New RN Grad at Newark Beth Interventional Cardiology Unit

[Morettia2, BSN, RN]

Hi All! I graduated in May passed the boards on july 5th, started to apply for my NJ license July 7th, got it last week (Sept 8th).What a long nail biting wait! I just moved from the Philadelphia Area to Staten Island. I am licensed in PA and NJ. I just started my first job at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center on the Interventional Cardiology Unit. I am the only new nurse on my floor. There are about 50 new R.N.'s in my orientation class, many are clustered, 5-8 new nurses per floor. But I am the only new nurse on my floor as I said before. I had 3 semesters tele experience, at 3 different hospitals in the philly area while I was in Nursing School. In fact I was the the only student in my class that ended up with 3 consecutive semesters on tele floors . I was told by my nursing school dean that no student has ever had 3 consecutive semesters at 3 different hospitals (main clinical sites), all being telemetry floors, untill she saw my record. In nusring school they placed us in various clinical sites, about 10-12 different hospitals, LTC, and clinic sites. It was a great mix of places and people but there was always that main clinical site that you came back to after you were done doing different rotations. I always came back to a tele floor, no matter what hospital. I am so nervous, because I am not on a basic tele floor but Interventional Cardiology. I feel since I did spend most of my main clinical time on tele floors that I am the most comfortable with tele, BUT I am in a different state and no longer in school. If anyone has any advice for me PLEASE give me some words of wisdom. If you could just tell me some more about Interventional Cardiology I would be so happy. I know all of you were new grads starting your first job at some point in your life. I am sorry this is so long. I just want to give my patients the care, dignity, and respect they deserve as if they were my own family.

Thanks

Angie

[madisonwirn]

Personally I am suprised that a new grad can get a job in the cath lab. I am a cath lab RN and we require ICU experience prior to working in a cath lab. Best of luck. It can be an exciting job.

[scubadooII]

Apologize in advance I dont have answers to your post, but I was wondering how it is working at Newark Beth as a New Grad? Specifically how is the parking situation, safe?

Sorry to hijack your thread