New Grad Nurse Brain Dump (Fillable PDF + Printable)

RN, 10 years across ICU, trauma, surgery and ER. This is the page I wish I'd had my first year.

One page for everything in your head mid-shift. Checkboxes and lines, no paragraphs.

WHAT'S ON IT

- One thing I want to get better at this shift

- Ask my preceptor / charge

- Call or page (MD, pharmacy, lab, imaging)

- Questions I was too scared to ask (ask them anyway)

- Look up later (meds, labs, policies)

- Chart before I leave

- Say in handoff

- Firsts this week (IV start, foley, NG tube, code, admission, discharge and more) with space for the date

- Win of the day

- Top priorities right now

WHAT YOU GET

- Fillable PDF (type on screen in Adobe Acrobat Reader) and print version

- US Letter and A4

- Instant digital download. No physical item ships.

PRINT TIP: print at 100% / Actual size, never "fit to page". Keep patient names off it and shred after shift.

THIS IS NOT a clinical protocol. It is an organizing tool. Follow your facility's policies. Personal use only, no resale or sharing of files.