I work in an ICU, so we don't have the patient ratio that they do on most med/surg floors. However, I am assuming that you will have a preceptor before they let you fly on your own....so you should...
I am in my first 6 months of nursing after graduation. I went straight to work in an ICU. I was TERRIFIED!!! I was on orientation for 12 weeks and loved the nurses that I worked with! They were...
I graduated from an ADN program in May and began working in the ICU as soon as I graduated. The unit I work in is a 16 bed unit. We have at least 12 weeks of orientation where we are paired directly...