Final destination Placement

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I cant express how excited i am about getting my first choice for where i would go on my last placement as a pre-reg nursing student. I will be on a cardiac high dependency unit, and from what ive heard theres lots to learn! I think the length of this placement (13weeks) will provide me with enough learning opportunities and development of new skills in this area.

And hopefully I will be able to get my first post as a qualified nurse on the same unit =]

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Specializes in Emergency Dept. Trauma. Pediatrics.

We just got ours. I got night shift, Float Pool at a really good hospital. I had put Float pool as my second choice so I am happy. I want to get a really good feel in this role, of the different areas of the hospital.

So where are you at? Are you happy, mad, feel good about it?

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Specializes in Emergency Dept. Trauma. Pediatrics.

LOL I just posted a Similar thread because we just got our assignments too. I hadn't seen this yet. I will merge the 2 threads.

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I am at the beginning of mine. I am excited, but I really wish I would have gotten my requested night shifts. I work overnights for my job - 12 hour shifts - and my preceptor works 8 hour day shifts :no: Oh well... gotta make it work, right?

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I am at the beginning of mine. I am excited, but I really wish I would have gotten my requested night shifts. I work overnights for my job - 12 hour shifts - and my preceptor works 8 hour day shifts :no: Oh well... gotta make it work, right?

I am not sure if I am on 8 or 12's yet. I just emailed my preceptor this afternoon to find out what she works. It only said nights, so that could be 7-7:30 or 11-7:30. I am good with either because if it is 8's I will get even more experience before finishing the program because it will be for more days. If 12's though will be done sooner, so each has pros and cons. I am just happy to be in a hospital. 8 of our students out of 43 were put in Nursing Homes and Rehab because their wasn't enough placements. So they won't get acute care. 12 of our students were on contracts with the hospitals so they automatically got a hospital placement, so it was really nerve wracking there. They don't base it on grades or clinical performance or anything so you just didn't know what your chances were.

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We just got ours. I got night shift, Float Pool at a really good hospital. I had put Float pool as my second choice so I am happy. I want to get a really good feel in this role, of the different areas of the hospital.

So where are you at? Are you happy, mad, feel good about it?

Do you get to choose what shifts you want to do for the duration of the placement?

We only got to choose the speciality or hospital ward that we would want to go and then they give us our shifts when we call up. The shifts we get try to resemble that of oure designated mentors.

I'm am very excited!!!! I love cardiac ! I can't wait to learn woop woop

What specialty are you in for yours?

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Specializes in Emergency Dept. Trauma. Pediatrics.
Do you get to choose what shifts you want to do for the duration of the placement?

We only got to choose the speciality or hospital ward that we would want to go and then they give us our shifts when we call up. The shifts we get try to resemble that of oure designated mentors.

I'm am very excited!!!! I love cardiac ! I can't wait to learn woop woop

What specialty are you in for yours?

We don't get to chose shift, most students are on nights. We get to put our top 4 requests but most don't get their first either since there were way more students than areas.

I'm not in for any specialty, I thought before nursing school I wanted to do L&D but since going through school I have found many areas I like. That is why I had put Float for my second choice on preceptor ship. I did do Tele last semester for 3 weeks and 2 weeks of CVCU this semester for our regular Med/Surg clinicals.

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We don't get to chose shift, most students are on nights. We get to put our top 4 requests but most don't get their first either since there were way more students than areas.

I'm not in for any specialty, I thought before nursing school I wanted to do L&D but since going through school I have found many areas I like. That is why I had put Float for my second choice on preceptor ship. I did do Tele last semester for 3 weeks and 2 weeks of CVCU this semester for our regular Med/Surg clinicals.

Oh wow really? We get a mixture. Mostly students are on Long days/ early/lates and then do some nights as well. What is float?

That's the same with me, I wanted to go into midwifery before I started nursing school but now I don't think I want to, I love cardiac nursing.

Hopefully the hospital that i do my placements at, will have developed a cardiac rotation program ^_^

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