Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 21 views

    A Day in The Life of A Nurse-2

    Uploaded by

    tiiiinn.aa.14
    A typical day for a nurse starts with receiving a report from the night shift nurses about any changes in patient status or new admissions. Nurses then do morning rounds checking vitals, administering medications, and assisting with daily living activities. After a brief lunch break, afternoon rounds involve managing new patients, giving medications, educating patients, and answering questions. Before leaving, nurses complete charting and provide an end-of-shift report to the oncoming night nurses.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    A Day in The Life of A Nurse-2

    Uploaded by

    tiiiinn.aa.14
    21 views2 pages
    A typical day for a nurse starts with receiving a report from the night shift nurses about any changes in patient status or new admissions. Nurses then do morning rounds checking vitals, administering medications, and assisting with daily living activities. After a brief lunch break, afternoon rounds involve managing new patients, giving medications, educating patients, and answering questions. Before leaving, nurses complete charting and provide an end-of-shift report to the oncoming night nurses.

    Original Description:

    Ini

    Original Title

    A Day in the Life of a Nurse-2

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    A typical day for a nurse starts with receiving a report from the night shift nurses about any changes in patient status or new admissions. Nurses then do morning rounds checking vitals, administering medications, and assisting with daily living activities. After a brief lunch break, afternoon rounds involve managing new patients, giving medications, educating patients, and answering questions. Before leaving, nurses complete charting and provide an end-of-shift report to the oncoming night nurses.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    21 views2 pages

    A Day in The Life of A Nurse-2

    Uploaded by

    tiiiinn.aa.14
    A typical day for a nurse starts with receiving a report from the night shift nurses about any changes in patient status or new admissions. Nurses then do morning rounds checking vitals, administering medications, and assisting with daily living activities. After a brief lunch break, afternoon rounds involve managing new patients, giving medications, educating patients, and answering questions. Before leaving, nurses complete charting and provide an end-of-shift report to the oncoming night nurses.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    You are on page 1of 2

    A Day in the Life of a Nurse

    There is no typical day for a nurse. Every single shift has the potential to be momentous, exhilarating,
    exhausting, energizing, or all of the above. On any given day, nurses can see people at their weakest and
    most vulnerable, or at their strongest and most resolute. They witness the results of career-ending (and
    life-ending) injuries and illnesses with such regularity that they become par for the course.
    It’s almost impossible to portray a typical day for a nurse, given how variable different healthcare
    workplaces can be, and how work can vary from shift-to-shift depending on which patients a nurse
    needs to see.

    Change-of-Shift Report
    Most day shift nurses will begin by conferring with their colleagues on the night shift. The night staff will
    update them on any change in patient status since the last day shift, admissions, or other matters they
    should be aware of. Change-of-shift reports are essential for quality patient care, as it is the dedicated
    time where patient information is transferred from one nurse to another which is necessary for patient
    safety and continuity of care. At the start of their shift, nurses will also review assignments and physician
    notes, and read up on each patient that they have to see to that day before starting their rounds.

    Morning Rounds
    Mornings are busy for nurses. They’ll check in with each patient and record their status. Nurses check
    blood work in the morning, monitor the blood sugar of diabetic patients, and check in to see if anything
    requires their immediate attention. This is also a time when nurses will assist patients in ADL, or
    “activities of daily living.” During this time of day, it’s common for nurses to assist patients with eating (if
    they cannot do it themselves) or basic mobility. This time will also include what’s known as a “med
    pass,” when nurses will administer medications to patients.

    Break for Lunch


    If they can, nurses will try to take some time for lunch in the middle of the day. This doesn’t always
    happen, though. Sometimes a lunch will be whatever you can grab in between tasks. Nothing’s a
    guarantee for a nurse, especially mealtimes.

    Afternoon Rounds
    By the afternoon, many patients who arrived in the morning could conceivably be released, and several
    more will have been admitted in the interim. Nurses can often find themselves managing new patients,
    administering any medications that need to be given during that time, and catching up on charting.
    This is also when nurses will likely have to make use of their people skills. New patients often have to be
    educated about their diagnoses and treatment plans; nurses will have to answer patient questions, and
    also ensure both patients and their family members have adequately internalized what they need to
    know.

    Charting and End-of-Shift Reporting


    Before going home, a day shift nurse will have to make sure that everything has been properly
    documented and made ready for counterparts working the night shift. Nurses will check and double-
    check patient charts and information that the night shift will need. When the night nurses arrive, the day
    shift will brief them, leave things in their capable hands, and then go home for some hard-earned rest.

    You might also like