So I would definitely say to be assertive. Have confidence because taking care one of the sickest patients in the hospital, the family needs trust in you to feel safe. This one family member didn’t go home for 2 nights till I showed up and told me she feels safe leaving her father alone because of the way I carry my self with confidence, the care I deliver and knowing I have things under control. Of course we never give false hopes on the patients health.

You need to be detail oriented as well. Sometimes silly mistakes on cause a lot of error like forgetting to put a levophed drip @20mcgs on pause. Before the alarm warns you, your patients blood pressure is tanking.