New Grad in CCU

[Sophie Garcia]

Do you think a 12 week orientation for a new graduate nurse in the ICU seems adequate? When would you expect a new grad RN to assume the care of 2 CCU level patients independently with minimal assistance from the preceptor?

[JEE93, BSN, RN]

Hey there, I also started as a new grad in a CCU. My orientation was 12 weeks. I would say probably about halfway to 3/4s of the way through orientation you should be taking 2 patients by yourself, with your preceptor there as backup and for you to ask questions.