First job where? and Length of orientation?

1. Area of Nursing: ER-OBS and MS-Cardiac Step-Down (I trained on both at the same time)
2. Orientation time for that area: 16 weeks combined
3. Nurse-to-pt ratio on the floor: 6:1 (OBS) and 5:1 (Cardiac Step-Down)

I am moving into the ED soon. I am told since I am not a brand spanking new RN my training is the following:

1. Area of Nursing: ER
2. Orientation time for that area: 6 weeks
3. Nurse-to-pt ratio on the floor: 5:1

-Yep still a New Grad who is still learning ...

1. area of nursing: telemetry
2. orientation 8 weeks 4 on med surg 4 on tele
3. ratio 1 to 6 (put only 3 nursing assistants for a census of 30 to 38...***)

i can't believe i have a job on a tele floor as a new grad, it is at a small "urban" hospital...so crazy. i know the experience will make me better but there are so many things i just don't know.
and people really seem to just not give a $4#t about so much i'm a little flabbergasted at all the apathy...
i think after a year i'm going to apply to atlantic health so i actually work at a hospital where more than 50% of the things you expect to work (ie beds/glucometers/computers/phones/people) will actually function like they are supposed to... eyes on the prize eyes on the prize. right :0 :-)
love the patient care...but hate the paperwork(literally we use kardex's blech) and the attitude on some of my colleagues...

Area: CVICU
Orientation: 6 months+
Ratio: 1:1-2

Area: Med-sug/pulmonary

Orientation: Supposed to be 12 weeks but i was on my own way be4 that.

Ratio; Started with 1 to 4 when i interviewed on the floor, went up to 7 when i was on my own.

I've worked in a Med/Surg/Trauma ICU for just over a year now. We're a Level II Trauma center that functions as a Level I minus major cardiac surgery and appropriate research (we just got audited by the ACS) so we get some sick patients.

I had four weeks in a classroom and then 8 at the bedside before I was out on my own for the rest of my 6 month probationary period. Got good reviews on my yearly...so I guess I'm off probation!

Our n ratio is almost without fail 1:1-2. Only time I've ever seen 1:3 is when the nurse had one floor patient and two easy tele pts.

LOVE my job!

1. ED
2. I have 8 weeks orientation, more if needed.
3. Each nurse generally has 3-4 rooms.

Good Luck everyone

1. Medical Oncology

2. 6-8 weeks more can be added if needed. Chemo certifed within a year of employment.

3. 4 pts on days, up to 6 on nights.

1. Med-Surg
2. 6-10 weeks depending on individual competency.
3. 1:8 or so is the general nurse/pt ratio; under my union we can go up to 1:10.

1. MICU/SICU

2. 7 weeks on unit with my preceptor with 1-2 classroom days a week during that time

3. normal icu 1:1-2, sometimes 3 if staffing is tight

Unit: general adult inpatient psychiatry
Length of orientation: 12 weeks
Nurse/patient ratio: 1:6 on evenings, 1:8 on nights