thedon781978

In my ER its more lazy nurses. We call these nurses "tech hogs". We generally have one tech to two nurses. If you are paired with a tech hog, you can pretty much count on not having any help for the rest of the night.

As a new grad, i just got hired into the ED. Very nervous because it's a pretty busy trauma 2 center. I didn't get to do an externship or anything like that. I am almost through my first week of orientation and start on the floor with my preceptor monday. Excited and nervous at the same time. According to some of the nurses i've spoken too, they all tell me not to worry because everyone helps out quite a bit. The best advice i've heard so far is jump in on everything and study your meds and protocols. good luck to you.

"yay, i'm going to heaven. wait, why am i in my scrubs? where are my hands? oh no, (sigh)"

Thanks for the input. our orientation is 10 weeks total, 2 weeks classroom, 1 week riding around with ems(which is kinda cool) and 7 weeks with a preceptor. I had planned on utilizing the entire time. I will look into the CEN stuff as i want to be as prepared as possible. thanks again

So my first job offer (and only one so far) is for a trauma II ED. The job was contingent on passing my boards which i did and now i start march 12th. As I get closer to starting, I'm starting to get a little nervous. I do have a year of nurse aide experience in the icu but I feel like this is going to be a completely different experience. When i go tomorrow for my drug screen i'm thinking about asking for some reading material to start studying right away. Is there any other advice for someone in my position that anyone can offer. I really want to do well in my first RN position. thanks in advance.