Confessions of a New Grad Nurse

As told by a (semi) new grad RN working in a teaching hospital MICU. #newgradnurseproblems

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When day shifters talk about the things they’re able to do during during daylight hours:

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feels.

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Night shift problem #827203

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"Can I have Dilaudid?"

Blood pressure 95/46

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Showing up to a code like...

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My worst fear when pulling femoral sheaths/lines...

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On my days off like...

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When I forget to shut my black out curtains...

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This is me so much it hurts...

#englishishardafterstayingupallnight

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Trying to persuade someone to help me out in my iso room...

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When you wear scrubs so often that you forget how to dress normally

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💯

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Scrubs, jammies, and work out clothes. Actually putting on jeans or shorts is an ordeal for me.

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Also when you wear scrub caps so often you don’t know what to do with your hair either 😂😂😂😂

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this on so many levels...

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Finishing my 3 shifts like...

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Confession #7690

Me: “I love caring for my patients and their families”

Also me: Actively avoids room.

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Casual.

Me: What’s their pressures like?

ER RN: Oh you know, 50 over dead.

Me:

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You know that one patient on the call light like...

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I relate to all these faces on many levels

The many feelings during a shift

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When your "gut instinct" is right, despite the lab results

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The good juju is strong within this one. 👍