Paramedic to RN
I am a relatively new RN and just got my first capstone student. She has been a paramedic in our hospital's (as in the hospital we both work at and she's doing her clinicals at) emergency department for 10 years. She is amazing at being a paramedic and already did half her capstone in the ED. She is more experienced than me in so many ways, she does ultrasound IVs (which I don't know how to do), gives meds and knows her pharm, knows way more about respiratory stuff, and has honestly taught ME so, so much. She's super humble and not at all like "I already know how to do that🙄", she's going to be an incredible nurse.
However, I still want her clinical experience with me to be valuable. I work on a med/surg/tele unit. When I asked what she wants to learn or focus on, she told me she wasn't really sure because "she doesn't know what she doesn't know". I'm looking for suggestions on areas to hone in on. For those of you familiar with both the ED and med surg, what was difficult for you to adapt to with med surg? Our unit is pretty heavy usually, so it's definitely still fast paced and not boring imo, I'm sure adapting to the slower speed can be tough but I don't think that's a huge issue given our patient population and ratio (6:1). What things did you learn in med surg that you never learned in the ED? What things did you struggle with when moving from the role of an EMT/paramedic to nurse? What new things did you learn as a nurse that you never learned as an EMT/paramedic?
I know a lot of people in this sub are still in school or have never been an EMT/paramedic, but I'm just looking for some advice and direction. We still have seven 12 hour shifts together, so what are things I can focus on teaching her?