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Wow this site IS THE BOMB all of the replies are so helpful. Yes this is a large hospital/Med star....large city and lots to learn. So, I have considered a smaller hospital. I'll have to weigh my options. Anyway,I have been on the Neuro Intermediate Care unit for 2 weeks now and it's fine. I've been learning alot. This unit also gives me the opportunity to do nursing skills that I have never done before. I will be off orientation in 1 or 2 weeeks. Thank you the replies were insightful and encouraging. So now that my ego is recovered I'll look into whether or not I can shadow someone for free.

Thanks jjjjoy and rbezemek. I appreciate your words of wisdom and encouragement. I was feeling a little discouraged due to the way things transpired and needed some direction. The web site is a great resource. I also got inspired to look into other options as I find the IMC a slower pace that is definately different than the pace of SICU. So.... how is this supposed to prepare me to reenter the SICU? Anyway hopefully I will get accepted into another fellowship. Im already looking!

Hello I just recently completed a LPN to RN A.A.degree and started in the SICU fellowship. Unfortanetly I was moved to a neuro IMC because of my lack of confidence cited by my preceptors (SICU). Basically I had about 6 preceptors over a course of 9 weeks and the manager felt that by week 10 I should be ready to be on my own. Long story short my preceptors felt I needed more time to orient. But management budget could not accomodate more time in orientation. Ironically I got positive feedback from preceptors but was indeed nervous sometimes and I do not have a poker face. So I was wondering if anyone knows of classes or refresher courses offered to increase knowledge of patho/physiology, I think that my confidence issue is that my LPN program was accelerated and so was the LPN to RN bridge program. Also I took my prereq to be accepted into the RN program 10 yrs ago. So ofcourse there is independent study of which I do engage. I just love the SICU environment. Please help

Thank you so much for this wealth of info:yeah:. I am starting on a neurosurgery IMC next week and feel sooooo much better with all this valuable resources.