Think cost effectively. Return discontinued equipment from patient care units quickly and see that charges for its use are stopped. Don t use a plastic medicine up if a paper one will serve the same purpose. Check the patient s room for needed dressing or procedure supplies before taking new items from the clean supply area so that the least amount necessary is used. Continuously ask yourself if there is a less expensive way to do the procedure.
Stress usually is high for the nursing student when in the clinical setting.
It is necessary to make a conscious effort to stop and think before speaking when under such stress. Try to develop some quick stress relief techniques that you can use to calm yourself in particularly stressful situations. When with patients or staff, it is better to say to little than too much. Remembering to provide privacy when interviewing a patient or performing a procedure builds trust between the patient and the nurse. Keeping the voice low when in the halls or at the nurse s station helps maintain privacy and a restful atmosphere.