Sean- BSN

How do your hospitals handle yearly skills competencies? We used to do yearly skills days but since we moved to 12 hour shifts it's always a beast to schedule. Skills fairs never catch everyone and no one learns anything from online learning. Has anyone found a reliable way to run these regular skills trainings/evaluations?

Hi Travel Nurses! I run a lot of the orientations at my hospital and I'm looking for ways to make onboarding smoother and more meaningful. What are the orientations you've been through at various hospitals like and how well have they prepared you for the actual job? Is there anything that you find particularly helpful or unhelpful when you're trying to learn the ropes at a new facility? I work in a psychiatric hospital but I'm also interested in how medical or other facilities handle training their travelers.

Hi Everyone, I'm trying to choose between two job offers at the moment and could really use some advice/input from the greater nurse community. Me: 2 years out of nursing school, worked inpatient psych and doing remote crisis counseling for COVID through a FEMA grant. The FEMA program is ending and I'm looking to get back into things. Also, first child is due in early July. Job A: Inpatient detox/stabilization. CIWAs, medications, admissions, etc. 3 12s a week, days, alternate weekends. Within 5 minutes of my apartment. In a state that gives 12 weeks of family leave for a new baby. Job B: Clinical education dept for a psych hospital. Orienting new nurses, working 8-4, Monday-Friday. 30 minutes away. State has 6 weeks family leave. Worked there as a floor nurse and they actively recruited me for this position. Pay is functionally the same. Job B has a daycare center on site but it's expensive and might not have an opening. So yeah, I don't know which way to go on this. Does anyone have any insight or suggestions? Sean