Best floor for first nurses

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What is the best floor for new nurses to start on?

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The best floor for new nurses is one that provides orientation and mentoring that is suitable for a novice level nurse. A supportive work environment allows novices to gain the knowledge, skill and judgement necessary to become competent nurses.

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I can tell you what is not a good place for a new grad to start. A place with high turnover of both nurses and managers, a place where there are more new than experienced people, a place that has a morale problem, low standards of nursing care and professionalism, a department that staffs heavily on floats from other floors, agency or travel staff, a place where orientation is haphazard where you get handed around to multiple overworked preceptors, anywhere to CNAs get away with doing little to no work, absentee or heavy-handed management etc.

Nowhere is perfect, and the places I described above are always hiring.

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