Orientation

[moffist]

I have recently moved to the Seattle area and was offered a great job. However they are only offereing me 9 days orientation. I feel this is not enough. I moved from Mi where we did electronic charting to here where paper charting rules!!! I feel orientation should be longer than 9 days (especially as this is a Charge position!!)

Any thoughts?

[Neats, BSN]

Although I am a student nurse for 5 more weeks I am a health care administrator and would NEVER allow 9 days orientation. To me this is a set up for failure. I would ask for at least 2 weeks orientation to this position. I suspect that the 9 days is what you have left to work with from the out going charge nurse while they are still there.

There maybe other charge nurses you can rely upon however, I would ask alot of questions before I took a position where 9 days of orientation is it.

[j450n, BSN, MSN, RN]

I have recently moved to the Seattle area and was offered a great job. However they are only offereing me 9 days orientation. I feel this is not enough. I moved from Mi where we did electronic charting to here where paper charting rules!!! I feel orientation should be longer than 9 days (especially as this is a Charge position!!)

Any thoughts?

Where is this? Most places I know do electronic charting...