One small step at a time

I was merrily looking after my patients this morning when the SRN (Senior Resource Nurse) asked me if I fancied being SRN for the afternoon shift. "Is there no one else?" was my quick reply. There was more experienced nurse than me working but she only takes on the SRN role under duress. I agreed. It was nerve racking and was strange being in a slightly different role but I managed to get through the 6 hours without any hiccups... to my knowledge. I was co-ordinating 10 registered nurses and 30 patients. We shall see if I am asked to be SRN again.