How Long is your New Grad Orientation at your facility?

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  1. How Long is your New Grad Orientation at your facility?

    • 109
      Less than one month
    • 210
      Up to two months
    • 195
      Up to four months
    • 107
      Up to six months
    • 37
      Greater than 6 months

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Specializes in CCU, Geriatrics, Critical Care, Tele.

How Long is your New Grad Orientation at your facility? Please answer the poll and post a reply to share more specifics. Thanks

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Specializes in SRNA.

I was just offered a new grad position and I'll be oriented for 10 weeks.

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Specializes in Jack of all trades, and still learning.

Our New Grad Rotations sound like they are different to the US. In our hospital we are rotated around three different specialty units. I was in 2 different surgical units and a paediatric one. For the first one I received close to two weeks. The second I had 4 days. The third, 4 days.

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I had a total of 29 days on the floor with my preceptor and then I was on my own.

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My orientation as a new RN Grad in an ICU setting was to be 6 months. I was a previous LPN for 3 years so I got off orientation after 5 months. Had a fantastic orientation and preceptor and continue to learn daily. LOVE MY JOB!!!!

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Specializes in critical care.

I had a similar experience to Alee 836. Almost 5 months because I got off early. Awesome preceptors and still learning. CAT

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Specializes in SICU.

ICU, 4 weeks classroom, 12 weeks on the unit. Just got off orientation with some great preceptors (small team). After about a year I will have classes on LVAD's, RVAD's and IABP's.

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Specializes in Med/Surg - Pain Management.

Actually it is 12 weeks but I was not give a choice for that. The new grad is also expected to attend classes during this time given by the system experts in several areas.We had tried to institute a 22 wk new grad program but management was opposed due to budgeting issues.

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The paperwork said 90 days. The reality was 65. Part of that was paperwork and how to use the computer system.

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In our ER for new grads or for those coming from non ER backgrounds we do 40 shifts with a preceptor on the floor, plus 6 weeks (one day a week each) of a regional training class and an our facility specific class to didaticley review things.

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We had 4 weeks of classroom and 2 weeks on the floor with a preceptor for an extremely high acuity med-surg floor. Not nearly enough in my opinion. Should have been 2 weeks classroom and 4 weeks with a preceptor. I came off orientation kicking and screaming and complained that I needed more time...that bought me one extra day!!!!

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I am on a transplant unit where 12 weeks seems to be the norm. Yet almost all the new nurses are done by 10 weeks.

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