So you’re ready to start your first job as an RN, right? Although nursing school has prepared you with all of the textbook knowledge, there are still things you must experience firsthand to truly understand. As a new graduate with almost a year of floor experience, I want to offer a fresh perspective of things you probably didn’t learn in nursing school.1. Prioritization and time management skills
Simply remembering all of the tasks you must complete as a nurse can seem daunting, especially when most of your clinical experience probably consisted of working with 1 patient for 8 hour days at most! In a busy hospital, you’ll most likely be caring for multiple patients and coordinating care with a team.
A little overwhelming at first? You bet. But don’t worry, you will soon learn that everyone organizes their days differently and you can figure out what system works best for you. Cluster care will become second nature and multi-tasking will be muscle memory faster than you realize. You will even find the time to finish all of that charting!
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