http://scrubsmag.com/how-do-i-deal-with-a-brand-new-resident/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:14:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://scrubsmag.com/how-do-i-deal-with-a-brand-new-resident/#comment-685 JoJo Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:54:11 +0000 http://scrubsmag.com/?p=5559#comment-685 I agree completely with everything mentioned in the article- being friendly and making conversation by introducing yourself early can go a long way. They are just as scared and as intimidated as you were the first day on a new job. Most will be willing to listen to suggestions you have about patients but don't stop there- explain why you feel the way you do, you may actually learn something from each other. The nursing profession and the medical profession care for patients in extremely different manners and have different frames of thinking- you can each benefit from learning a little something about how the other person is approaching the condition of the ill patient. Of course, there will always be THAT resident that looks down on you and does not treat nurses with respect- if that is the case, treat them with respect but try to deal with them as little as possible. And don't be afraid to bring these issues of disrespect up to their higher-ups. I agree completely with everything mentioned in the article- being friendly and making conversation by introducing yourself early can go a long way. They are just as scared and as intimidated as you were the first day on a new job. Most will be willing to listen to suggestions you have about patients but don’t stop there- explain why you feel the way you do, you may actually learn something from each other. The nursing profession and the medical profession care for patients in extremely different manners and have different frames of thinking- you can each benefit from learning a little something about how the other person is approaching the condition of the ill patient. Of course, there will always be THAT resident that looks down on you and does not treat nurses with respect- if that is the case, treat them with respect but try to deal with them as little as possible. And don’t be afraid to bring these issues of disrespect up to their higher-ups.

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