Maybe its normal, who knows. I got hired to work per diem in an ICU in Ocala. I was like great, when do I start? Well, they said, we can put you in hospital orientation on Monday but we need you to do a couple of things first...........so a couple of things turns into a COMPLETE physical, done by them. And by complete, I mean they gave me an eye exam, tested my near far and intermediate vision, a complete hearing test for low, moderate and high tones, ear canal exam. A 2 part TB skin test, complete health history, examined all my shot records, my OB records, took my blood pressure in 2 arms, my pulse, and temperature. Wanted to know about all my childhood diseases, ect. Of course they made me pee in a cup for a drug screen. Ok, I think, well that was kind of weird but surely I am done. Nope!! they said, now you go to outpatient and they will draw some blood and do some Xrays. Ok they drew 7 tubes, mostly yellow, to check for all my vaccines in my blood. They also did a complete blood count and complete metabolic profile. I had to take my pants off put a gown on and take 2 chest xrays, one of my back and one of my side. Whoa, surely these people are done.....Nope!! Then I had to come back and go to their Physical therapy center and watch a video on proper lifting, lift 50 or 60 lbs off the ground for them, and sit in this weird muscle chair contraption and push against it while a computer measured the strength in my back. So I passed their strength test thank god, or get this- I would have had to complete strength training before I could work there!! Well I start orientation on Monday and I hope its a little less intense than their "pre-employment process". These people make me feel like I am signing up for the olympics or somethinghttps://allnurses.com/forums/images/smilies/added/bugeyes.gif
