Hey all, I have 1 yr exper in ICU and just got my CCRN. HOWEVER, the manager at my new ICU job feels I'm not ready to come off orientation yet after 5 weeks and is telling me that I'm smart but have trouble applying my knowledge at the bedside.
Like I said, I had no trouble passing CCRN on the 1st try and I scored very well on my hospital's own critical care exam when I was hired ... and yet somehow I have trouble with the most basic things.
What's the deal with that? I feel so incompetent. I'm not lazy, I study hard and do well on exams. I feel like I have a good knowledge base ... why is it so hard for me to put it all together at the bedside? Has anyone had this problem? How can I improve upon this?
Specializes in Emergency/Trauma/Critical Care Nursing.
Maybe if you could give a specific situation we could give you ideas on how to apply it in a way you maybe didn't think of before. As others have said, it takes a few years to really start to get it, and five weeks of orientation isn't nearly enough. As a new grad in the ER my orientation was something like 10wks
Christy1019, ASN, RN
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Maybe if you could give a specific situation we could give you ideas on how to apply it in a way you maybe didn't think of before. As others have said, it takes a few years to really start to get it, and five weeks of orientation isn't nearly enough. As a new grad in the ER my orientation was something like 10wks