First Year Nurse Survival Guide, New Grad Nurse Book with 19 Printable Report Sheets, New Nurse Gift, Instant Download PDF

First year nurse survival guide, instant download. A 30 page book plus 19 printable nurse report sheets, everything a new grad needs for the floor.

Somewhere in your first few weeks you will watch a patient start sliding the wrong way and realize the checklist in your head from nursing school does not have a single line for this. This book is the stuff that lives between the textbook and the real thing. The part nobody hands you. I spent close to a decade at the bedside, in the ICU, the ER, trauma, and cardiac care, as a charge nurse and the educator who breaks in the new hires, and I wrote down everything I wish someone had handed me.

WHAT'S INSIDE
The book (30 page PDF, 6 parts):
- Part 1, Before You Walk In: the gap nobody warns you about, imposter feelings, day 1 setup, and how to actually use orientation
- Part 2, Running a Shift Without Drowning: my 1 sheet 8 slot brain sheet, front-loading, prioritizing when everything is on fire, the med pass, charting, and delegation
- Part 3, Reading Your Patient: assessments, catching the patient who is going bad, med safety, lines and drains, alarms, and your first code
- Part 4, The People: giving report, calling the provider without freezing, your charge nurse, the preceptor lottery
- Part 5, Carrying the Weight: your first patient death, your first mistake, the shifts that follow you home, burnout, and night shift survival
- Part 6, The Long Game: the 90 day arc, coming off orientation strong, and becoming the nurse the new ones look up to
- A starter brain sheet at the back to practice on

Plus included free: my full 19 sheet report sheet library (ICU, Med-Surg, telemetry, ER, charge, and more, in US Letter and A4). Sold separately as the Nurse Report Sheets Bundle.

WHO IT'S FOR
New grads, nurses switching specialties who feel brand new all over again, and the person shopping for a nursing school graduate. This is the new nurse gift that actually gets used at 0300.

HOW INSTANT DOWNLOAD WORKS
1. Purchase the listing. No physical item ships.
2. Etsy emails you a download link and the files appear under You > Purchases and Reviews.
3. Keep the book on your phone, print the report sheets, and reread the part that scares you the morning of a shift.

FAQ
Q: Is this a clinical reference or textbook?
A: No. You have a hundred of those. This is the judgment, workflow, and survival side that school cannot simulate.
Q: I am not a brand new grad. Is it still useful?
A: If you are changing specialties or still finding your footing in years 1 to 2, yes. The shift-running and communication parts do not expire.
Q: What exactly are the report sheets?
A: 19 printable sheets covering ICU, CVICU, Neuro ICU, telemetry, Med-Surg, multi-patient, Rehab, Critical Access, ER, charge, and simple layouts, in both US Letter and A4, with a how-to-use page.

Pairs with: Landing Your First Nursing Job for getting hired, Surviving Your First 90 Days in the ICU if you are headed to critical care, and the Nurse Report Sheets Bundle if you only want the sheets.

Educational and experiential. Not medical advice and not a substitute for your facility's policies, protocols, or your own nursing judgment. When this guide and your facility's policy disagree, policy wins. Always.

Free starter pack of report sheets at the link in our shop announcement.