gigi2010

Thanks a lot for your words of encouragement. I actually had a good day today and very slowly it's all starting to make sense and come together.

MJB2010 - Thanks for taking time to reply. It is a chronic clinic that I am in and we do have experienced techs. I won't be the only RN but the concern is that I won't be able to pull my own weight. I'll never have more than four patients and I'm sure that I eventually will be able to handle them by myself, just not yet. So how long was it before you were comfortable with a solo assignment?

I am an RN and have twenty years of experience in acute care settings but am new to dialysis. I am working for one of the big companies at a HD clinic. I have had twenty 8 hour shifts of orientation and have nine shifts of orientation left. Neither I nor my preceptor think that I am going to be ready to take an assignment at the end of orientation. I'm asking for suggestions on how to improve my performance and also some idea as to long it took you experienced nurses to become proficient.