to use! I love your channel because one, you are a mom so to see you balance work/school/family is inspirational. And also, it wasn’t until I watched your videos that I truly understood what it meant to be an NP. Thanks for all of your tips and thanks for sharing with us and showing us newbies some love!
Congrats on your babes! Do you know what kind of unit you want to work on?
Nurse Liz Labor and Delivery! Eventually I want to become a certified nurse midwife/ women’s health nurse practitioner!
Ada T yes!!! Such an awesome specialty and field. I LOVED my midwife group 🙌🏻
If you are having a difficult time finding a job in Maryland. This company is always hiring RN's. Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm. 410-581-9150 ask to speak to Anne or 410-356-5330 Tiane or Kim
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Hi Liz, great video! can you please do a video on Codes/RRT tips if possible, I think it is a topic that is very hard to discuss for nursing students. Thank you so much!
Sure! Thanks for the idea
@@NurseLiz Thank you Liz :)
I needed this video!! 1 month till I come off orientation and your videos are so helpful. Heading over to the night shift tips next! Thanks for all the tips Liz 😃
I’m so glad they’ve been helpful! What type of unit?? Night shift people are the best people!
Nurse Liz surgical step down, specifically cardio thoracic surgery! And yes I totally agree, the night shift staff rock!
Meg M. I love that population! Hope you do too!
i'm an lpn and want to go back for the bsn but ive been discouraged especially at the facility i work because lack of support and i wasn't trained/oriented, it makes it harder.. i feel like i don't know what i'm doing. watching this video has given me hope again, i think i just need to find a place where i can get the proper training, knowledge and skills that i was taught.
training is EVERYTHING! I'm so sorry you're in a place that doesn't provide that :( Fingers crossed you find something that can utilize all of your skills soon!
I’m a LPN too and I’m in a BSN program currently. I am working a facility that gave me 3 days of training on the floor then put me in a newly opened unit by myself with 19 patients and I average 2 discharges and 2 admissions a shift. I have no clue what I’m doing and that nurse to patient ratio is insane and also scary from a patient safety aspect. Skilled facilities are very scary places. I’m hoping this gets better when I am a RN in a hospital.
My first day is next week! :)