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Can you offer me some advice?

I am a new grad, and I just began orientation for my first job a few days ago. It is a full time position on the 3p-11p shift. I will be the only RN on the 30-bed Alzheimer's care unit in a LTC facility. To be quite honest, I am very intimidated by this. I have three more days of orientation, and then I will spend 4 weeks precepting with the full-time RN on the 7a-3p shift, and after that, I will spend 2 weeks with different pool RNs on my regular 3p-11p shift before beginning on my own.

Obviously, my biggest concern is that I will be the only RN on the unit. I am going to have so many responsibilities... how will I juggle it all? Could anyone share some words of wisdom to help alleviate some of my worries? Any other new grad RNs who started in a LTC facility; I would love to hear any advice you can give.

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    Ask questions. Don't pretend that you know something when you really don't. Would it be possible that your orientation period be extended if you're not comfortable yet?

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    I say go through the training and see how you feel closer to the end. Make sure you have a phone number so that you can always reach another rn, and a back up rn to reach when an issue should arise. But give it the almost full orientation before you make your final decision.

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    I work 3-11. I also work 11-7 sometimes where I am the only LPN on a 53 bed unit.

    What do you have to do? Will you have LPN's on the unit with you? How many CNAs will you have?

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    Wow...6 weeks total. Thats good.

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