Something very essential is feeling comfortable and accepted in the team.
As a student nurse it is important that an experienced nurse is caring about you and your work. She should be a person you always can ask questions, if you're not a 100% sure and she should be patient, when you need a bit more time for doing something.
On my ward there is one nurse who's responsible for all the students and their practical education. I feel comfortable when she's showing me first a skill (e.g. preparing an infusion and connect it later to the patient), then observing me another time doing it, before finally doing it on my own.
It is a good way to gain self-confidence in the different skills I have to learn.
I also benefit from all the other nurses on my ward. They have a lot of experience and knowledge.
Furthermore, I appreciate the good teamwork with the doctors, too. We can discuss a case interprofessionally and we improve from each other's point of view. We are working together for the same goal, the patients' health.
As we are all teammates, it is very important that you get along with everybody. At least, with the great majority of the team. Because every day it is another constellation of the team members who are working together. You need to be flexible and focus on an open communication within the team. Only if this is working, you will manage emergency situations successfully.
Being part of a team with a good team spirit motivates you every morning to go to work with a smile.
Here I have again some questions I want to discuss with you:
Did you always feel good in a team? What made the difference?
How caring are the other nurses in your team about you as a student nurse? Are they happy to share their experience with you?
How is communication working within your team and within the interprofessional team (doctors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists,...)? What could be improved?
What are your strategies when you don't get along well with one person from your team?
Thank you already for your feedback. I can't wait to hear about your answers!
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Becoming a nurse
Short StoryThis is a story collection out of the daily life of a Swiss nursing student. The aim is to share experiences with others. It may be a base for medical discussion. Note: It doesn't matter where you start. The stories are all independent.
