New to corrections nursing what to expect
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by smpnurse Jan 15I am new to corrections nursing and I would like to know what to expect. Today was the first day of orientation and was told I will job shadow later this week. How is job shadowing conducted and is 4 hours standard? How much on the job training is usually given? I would like to be prepared and would appreciate the feed back on this matter.
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Jan 15 by OrcaShadowing generally means that you will be following, and observing, a nurse who is proficient in the tasks you will be performing on your own once orientation is done. Four hours seems a little short. The length of orientation we offer varies, but it is never less than two weeks. We tailor it to the individual. Some people become independent more quickly than others. The last person we hired was essentially ready to go after the first week, and although we continued orientation for another week we gave her more freedom than we typically give someone with a week on the job. - Jan 15 by smpnurseOrca
So is shadowing a part of the on the job training or is it considered to be the training? I'm confused because of the 4 hour time frame. I'm hoping they don't expect anyone to be ready in that short of a time frame. Thank you for your input. :-)
