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Hi everyone, I recently became independent during my residency and it’s been brutal. I’m not sure if it’s because I’m getting heavy patients but I’m always leaving an hour late because I’m charting. I work on a MedSurg unit. I worked on that floor as a tech so I thought nursing was going to be easy there but so far it isn’t. It’s really overwhelming and I feel like I’m never sitting down to chart. I’m also late on giving some meds and I’m not sure why. I’m also taking my breaks late. Any tips?

Hi everyone I recently became independent on a MedSurg floor and it’s been a lot. So far I’ve been staying more than an hour late charting and I’m late on giving meds. It feels like I’m never sitting down so I don’t know what I’m doing wrong? It’s even hard taking my break early. I use to work on that floor as a PCT so I thought it would be easy but it isn’t. Any tips?