New grad that was just hired at a rural hospital....

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I posted this on the rural nursing thread, but I didn't get any replies....

I am a new grad as of december of 2008, and I was just hired at a rural hospital in MT. I was wondering if anyone can give me any pointers?

A little bit about the facility: The hospital is connected to a long term care facility, which I will be their charge nurse. I will have a max of 4 acute care patients and I will run their ER. They always have a MD and a respiratory therapist on call that live in the same town. I will orient in the day for 12 weeks but once that is over, I will be working at night as the only RN. 2 weeks of my orientation will be in the ER at a bigger facility in a larger town....just so I get some more experience in. I would like to become a trauma nurse someday and I heard that working at a rural hospital is a good start.

Any advice would be fantastic! I am a little nervous...

-Libby

Specializes in ER.

1. Make sure the facility has a good set of ESO's and you know them by heart!, fast!!!! :up:

2. Never panic, slow is smooth, smooth is fast!:smokin:

3. Be confident, even when you feel stupid, besides the ley person won't know the difference!:chuckle

4. For all other concerns refer to #1.

Go forth and be brave!:bow:

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Specializes in med-surg.
1. Make sure the facility has a good set of ESO's and you know them by heart!, fast!!!! :up:

2. Never panic, slow is smooth, smooth is fast!:smokin:

3. Be confident, even when you feel stupid, besides the ley person won't know the difference!:chuckle

4. For all other concerns refer to #1.

Go forth and be brave!:bow:

Thank you so much! GREAT advice, which is what I was looking for. :) I had my first week of orientation...they told me that if I needed more orientation, they would give it to me. I will see how it goes. Oh, and I bought too...that also was great advice.

-Libby

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