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...
1. Make sure the facility has a good set of ESO's and you know them by heart!, fast!!!!
2. Never panic, slow is smooth, smooth is fast!
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!
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 Liability Insurance too...that also was great advice.
LZRN
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1. Make sure the facility has a good set of ESO's and you know them by heart!, fast!!!!
2. Never panic, slow is smooth, smooth is fast!
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!