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On every shift there are two people: a new nurse, and the nurse training them.
A brand-new nurse
Jordan
3 weeks into his first nursing job
The nurse training him
Tasha
12 years in,
training her third new grad this year
A hard week for both of them. Neither one lets on how hard it got.
Jordan and Tasha are personas, not real users.
After each shift, the new nurse takes 90 seconds to reflect.
How today felt
1 drowning to 5 flow
Jordan reflects after a 12-hour shift
"A patient started going downhill and I froze. I knew something was wrong but I couldn't say what. I keep wondering if I'm even cut out for this."
Kaira, the AI coach, reflects back to him.
Kaira · AI coach
You saw your patient was in trouble before the monitors did. That instinct is the hardest thing to teach, and you already have it. What you are still building is saying the concern out loud and acting on it.
You are not behind. This is exactly where week 3 is supposed to feel like.
The nurse training him reflects too, in her own 90 seconds.
How today felt
1 drowning to 5 flow
Tasha reflects after the same shift
"I'm wiped. I love these new grads. I just can't keep being the only one who teaches them."
Kaira turns their reflections into a plan for their next shift together.
Kaira · for Tasha
From what Jordan's reflection indicated he was stuck on, three things to walk him through next shift:
- How to name the concern out loud
- When to call the provider
- How to hand it off clearly
Two weeks later, here is what each of them says about Kaira.
"
Now I know if I'm actually behind, or if I just feel behind.
Jordan, new nurse
"
Three minutes. It replaces the evaluation form I dread, and it shows me exactly where he needs me.
Tasha, his preceptor
Shift after shift, a picture builds of how the new nurse is growing.
Recognizing when a patient is changingAACN Essentials · 2.7a
Knowing when to get helpAACN Essentials · 2.9d
Speaking up clearly and in timeAACN Essentials · 6.1e
No grades. Just what is coming together, and what comes next.
The same growth picture is shared with Jordan, Tasha, and the unit manager
The private words stay private. The progress is shared.
Stays private
The reflections Jordan and Tasha write are theirs. The unit manager never reads the private entries.
Shared as progress
That growth picture flows into Jordan's weekly check-in, so his manager can celebrate the wins and step in with support.
Your nursing growth, on record.
Kaira · built with nurses, in the open
Jordan and Tasha are personas, not real users.