NEW GRADS

broughden · May 5, 2018

I would expect the things you just listed to be covered in nursing school.

Sour Lemon · May 5, 2018

I would expect the things you just listed to be covered in nursing school.

As would I, although a few are more facility specific and should be covered by the facility's orientation.

ICCURN7 · May 5, 2018

So would I but I'm finding with our new grads they don't have these skills

**NICU Guy, BSN, RN** · May 5, 2018

Those things are covered in a residency or a long orientation (I had 12 week classroom/preceptorship orientation)>

broughden · May 5, 2018

So would I but I'm finding with our new grads they don't have these skills

That's disturbing.

Tracking vitals and other key indicators to identify a declining patient should be the basis of nursing skills.

What is your facility doing for orientation?

RNperdiem, RN · May 5, 2018

Nursing school teaches a lot of theory these days. The practical education is more and more taken on by the hospital. The topics listed sound good to me.

cleback · May 6, 2018

Rapid response training I found helpful as a new grad. Particularly communication and delegation during.

ICCURN7 · May 6, 2018

I would think so but I'm not finding that to be the case with many of our new grads.

Tenebrae, BSN, RN · May 6, 2018

Would I pay for it?

No, because if I hadnt of learned in it nursing school or the time since and it was relevant to my current position I would expect work to provide the training, either in house or pay for it to be done externally

Hoosier_RN, MSN · May 6, 2018

So would I but I'm finding with our new grads they don't have these skills

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anymore they pump them out so quick. I remember being in class for my RN 5 days a week 8-12 hours a day, then more work at home. Now 2-3 days, 6-8 hours a week, most of that clinical. It concerns me some

thoughtful21, BSN, RN · May 6, 2018

New Grads:
If there was a class offered for new grads would it be of interest to you? Topics covered
-Critical thinking skills
-Time management
-Charting
-Basic meds used in the ICCU, ER and telemetry
-identifying a deteriorating patient
-identifying a septic patient
-Rapid Response
Is there any other topics you'd want to see covered and would this be a class/seminar you'd be willing pay for?

I would be interested in a class with tips and guidelines for charting. I would pay for that.

For myself, I think improving my critical thinking and time management would be best learned on the job. I don't know if another class would help me - we had many during nursing school, and on the job application would be more helpful at this point.

Rapid Response is something my facility will teach me, and the other 3 topics were covered pretty well in nursing school.