Fake it, Till you make it

Quick tips to get through your first month as a new nurse!

What I learned …

• Keep your badge in your car or work bag
• Invest in a decent hot/cold water bottle
• Take your work shoes off at the door
• Keep change of clothes in your car (street clothes and scrubs) #codebrown #whatisonmyscrubs #whatarestreetclothes #dontunderestimateachildsaim
• Snacks. Bring all the snacks to work
• Cargo scrub pants
• Scrub Jacket or windbreaker
• Ask questions even if it’s the same one over and over
• Recognize your learning curve early
• Seek out your support within your unit and outside of your preceptor(s)
• Write it down or forget it
• Sit down with someone you trust to go over your first check
• Start Retirement now
• Have FUN! You’re getting paid now!
• Chapstick  – The hospital air will suck the life out of your lips
• Compression Socks
• At least 3 sets of scrubs