Hi. I am a 2nd semester nursing student and I need your help. I am writing a research paper on the effectiveness of new nursing graduate residency programs and job retention. I need data from all nurses - new nurses and veterans too.
What year did you graduate?
What was your first job out of nursing school?
How long did you stay there?
Why did you leave?
Did you have adequate orientation to your new job?
Was there a nursing residency program available?
If there was a nursing residency program, how long was it?
Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.
what year did you graduate? lpn-1977; 1982-rn
what was your first job out of nursing school?
inner city teaching hospital working 26 bed medical/resp unit, lpn charge nurse night shift. reason chose to work there was staff appreciated students and spirit working together can overcome obstacles. many of great staff i started with now in management rolls 25+yrs later.
how long did you stay there?
2 yrs then moved to 12 bed resp/telemetry unit same hospital
applied and received education grant to help pay for bsn program
why did you leave?
started 12/12 baylor we in 86 after first child, worked perdiem homecare during the week. transitioned to hospice program 91 within same healthcare system. left that position to continue homecare part time till kids grown. returned same system 99 in homecare.
did you have adequate orientation to your new job?
yes, can remember 2 wks classes, orientation days 6 weeks, then onto nights. later attended icu training and telemetry course. took resp icu course on my own @ mcp--started when bird vents in use now historical item.
was there a nursing residency program available? no.
if there was a nursing residency program, how long was it?
what was your first job out of nursing school? rn on a 32 bed tele floor
how long did you stay there? 11 weeks
why did you leave? psycho management, backstabbing co-workers, orientation was cut short, the constant lying, promised days and then forced into nights while people who worked there less time than me got to work whenever, poor staffing (10 patients at night). being forced into taking step down patients along with 8 or 9 tele patients...did i mention backstabbing co-workers????
did you have adequate orientation to your new job? no
was there a nursing residency program available? they claimed there was, however 99.9% of the people who did their residency were not hired into that department, they were placed depending on needs of the facility when they graduated
if there was a nursing residency program, how long was it? 12 weeks
First job: charge nurse in a nursing home, I started in March and I am still here at this point and time, though have started applying to other jobs due to high stress, and horrible shift wars between ALL staff...its ridiculous.
Why left: Haven't yet...God help me!
Orientation: Consisted of working 6 12's in a row, 4 of those with another nurse, then being left on my own. Not very helpful
NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN
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what year did you graduate? lpn-1977; 1982-rn
what was your first job out of nursing school?
inner city teaching hospital working 26 bed medical/resp unit, lpn charge nurse night shift. reason chose to work there was staff appreciated students and spirit working together can overcome obstacles. many of great staff i started with now in management rolls 25+yrs later.
how long did you stay there?
2 yrs then moved to 12 bed resp/telemetry unit same hospital
applied and received education grant to help pay for bsn program
why did you leave?
started 12/12 baylor we in 86 after first child, worked perdiem homecare during the week. transitioned to hospice program 91 within same healthcare system. left that position to continue homecare part time till kids grown. returned same system 99 in homecare.
did you have adequate orientation to your new job?
yes, can remember 2 wks classes, orientation days 6 weeks, then onto nights. later attended icu training and telemetry course. took resp icu course on my own @ mcp--started when bird vents in use now historical item.
was there a nursing residency program available? no.
if there was a nursing residency program, how long was it?