My manager (who I think is an idiot) just hired 4 new grads for full time nights. The 3 she hired a few months ago just got off orientation.
We only staff 9 nurses on nights to begin with, so now there will be nights when your vast majority are new grads. I can't believe she's going to add to the problem. They aren't ACLS certified yet or IABP checked off. We've had multiple incidents were patients our endangered because of them (wedged swans for 4 hours, incompetent line pulls, not recognizing vital sign trend changes, etc.)
I am the nurse educator in a PICU. We see all ages and all disease processes of critically ill children. We have had a good success rate with the new grads we have hired . They do get a six month orientation with 1 or 2 preceptors. They have to be PALS certified ,trauma certified and attend the critical care course prior to the end of orientation. They also have an extensive checklist to complete and have a 50 question test at the end of orientation.
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I am the nurse educator in a PICU. We see all ages and all disease processes of critically ill children. We have had a good success rate with the new grads we have hired . They do get a six month orientation with 1 or 2 preceptors. They have to be PALS certified ,trauma certified and attend the critical care course prior to the end of orientation. They also have an extensive checklist to complete and have a 50 question test at the end of orientation.