Any advice at all would be helpful!
My situation: I started a LTC prn position as RN this week. I have never worked in a nursing home as a nurse before, and I told the hiring manager this. She said I'd get as much orientation as I needed. (I didn't expect much more than a week.) I do have prior hospital experience.
Well, on my second day, when I was just supposed to be doing my first med pass, (I don't know any of the residents,none of the employees, how to use the phone, where anything is, including charts, resources, etc.) they had a call off and instead of the nurse manager working one of the wings, like she was supposed to, she did chart review somewhere in the facility while my preceptor was taken to another unit and I was left to fend for myself. Needless to say, I was trying to do the best I could, but I did make a lot of mistakes based on not knowing where things were and also not knowing policy, etc. Even the d.o.n. came up to say she was sorry, but since no one offered to help me, I don't see why she bothered.
Anyway, I get the impression that the staff here is overworked and not supported well by management. I told them I may not be back, and they said that they would understand if that was the case. Since they hired me on the spot, I assume they're pretty desperate for help.
I am supposed to go tomorrow morning for another orientation day but truthfully, I'm angry and worried about losing my license at this kind of place. Am I over reacting? Or should I follow my gut?
Sorry this is so long, but I started this prn job to try and find an area in nursing to call "home", and I don't think this is it!
Please reply back asap, anyone with advice!!!