My role transition experience has been an overwhelming and incredible at the same time. On my first day, I was scared because I have no idea how my day would go. I was excited to learn too! My nurse preceptor is kind and incredibly patient with me to talk me through some procedures in administering medications and other patient-care needs. That put my fears to rest and I felt more at ease to start my first day.
After my first day of 12-hour role transition, I felt exhausted and started to contemplate about nurse fatigue and it worries me on how to adjust and manage time with my load of work. I have observed that my nurse usually take her lunch later just to keep up with medication administration, rounding, and