Tips for New Charge Nurses

The charge nurse is the boots-on-the-ground leader and a role model for a unit. It can be a stressful job, but it can also be fun and empowering as you gain knowledge and experience. In this episode, we chat about charge nurse responsibilities and some tips for new charge nurses.

Connect on social:

[torvlogs]

I have been an LPN for 6 years. Finishing my last semester of RN school - this is so important. I am glad to have stumbled upon this conversation piece. Thank you ❤

[shaneb.]

Well done. I'm a day charge nurse in the ICU. I hate that we do scheduling for nightshift and vice versa. We know the strength and weaknesses of our own shift nurses. I also hate it when they give the seasoned nurses the critical pts. I like to give the intermediate ICU nurses these pt.s and have a seasoned nurse as their neighbor to back them up. They will never learn if they don't do. Love your channel. You have a new subscriber.

[michaelajennings]

I'm a new charge and have gotten really good feedback on making the assignments. I used to work days and now I work nights so this helps a ton. After watching this I think I need to be better managing through-put and anticipating discharges

[kearneyjohnl]

Omg! I watched the whole video and was so intrigued! I'm a charge nurse and I can honestly say that I was kinda thrown into this role and learned it by trial n error and watching how other charge nurses handled things. I'm learning every single day and this video helped me bunches! Currently applying for an assistant nurse manager position. I'm going to definitely be watching more of ur videos. I appreciate u!

[lacyroberts]

Just got put in charge in the ER. I’m terrified so this advice was amazing. Thank you!!

[lazharorondon]

This is exactly what I was looking for. This information is vital at this point in my career. Thanks a million!

[tamathahughes]

I am 2 yrs in and I have ran from the charge nurse position for a while. I have been asked numerous times from my management team until finally it happened!! It's interesting, exciting, and challenging. Thanks for this video it helps!!

[luismarleneruvalcaba]

Love the way you guys explain it. I too ran away from this assignment for many years. Now that I’m in a new hospital I just got thrown into with 10 min of training! So this helps alot because I want to be a good team leader also. Thanks

[fmgibbons]

Best discussion on charge nurse behavior I’ve seen

[pattiesoltero]

Great conversation! Was able to share with our new charge nurses! Thank you!

[drdluv]

Training to be relief charge. This video is perfect! Thank you

[stfu]

I know I just graduated from nursing school recently and just started but I am interested in charging in the future as I have experience in leadership/management from retail that involved similar responsibilities and expectations mentioned here. I loved this video thanks for the insight ❤️❤️❤️

[gerardineoconnor]

GER THIS WAS SO HELPFUL, I AM IN SIMULATION CLINICALS OF REFRESHER COURSE, AFTER BEING OUT OF NURSING FOR 7 YEAARS,

[crystalgoldmillinery-hub]

THIS IS SUPER INFORMATIVE ..I LOVE THIS

[barefootadrianne]

Yasss! I start charge training in 2.5 weeks!!! Thank you!

[laurinp]

Thank you for this! I was just asked to train for the charge nurse position in the ICU I work in and I’m nervous! This was very helpful!

[deciachristopher]

Thank you so much. This was very helpful and insightful. I am grateful.

[shaneb.]

Very helpful. They just split our ICU into two. 3 of us went upstairs to the new unit and the rest stayed. That automatically pushed me into charge position. It's been tough. My whole team is brand new to our facility. Everyone came from surrounding hospitals. This means different personalities. I learned the hard way on taking the easiest pt.'s. Both transfered out and I got stuck with EVD drain and insulin drip. I had no choice.

[Crispybacon]

I am a new relief charge and it’s intimidating, I love being there for my friends who have now become my family on my unit, but bed control, staffing meetings, and creating assignments….. intimidating

[geekbabe]

I was a psych tech for over 30 years, best charge RN I ever had was a man who just got me. I let him know I really disliked precepting new techs but offered to take over another difficult patient instead. That always worked well! He would sometimes ask new hires to shadow me when I had difficult patients to see how I worked. I was an odd duck, I tended to like the more difficult patients