cnisanrnnow replied to cnisanrnnow's topic in Rehabilitation
Update: I ended up asking my boss if I could have more orientation time, but it was denied because we're currently short-staffed. But my boss did say that the Nurse Supervisor will be there on my first day and will provide help if I need it. But I ...
cnisanrnnow replied to cnisanrnnow's topic in Rehabilitation
I mean I would like more time to learn the patients and apply the stuff I learned in nursing school. For example, some of the patients on the other sub-acute unit have trachs and I've never done trach care or suctioned one in nursing school. So I don...
Hello all! So the thing is, I recently got hired as an RN at a sub-acute facility with a patient ratio of about 1:16 - 1:20. It's pretty fast paced and the LVNs are really good at their job, but to be honest I'm kind of feeling overwhelmed. I don't f...
Hello all, Earlier today I had an interview for a sub-acute/rehab facility. It seems like a good place to work and for me to start and get some experience (it's almost a year since I graduated), but the only thing I'm worried about is the patient rat...
cnisanrnnow replied to cnisanrnnow's topic in General Nursing
I'm not so sure. I had an interview with the VA who do PBI-type interviews and they asked questions like that "Was there ever a time you worked with a dysfunctional team. What was the situation and what did you do?" I believe the ER example in your c...
cnisanrnnow replied to harumi22's topic in New Nurse
I heard from many of my peers that the first year of nursing is always rough. It's a time of adjustment and it can be stressful especially if you are quite introverted. However, I agree with the other comments about just sticking with this job for a ...
Hi everyone! I'm curious to know if anyone has applied for or been through the New Grad Program at Doctors Hospital of Manteca. I'm wondering if anyone has already received a phone call for interviews and what type of questions they ask. If I'm chos...