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I will not start until April 4. I actually could have started next week but I just accepted the position last Friday. My husband said it was too soon and no time to prepare. We just moved here in FL from NE also so everything is new for me. I plan to review and read my medsurg book and watch video till then so that I’m a little prepared. Im so excited for us and good luck on your 2nd week. Im sure we will both learn a lot.

Hello again! Oh wow your skilled exposure is way better. I actually did some of those. some of our LTC resident had Foley so I did those. I also did bladder scanning and straight cath. Since I work nights I had to do blood draws too. Im successful on some blood draws but not always. We did not have people with trachs, I never inserted IV there although We had skilled that came in with PICC and are on IV abx. I got to those and liked it. Im very proactive at work before if I have opportunity to try and my coworker have time to teach me I always jump on it. I got really good doing montoux test. In my 1 year there I really learned a lot I just lack confidence now since Im going to be in a new environment and I know my limitations. Im nervous that my new coworker will not be supportive of me and my growth. I had a good support system where I worked and most us were new nurses so we really tried to help each other out as much as we can. Yes I will ask them more details. Thank you! Hope your rocking your orientation.

Oh God we have the same exact concerns. The LTC I worked at was a new facility and when I started we only had LTC residents. I did a lot of basic nursing cares and only little of assessments. They were all stable. A month after I started that is when we started getting our skilled. I learned a lot then but still rusty on lung sounds LOL. We did basic wound cares nothing too complicated. I think the most we had at one time was a Jackson pratt bulb for wound drainage. Im planning to watch videos online to refresh my memories on some topics and skills. I just keep telling myself if I handled 18LTC and 5+skilled that I will be okay with 5 or 6. My husband is very supportive of me. He told me to just try and if it does not work then no point of torturing myself over it at least at the end of the day I tried. But Then again I don't want to go back to LTC we are always short staff and no one to call for help. Nurses got so burned out they called in all the time. Just try your best and take as much as you can learn there. Please keep me posted. Just really nice to have someone to talk to who are going through the same.

Im glad to hear you are enjoying your first day. I will definitely ask my manager if I need more time. Im honestly already anxious thinking about it but nothing will happen unless I try it. Where I’m going is a small hospital so Im not sure if it will be like that too, I hope it will tho. Thank you!

Hi! Im the same. My husband and I moved and I really wanted to get out of LTC/skilled to gain more experience and now have a job offer in Med/Surg. I have 1 yr experience but now I’m feeling nervous transitioning. They told me I will get 5 weeks orientation but can ask more if needed. Have you started your new job yet? How was it? Really love to hear from you and good luck.