ExTechie

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1. How Long is your New Grad Orientation at your facility?

   ExTechie replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   We had 4 weeks of classroom and 2 weeks on the floor with a preceptor for an extremely high acuity med-surg floor. Not nearly enough in my opinion. Should have been 2 weeks classroom and 4 weeks...

2. Multiple Sclerosis

   ExTechie replied to kmrmom42's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   Ok - some wonderful posts. So....my burning question is does working an extremely stressful, demanding position in nursing lend to worsening of symptoms or bring on flare-ups? If I chose a really...

3. Multiple Sclerosis

   ExTechie replied to kmrmom42's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   Karen: I am sorry to hear about your MS. I was also diagnosed during nursing school and felt like my life ended. I am 42, graduated in May/07, have two kids 19 and 22. The hardest part is...

4. Signed up for Med-Surg but feel like I am in ICU!!!!

   ExTechie replied to ExTechie's topic in General Nursing

   Update: I spoke with my clinical trainer (responsible for orientation) before I went to work yesterday and told her what my night before had been like and that the level of acuity is too high for...

5. Signed up for Med-Surg but feel like I am in ICU!!!!

   ExTechie replied to ExTechie's topic in General Nursing

   I cannot begin to tell you how much I appreciate your responses. Thank you so much. I need to get in the shower for work and try to decide how to

6. Signed up for Med-Surg but feel like I am in ICU!!!!

   ExTechie replied to ExTechie's topic in General Nursing

   Let me clarify that....two weeks of shadowing on the floor. 6 additional weeks sitting in a classroom learning about hospital policy, advance directives, paperwork stuff, policies and procecures,...

7. Signed up for Med-Surg but feel like I am in ICU!!!!

   ExTechie posted a topic in General Nursing

   Desperately seeking advice. I am a new RN and started on a Med-Surg floor that is extremely high acuity and bariatric. As new orientees, were promised "hand-holding", shadowing, and "support" from...