Mwende
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Thanks for the responses. You all make excellent points. I have to keep reminding myself is that off orientation I will be able to manage the patients how I want to. Unfortunately, it's so hard not to let someone else influence my feelings. My preceptor seems offended every 5 seconds by family members or other staffers and turns around after they walk away and berates them. I need some positive energy:)
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Madison WI - 8's seem to be pretty common here.
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Wow . . . you couldn't have said it better. I miss the residents (never thought I'd say that) - I just feel like every time I ask my preceptor, I'd like to get an order for . . .this . . .or that . . . she says, just wait an hour or two and if the doctor isn't around by then we'll call.
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Hi everyone, I recently moved and started a new job. My experience is in a large MICU in a University hospital setting. I've just started in a SICU in a smaller private hospital. When I took the new position many things seemed positive, smaller unit, great pay, the hours I wanted. What could be so different hospital to hospital . . . and ICU to ICU??? I'm still in the orientation process and find myself ALREADY wanting to leave. The people are friendly, although many seem to gossip a lot about their patient's families. This I could deal with. My larger frustration is that I feel like the care is not given as urgently as I feel it should be in an ICU. It took me forever the other day just to get someone to replace my patient's potassium. The dynamic is much different from the University setting and feels disorganized and slow. Here's the dilemma. On one hand I feel like it could just be the orientation process and getting used to a new hospital. Maybe I should give it a few months off orientation? On the other hand, I really don't want to waste their time or mine if my gut says "I don't feel good in this care environment." Wondering if anyone else has chosen "the wrong hospital" and switched before they were even off orientation? And if so, how do I explain this at any potential interviews?