tinnaRN

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1. Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

   tinnaRN replied to Brian's topic in New Nurse

   Hi there smiling blue eyes! Your advice to all new RNs I thought was helpful. Any advice on how to deal w/queen bee type nurses and how to further stay away from the gossip pool?

2. New Grad in Med Surg unit. Needs Advice!

   tinnaRN replied to tinnaRN's topic in New Nurse

   I'm going to try to do just that...ask for more time before I even starts:) But thanks for the response. I feel better knowing that 6 weeks isn't so out of the ordinary.

3. New Grad in Med Surg unit. Needs Advice!

   tinnaRN replied to tinnaRN's topic in New Nurse

   Thank you for the response! I was told that it would be the same preceptor...I guess you already know what an advantage that is! LOL. I don't know if I have the option of extending the orientation a little...I was just planning on maybe asking the he...

4. New Grad in Med Surg unit. Needs Advice!

   tinnaRN posted a topic in New Nurse

   :loveya:i'm a new rn with previous lvn experience. i'm considering a job @ a respiratory med surg unit. i'm supposed to get 6 weeks orientation with a preceptor consisting of about 36 hours a week. i'm wondering if this is a good amount of time to b...

5. New Grad in Med Surg unit. Needs Advice!

   tinnaRN posted a topic in New Nurse

   I'm a new grad RN and am considering a position for respiratory med surge. Orientation is for 6 weeks on the floor with a preceptor for about 36 hrs each week. I have previous LVN experience and hope this helps. I'm wondering if this is an acceptabl...