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Is this normal?

Hey everyone. I just need to vent to my fellow nurses. I am a new graduate nurse. I just started working at a LTC facility a couple of weeks ago. I work the 11p-7a shift on a very busy unit with multiple tube feedings, breathing treatments, and a trach resident that requires a lot of care. I understand that while I'm new, I won't know everything, but I only had 3 days of orientation and I feel like there is a lot of things I don't know at all, and at times it feels like there isn't enough support. So far I have been feeling overwhelmed some days, or I feel tired from doing the same routine everyday. I don't know if I should give it a chance or start looking for another job. Is this normal to feel like this?

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    I NEVER answer my phone anymore, ringer off permanently, I am not a good person to call in an emergency, lol

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    THREE DAYS? I've heard of hospitals going as low as three months, but THREE DAYS. That scares me.

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    My LTC orientation was 3 days of videos and

    paperwork, then 2-1/2 days on the unit.

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    My first nursing job was at a SNF on the subacute unit working 3-11. I had a week of classroom orientation and a day of unit training. I was promised 4 weeks but "due to staffing issues out of our control" they were unable to provide me with that. My second day ever as a nurse I was alone with 20 residents. It was horrible! I stayed 3 months and cried nearly every night when I got home. Luckily the other nurses there were helpful but It was still bad and very unsafe.

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    My experience was two months of orientation; corporate orientation was a week.

    Find another facility that has longer orientation; they are out there.

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    This is my life right now too! New RN grad and my first job is on a skilled unit with up to 22 residents. It's a nightmare some days. I only got a couple days "training", consistently have to stay over to get everything done, and the staffing shortage...ugh. I feel like they are sucking the life out of me some days. I've been at it for almost four months and am trying to stick it out until I complete my RN to BSN next autumn.

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    I've been in sub-acute for over six months. It's not for everyone, and it seems a common thread for nurses to leave simply because of issues with the facility itself. This is my first nursing position, but I get the feeling that nurses in other fields of nursing don't leave because of staffing issues, or horrible management.... I could be wrong. The issues already discussed on this page do push many nurses away, so don't feel like you're doing something wrong. Just know that if you're having a lot of issues with the facility itself, these problems probably won't get better any time soon....

    Kind regards, luck.

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