I need to know what a normal day is for a nurse? can anyone help?

Question

You dont have to go into graet detail, but a little would help a lot!! thanks.

Answer 1

its a fantastic job and amazingly rewarding

Answer 2

Depends what sort of nursing
- on a general or surgical ward: taking hand over from last shift, getting people up, helping with meals' giving out medicine' doing dressings,preparing for theatre/X ray Changing IV, bags, setting up infusions, recording observations(temps,pulse BP) Writting reports/patients notes.
In A&E there is much less routine you just deal with what comes through the door.
Working in theatre would be different again.

Answer 3

Get patient reports (progress over the last 24 hours) from last shift. Get allocated jobs for the day. Patients care...hygeine, dressings, observations, serving food (in some places) escorting patients for tests, attending doctors rounds. Assessing care plans and writing reports. Passing on details of care to senior nurse on duty;

Answer 4

12 hrs. on your feet. Lots of times no food break and no potty break. Some times a very smelly job. Not the glamorous job you see in the soap opera's. More often than not though very rewarding on a personal level. I woul not change it for the world but a lot of people think it is a piece of cake which it is not. Depending on the area you choose to work in it can be a very physically demanding job. I work in ICU and we do a lot of lifting. They are not kidding when they say that obesity is on the rise in the USA. . . . .neither is bad backs in nurses.

Answer 5

Well it depends on what kind of nurse & where you work...

If you were a Trauma/LifeFlight nurse vs. a nurse that works in a nursing home, you have two completely different Feilds. There are different responsibilities, patient care, & environment...

You should be more specific

Answer 6

There is no such thing as a "normal" day. Everyday is different and every minute is a challenge. Nursing is a very fulfilling career, but it is also a very demanding one. I wouldn't trade it for anything. Nothing is better than knowing that your helping others. :o)

Answer 7

errmm, lets do and early shift.

arrive around 7:15, get allocated to a number of patients, get handover givent to you by the staff that are leaving the ward, handover consists of patients problems and what needs to be done for the day.

start the morning drug round, dishing out.... drugs.
do any jabs and i.v fluids that need doing.

help n.a's and healthcare support workers wash, toilet those who need it.

listen to various issues and patients problems.

arrange dishcharges, arrange referals, phone around the hospital looking for illusive equipment.

do dressings/wound care.

admit new patients, write up thier care plans, handover to a doctor who makes the "proper" diagnosis.

write in the patients documentation what you've done for the day.

get a bad back, occasionally think "why do i bother" stop old men from peeing in sinks, help out in emergency crashes. its NEVER the same!

Answer 8

It depends if you want to know what a hospital nurse does or if a you are talking about a nursing home nurse. Also RN or LPN and staff nurse or supervisor etc.

Answer 9

Go to www.bls.gov (It's the bureau of labor statistics website) Scroll to "Occupations" on the left hand side and click on "Occupational Outlook Handbook." Tons of good/accurate information including job descriptions. Good luck!

Answer 10

well it depends where you work. if you work in a hospiatl in a7e you dont stop, from the start of the shift to the end, differant wards have differant routines, your priority is to your patients which means you tend to be quite busy, as i say it depends what situation you are referring to.