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During some of my shifts, I was assigned as either the head or assistant head nurse for the day. The very first time I was assigned was when we were in the OB ward. It was nerve-wracking as I had no idea what the responsibilities were. One of my CIs also mentioned that I was an inefficient leader, which I agree with at that time. Monitoring the IV levels for each member of the group was also quite stressful because my skills regarding calculating and anticipating IV levels at that time still needed to be developed. However, the more rotations we did, the more my leadership skills improved. However, I am unsatisfied with the improvement as I am still not confident with the skills needed to be a head nurse. Although I understand that we are still students and we are not expected to know everything, it still makes me stressed sometimes. There are times where I am also delayed in taking the closing vital signs from my group members because they weren't able to do it yet. Sometimes, no matter how much I ask them to take it so I can give the data to the nurses, they don't even listen. It makes me feel invalidated at times. I plan to improve by practicing the skills required to be a head nurse such as: IV skills, delegating tasks, thinking on one's feet, and providing assistance to my group members.
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