Nurses New Nurse
Published Jun 21, 2013
funkyRN
14 Posts
Just graduated RN school and started working on med-surg floor I followed another RN for 2 nights then turned loose to have 10 patients. Is this the norm or what????
CrunchRN, ADN, RN
4,532 Posts
Seriously? No way!
newnurse1986
109 Posts
No way! That's crazy And you should talk to your supervisor! I'm new to my second RN job and its med surg and I think orientation is 5 weeks. My first orientation at my first job was 11
that's what I thought...CRAZY! I talked with manager this morning and she gave me a night off.
I bet you are FREAKING!
Katie71275
947 Posts
A night off doesn't address the issue that you aren't ready for 10pts!(and that seems like a LOT of patients for an experienced nurse!) Medsurg nurses here usually have 5-6pts(sometimes 8).
I'm a new nurse as well(start Monday) and I've heard a lot of nurse managers will start you with your preceptor for a bit and then gradually you take over their patients while they oversee you. Doesn't sound very safe to get 10 pts immediately.
VANurse2010
1,526 Posts
Um, negative! 8-12 weeks is normal.
tazz_rn
9 Posts
wow!
aachavez
341 Posts
that is really scary....I hope you get more time.
Billy_Ruben
32 Posts
I wouldn't do it. You are being set up to fail. You have to protect your license. If it came down to it, I would leave and find something else. It's not safe for you or your patients.
hardworkinmama
104 Posts
So scary! As stated above, protect yourself & your license. That doesn't sound safe for patients or you.
gigglestarsRN
63 Posts
That doesn't sound right at all. As others have written, as a new grad I had 4 months!that included classroom time too for EKG, picc line management, chest tubes etc. us working with a preceptor and them gradually stepping back until you carried a full load on your own a few weeks.