My First Code: New Nurse Stories | First Shift

The premiere of First Shift — our new Friday series: real stories from nurses' first shifts, and the honest talk that gets you through yours.

A real nurse wrote on allnurses about her first code — she froze while twenty people flooded the room, then replayed it all night wondering if the other nurses thought less of her. She's not alone: another new grad froze during hers too.

Jon Haws, RN — founder of NURSING.com — has worked with thousands of nurses and nursing students just like you. His preceptor pushed him into chest compressions on his own first code. In this episode: why freezing is normal, the mentor talk every new nurse needs, and the family truth — we're all in this together.

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Now go out and be your best self today. Happy nursing, y'all.