lopezjeff

First off, don't feel like a failure. Just because you're "not cutting" it now doesn't mean you'll never get there. It also doesn't mean you wouldn't cut it at another hospital system. Is there a way you can change preceptor and extend to 4 weeks? Layout a plan to tighten things up? Good educators and management wouldn't just toss you aside after 12 weeks. For my orientation at a level 1 trauma ICU became almost 5 months because I struggled but I made it. My preceptor laid out what I was doing wrong. The ultimate choice is yours but I encourage you to seek out more options than what they gave you. A third option could be to try for 4 more weeks and if you're not where they want you to be talk to your previous unit manager and see if you could transfer back. Look into policies as well about termination. Express that as an option that you love the hospital system. However, I will say that the grass can be greener and it also isn't always greener. It's a double edged sword but sometimes leaving one system and learning at another would be helpful. Good luck! Take it from someone who has experienced multiple failures. I failed my EMT course the first time. I was told I wouldn't work in a level 1 trauma ICU. I was told that I wouldn't cut it to become a flight nurse. I'm annoyingly persistent and did all those things. Be annoyingly persistent because stranger I believe in you.

You definitely won't know till you experience it and every unit is different. Culture wise, policy wise, etc. The list goes on and on. I wanted to be an ER nurse when I went to nursing school. Now I'm a trauma ICU nurse. The beauty of it is there's many different areas of nursing that you can work in. Good luck!

Hey there. I finished my BSN and have heard that it is tough with an ADN finding a job. If you haven't try to mention you are in the process of getting your BSN. Definitely try outer region hospital because they are more likely to hire those with ADN. Best of luck!

For my department (neuro imu) it was a group interview. I can barely remember what all he asked but you only answered 2-3 questions. There's online practice type interview questions that can give you an idea. It may vary department to department. Definitely gonto prematch day and you can meet some of the managers from the different service lines.

I'll take either day lol just want to start earning a pay check again. I'll be in the Neuro IMU.

From my conversation with the preboaring HR rep October 9th.