Rachana Ra

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1. New lvn and very little orientation?

   Rachana Ra replied to Rachana Ra's topic in New Nurse

   I wasn’t able to negotiate more time within the nursing homes (LTC and rehab). I would try applying within mental health facilities (if that’s area of interest to you), group homes, and substance abuse related facilities. Corrections is another poss...

2. New Grad orientation question

   Rachana Ra replied to Dawna's topic in New Nurse

   Trust me. I spent the entire time freaking out. I’m not even sure how I managed to stay afloat. The norm of a 3 day orientation is a joke. That happened to one of my friends from the program. They trained and oriented him on one unit and then t...

3. New Grad orientation question

   Rachana Ra replied to Dawna's topic in New Nurse

   I’m facing the same issue. In my home state NJ, they give 4-5 weeks of training. They usually put new nurses on the long term side, so that you get to know your patients and build upon your skills. Here in Dallas, everyone keeps saying the same thing...

4. New lvn and very little orientation?

   Rachana Ra replied to Rachana Ra's topic in New Nurse

   Thank you for your response. Yes, I think that staff attrition is quite high and especially in the nursing homes here. I did try to negotiate more orientation or training rather, but they all seem to go by the 3 day period which seems so scary. I was...

5. New lvn and very little orientation?

   Rachana Ra posted a topic in New Nurse

   I’m a new lvn who just moved from NJ to Dallas, Texas after graduating and passing boards. Most of my peers back NJ have received 4 weeks + of training time and they feel they have a lot of ongoing support. Here in Dallas, most LTC facilities only wa...

6. New LVN and

   Rachana Ra posted a topic in New Nurse

   I’m a new lvn