I am a new grad and just took a position in an acute rehab facility in massachusetts. The types of patients that are on the floors are on vents, have trachs, amputations, lots and lots of g tubes and ng tubes and lots of other tubes, av fistulas and get hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, ms, spinal injuries, strokes, wounds, cardiac issues and many many more things. I got pretty good grades in school and passed the NCLEX with no problem and I feel lost. I start with a preceptor next week and I am sooooooooo nervous! There are so many things that I have never done in school or at clinical. Should I be nervous??? What do they expect from me? Should I be reviewing everything? I am gonna have ALOT of questions and I know I shouldn't be afraid to ask but I am. HELP, any advice is appreciated.
hehe....i felt that way about a month ago....took a state job with the mentally retarded.....these 12 residents ALL have jtubes,gtubes,button tubes,and trachs....all kinds of protocals for this and that.........about a zillione different meds each....aahhh........I thought i would never learn all that needs to be learned.......but it is somehting that interested me....have to cath a gal 3x aday.....trach care and suctioning 3x a day...and I LOVE IT!!!!......saturday i start passing meds....AHHHH.....wicked nervous.....i had to follow for 3 days...now i have to pass with and RN for 16 hours........it is all new to me......giving meds via gtubes.......the flushes,the crushing of meds,the 4 who get neb treatments 4x a day...it is alot.......i might have to do the same thing over over again....but i am getting pretty darn good and doning sterile gloves for caths and trachs......
i graduated in june..........i am 46 and love what i do....this is my first job in 20 yrs!!! hehe.......
momtojosh
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hehe....i felt that way about a month ago....took a state job with the mentally retarded.....these 12 residents ALL have jtubes,gtubes,button tubes,and trachs....all kinds of protocals for this and that.........about a zillione different meds each....aahhh........I thought i would never learn all that needs to be learned.......but it is somehting that interested me....have to cath a gal 3x aday.....trach care and suctioning 3x a day...and I LOVE IT!!!!......saturday i start passing meds....AHHHH.....wicked nervous.....i had to follow for 3 days...now i have to pass with and RN for 16 hours........it is all new to me......giving meds via gtubes.......the flushes,the crushing of meds,the 4 who get neb treatments 4x a day...it is alot.......i might have to do the same thing over over again....but i am getting pretty darn good and doning sterile gloves for caths and trachs......
i graduated in june..........i am 46 and love what i do....this is my first job in 20 yrs!!! hehe.......