New Med-Surg nurse

[DoloresC14, ASN]

Hey everyone! I’ve been an LPN in LTC for 7 years and just landed a job at one of our local hospitals on the med-surg floor. It’s an LPN internship program and it is designed to help you succeed in a bridge which I am applying for this fall. Super excited to be out of LTC and into a hospital where the learning opportunities are endless. I can almost taste those coveted RN letters!

That being said, does anyone have any tips for me? I will be paired with an RN but I don’t want to walk in on the first day being totally clueless. Thanks!

[londonflo]

I would suggest you get a good drug handbook. like Davis. You can buy a used copy on Amazon or Ebay, just not more than 3-5 years old. 

[MT Fun_Dips]

On 9/15/2021 at 4:58 PM, Cw2014 said:

Hey everyone! I’ve been an LPN in LTC for 7 years and just landed a job at one of our local hospitals on the med-surg floor. It’s an LPN internship program and it is designed to help you succeed in a bridge which I am applying for this fall. Super excited to be out of LTC and into a hospital where the learning opportunities are endless. I can almost taste those coveted RN letters!

That being said, does anyone have any tips for me? I will be paired with an RN but I don’t want to walk in on the first day being totally clueless. Thanks!

Go through the hospital's policy books for various procedures, protocols, etc. (Ideally taking notes on each). Each hospital's policies, although very similar, usually has it's variations on how they like to do things.

Plus, getting familiar with them is a great way to show your commitment and initiative towards the job and score some brownie points along the way, if you seek it out before being asked.

Hope it helps!

[londonflo]

On 9/15/2021 at 4:58 PM, Cw2014 said:

It’s an LPN internship program and it is designed to help you succeed in a bridge which I am applying for this fall.

What a wonderful collaboration of education and service! Wish more hospitals would work with nursing educational programs!