YoursNursingly

Looking for some insight into working at a home care agency. If anyone has worked or does work doing home care, I would appreciate your input! What are your hours like? What do you do on a typical shift?

Ontario!

Hi everyone! It seems there are not too many new grad initiatives out, just wondering how many people got hired from their final placement? How many shifts of orientation is usually given without new grad initiative? - Sincerely a nervous new grad

Thanks for the response, it sounds like it depends on the camp?

Thats amazing, thank you!

Just looking for fellow Nurses inputs on why they chose to do camp nursing? How do you fit it into your schedule? Do you have another job that allows you to do camp nursing in the summer? Thanks in advance!

Thank you so much! I hope to get there one way or another haha. Cheers :)

Thanks so much! This was very helpful!

Sure! I don't think I can privately message you because I haven't made 20 posts yet

I realized that too! A lot of nurses that transferred to ED have told me they never did IV insertion on the floor, and never had a chance to do compressions on a patient while on the floor. But they gained all that experience IN the ED. Gives me some hope! Thanks :)

Thanks for the input! I'll look for an ED position thats willing to give me lots of training when I apply. I think that would make me the MOST comfortable. Thanks so much :)

Does anyone think starting as a new nurse in the ER is a good idea? One of my final placements as a nursing student is in the ER and I LOVE it. Just unsure about where to apply when I'm done, I've heard conflicting things from nurses about starting in the ER. Thanks!

You make some great points. Everyone is constantly worried about having a "heavy assignment" or wanting to switch their patients. Especially in medicine, it is all busy and heavy. The 4 floors I'm referring to are all some type of medicine: stroke, nephro, general. The fun never stops haha

Nice to know that you learnt some things and made it through the float pool. I hope the same will be true for me .. if it works out. Thanks!

This sounds like it must be different from what I'm referring to. It's more of a random assignment each day between these 4 medicine floors. I have been told it's good to gain a lot of varied experiences but am apprehensive to start out as a new grad and not have a set floor or "team"

Thanks for the reply! I have heard that at times they will give the float nurses the worse patient assignments. Which is unfortunate. Was this your experience as well? I'm from Ontario, specifically the GTA area. I had an ER placement as well and that's where I truly want to be, but as you suggested I'll take any "in" that I can. Thanks again :)

Hi all, I'm just wondering what your input is to starting on a Nursing Resource team to float over 4 different floors in a hospital. My preceptor at my final placement has suggested that I apply for it once I'm done school this April. I know hospitals tend to hire new grads to these Nursing Resource Teams. Is there a reason for this? Thanks in advance!!