To start a Nursing Job what you should do? by trazonkurt

As a newly hired nurse you were able to experience a lot of expectation from you and co-nurses. To ensure success in your work try to listen to several advices from the experienced nurses in the field. They can help you in one way or another particularly when it comes to your performance as a preventive care provider.

Here are some tips to start your Nursing Job:

1. Enhance your Orientation – Grab learning opportunity that comes your way. Since you are new in the field orientation is always present, try to listen and understand during the orientation if you find it difficult for you to absorb the ideas presented ask other staff to reorient you. Note there’s no harm in trying and asking for as long as it can help you improve yourself.

2. Work with your Mentor – Try to be cooperative to the mentor assigned for you. As much as possible work closely with her/him. For you’ve learned a lot from your mentor especially taking about wisdom as an expert in that field they have a lot to share so learn from it. Mismatch do occur if it happens ask politely to the unit manager if there is a possibility to change a mentor but prior to that do your best to work hand in hand with your current mentor in a harmonious way.

3. Think several times before taking an action – If you are turn between situations that we consider as a unhealthy dynamics think several times before you take an actions see to it that the result of your action is positive and beneficial, so think of a good solution don’t go for an actions that might put you in unhealthy condition.

4. Bond with your Team – Get to know the people that surrounds you especially your co-workers. Find time to mingle with them this create a friendly environment, this will help you from being a lone and bored. Offers a service if you think they need a help for in return they do the same.

5. Be Teachable – Don’t pretend that you know everything. Don’t hesitate to ask questions if you think you need some answers. Accept ideas and opinions of others. Be willing to be taught.

6. Keep your eyes open – Be observant in the environment that you belong specially in your practice setting. Being keen observer is not bad for as long as you learned from what you see and notice. For with that you will know what will works and what will not.

7. Set Priorities – List down the priorities that you have in your life and work. Then put first things first.

8. Make friends – Don’t be selected when choosing friends. Be friendly in the community that you belong makes friends in high and low places. Don’t think that you are superior than others for everybody are equal consider individual differences.

9. Recharge your batteries – To be a better and effective nurse takes time to distress.

10. Evaluate your performance - In every work that you do it is not always a guarantee that you are effective for sometimes you commit mistakes. What is important is that you evaluate yourself. Note that there is a room for improvement so to be more effective in your nursing job learns from your mistakes.