New job, No orientation

[yooniehime, MSN, RN, APRN]

I need advice from all of you guys, I recently applied to my previous DON's facility. I agreed to take the job stating that I have another job. I signed in the application. The next day she told me to return for orientation. I came there the next day and she put me on the floor, the DON was suppose to be the Nurse supervisor. The state came and she just left me there in the station, I was trying to figure out the paperwork myself. I had no orientation NADA, no paper works to sign, No videos to watch, NO policy and procedures. I have no idea who the patient's are. The Administrator told me yesterday oh you'll be here tomorrow that will be your problem. I asked and talked to the DON that I need orientation but she said they have no budget and She cannot make an RN work just to orient me as well as think of if like I was in registry. I feel so unsafe. Even though the DON was someone I knew, I really feel that that facility is red flag, Surveyors have been there because of the SNF side and I work at sub-acute. They just transferred ownership too. I dont know what to do. Please Help. and I just passed my RN

[dishes, BSN, RN]

If you are going to work tomorrow, you better make a plan, go in early and determine who the patients are by checking their armbands, charts, careplans, MARs, rooms etc and obtain a thorough report from the off going nurse. If you decide you cannot work without orientation, you should give your DON notice now.

[roser13, ASN, RN]

Run like the wind. New license? No orientation? No deal. The comparison to registry nurses is laughable. Most registry nurses are very experienced. And even they get something by way of orientation.

Even if they somehow figure out how to give you some orientation, they have been so cavalier with you that I would vote for just walking.