Question for nurses.....?
Are nursing clinicals really scary? Meaning...are they incredibly difficult/scary to go through with when you first get hold of in to them at college?
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Its other scary and a bit intimidating the first couple of times taking care of real patients. But you bring into the routine real quick and it will seem amazingly natural, especially if this is really the profession you have decided on. Clinical clears out abundantly of people since this is when you find out who really wants to be a nurse and who doesn't.
My first time inserting a catheter was startling. It wasn't difficult, because i knew what to do, but i was nervous. I have never done it on a human before, i put the gloves on, and jfjherjfergrfvvhj vdj I almost cried. LOL. not because i was disgusted, but because i was terrified and nervous! i didn't want to hurt my patient, and i didn't want to do it wrong somehow. After i took a deep breath, and get a reassuring look from the head nurse, i did it NO problems. My first time giving a shot to a child, aaaahhhh i didn't want to hurt the cute little baby, but i did it, and appreciatively, it was the easiest baby i have ever given a shot too.
After the first of everything be done, and i did it two times more, i was good. No more nervous, no problems at adjectives. I love my profession and am very excited to be advancing my career. [Im going to be a doctor]
They can be unnerving, but mainly because you have an instructor looking over your shoulder for everything. You own to understand the "why" of what you are doing, and writing care plans took a lot of time. Most of my instructors be excellent, and worked hard to make us feel comfortable. I have one who took an instant dislike to me and made life difficult. It was my own fault, I suppose. I be doing one of my first clinical rotations in med-surg nursing, and at the end of the day we students would own a "post-clinical" conference to discuss our day with the instructor. Well, this one asked "Why don't you all let somebody know me why you went into nursing?" Now this is a question that gets asked a hundred times surrounded by clinicals, so I thought I would be a smart a** and responded "Well ever since I was a little boy I wanted to be a nurse" next to an innocent-sort of smile and my classmates cracked up, and the instructor was not pleased. Whoops. The patients are wonderful -- they know you are being evaluated and will help you out. Most appreciate the extra attention that a student nurse provides.
I have worked as an orderly during the summers, so was pretty comfortable interacting with patients. You may want to do something in the hospital as okay to increase your confidence. I enjoyed taking care of others, although the first time I did a bladder catherization (on a male, since I am a male) be a little scary. One has to focus on maintain aseptic technic and negotiating the plumbing, and there are tricks to that. But, like most things, beside repetition comes comfort and increased skills. Just learn the material, come with a great attitude and a inclination to learn from everyone from the patient, staff nurses, nurses aides, physicians, med students, house staff, admin staff, and even the janitors and you will do great. Best of luck to you. Source(s): RN
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Its other scary and a bit intimidating the first couple of times taking care of real patients. But you bring into the routine real quick and it will seem amazingly natural, especially if this is really the profession you have decided on. Clinical clears out abundantly of people since this is when you find out who really wants to be a nurse and who doesn't.
My first time inserting a catheter was startling. It wasn't difficult, because i knew what to do, but i was nervous. I have never done it on a human before, i put the gloves on, and jfjherjfergrfvvhj vdj I almost cried. LOL. not because i was disgusted, but because i was terrified and nervous! i didn't want to hurt my patient, and i didn't want to do it wrong somehow. After i took a deep breath, and get a reassuring look from the head nurse, i did it NO problems. My first time giving a shot to a child, aaaahhhh i didn't want to hurt the cute little baby, but i did it, and appreciatively, it was the easiest baby i have ever given a shot too.
After the first of everything be done, and i did it two times more, i was good. No more nervous, no problems at adjectives. I love my profession and am very excited to be advancing my career. [Im going to be a doctor]
They can be unnerving, but mainly because you have an instructor looking over your shoulder for everything. You own to understand the "why" of what you are doing, and writing care plans took a lot of time. Most of my instructors be excellent, and worked hard to make us feel comfortable. I have one who took an instant dislike to me and made life difficult. It was my own fault, I suppose. I be doing one of my first clinical rotations in med-surg nursing, and at the end of the day we students would own a "post-clinical" conference to discuss our day with the instructor. Well, this one asked "Why don't you all let somebody know me why you went into nursing?" Now this is a question that gets asked a hundred times surrounded by clinicals, so I thought I would be a smart a** and responded "Well ever since I was a little boy I wanted to be a nurse" next to an innocent-sort of smile and my classmates cracked up, and the instructor was not pleased. Whoops. The patients are wonderful -- they know you are being evaluated and will help you out. Most appreciate the extra attention that a student nurse provides.
I have worked as an orderly during the summers, so was pretty comfortable interacting with patients. You may want to do something in the hospital as okay to increase your confidence. I enjoyed taking care of others, although the first time I did a bladder catherization (on a male, since I am a male) be a little scary. One has to focus on maintain aseptic technic and negotiating the plumbing, and there are tricks to that. But, like most things, beside repetition comes comfort and increased skills. Just learn the material, come with a great attitude and a inclination to learn from everyone from the patient, staff nurses, nurses aides, physicians, med students, house staff, admin staff, and even the janitors and you will do great. Best of luck to you. Source(s): RN
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