Only 1 month of orientation !!

[AnaBanana12]

How long is your hospitals new hire ER orientation?? I have 2 years experience in med/surg and transferring to a new hospital in their ER. The manager says "one month for new hires, and 3 months for new grads." Doesnt that seem short??

[abcotta]

for my unit 2 weeks!

[stpchc]

How many shifts in the month? Have you seen an orientation checklist? Will you be working on the assigned shift you were hired for during orientation? Is the month orientation all hands on or how much classroom? If it is near full-time hours with hands on training...........that sounds like plenty. Many ER's are now the substitute for "clinic/urgent care" needs of patients vs. the emergent needs..................so your 2 years of med-surg. has prepared you for alot of that and you really would only need the critical situations for experience.

[AnaBanana12]

The shifts are three 12 hrs a week and one week of nursing orientation (not included). The only reason why im discouraged is because other hospitals provide critical care classes and on the floor training. Im not use to caring for critical patients and pediatrics, and they expect me to be thrown in the ER to care for them??? That doesnt seem safe.