I have been a RN right around a year at another Level 1 facility in the ER. Went through an internship, 16 weeks, and all that jazz, and now I'm moving back to the City, and will be working in another Level 1 ER. I don't know what it is, but I'm nervous.
The the acuity will be different, as far as patient population, and the amount of patient's seen in a day.
My facility is right around 50 beds, and the one I am going to is 80.
The nurse patient ratio is still 4:1, but I feel like due to the patient volume, my prioritization will be slower. I don't know maybe I'm getting too worked up.
If any of you have changed facilities, what did you do to prepare, so you can be on top of the game and be able to pick up where you left off?
I'm still a fairly new nurse, and hopefully I don't freeze up. Luckily, they use the exact same charting system as the hospital I'm coming from, so that's a plus, but I've not been "precepted", except while being in the internship, so I guess my question is, what should I expect while being oriented at a new facility? What is the ideal goal of the RN that I will be with? Just showing me the workings of that hospital, and how they operate, or will she actually "precept" me, because I'm only one year out.
If any of you have taken on a new employee from another hospital, how did you go about it?
Any pointers, much appreciated.
Job starts Dec 17!
Thanks AN.
