FreshRN | Growing New Nurses Welcome to Vitals + Vibes, where I share a quick, high-impact tip pulled from the archives (and my real-life nursing experience). Let’s talk about one of those things that makes even experienced nurses groan a little: floating. When you’re new, floating can feel like being dropped into another planet: new layout, new faces, new processes… and somehow you’re still expected to run a safe, smooth shift. Not exactly confidence-boosting. But floating doesn’t have to be...

FreshRN | Growing New Nurses Welcome to Vitals + Vibes, where I share a quick, high-impact tip pulled from the archives (and my real-life nursing experience). One of the biggest struggles I hear from new nurses isn’t assessments or meds: it’s delegation. In school, we learned what we can delegate. But what about how? How do you assign tasks to a tech or CNA without sounding bossy, awkward, or unsure? And how do you build respect instead of tension? In today’s post, I’m sharing practical,...

FreshRN | Growing New Nurses Welcome to Vitals + Vibes, where I share a quick, high-impact tip pulled from the archives (and my real-life nursing experience). This month, we’re tackling something every new nurse runs into sooner or later: which doctor do you actually call? Your patient has a critical lab value, but there are multiple providers on the chart: the attending, the hospitalist, the specialist. Who gets the first call? And how do you avoid the dreaded phone tag at 2 a.m.? In today’s...