Snowgray

You are 100% correct!! I know that most facilities have similar faults. This one in particular was very disorganized, had 40 pts on the floor I was orienting, and on all other floors the pt load was pretty much similar. I continued orientation because I was aright if I had worked on that one floor, but my first few shifts were on all different floors that I have never stepped foot on. This was the hardest part for me. Yes I'm sure I will get asked why I have not practiced, truthfully my family moved 2 times within that time period(2 different cities), also I was focusing on trying to go to school at that time.

The nursing home I was at had 40 patients on the floor that I was orienting at. I felt alright and continued a bit longer because I did the orientation all on one floor, but then when I saw my schedule they placed me on 3 different floors in one week, all with about 35+ pts. This is a major reason for me leaving as well, if I could just stick to one floor at least for the first week, that could have changed things a bit. But you are right, there was so much disorganization, I think for any new grad this would be difficult having to move so often from different floors. Thank you for the advice, I will be looking into those type of jobs!

I graduated as an RPN(LPN) end of 2016, but I have not worked ever since. Only thing was I did orientation with a facility, but there was a lot in the facility that I was not comfortable with. Being a new part time/casual I would have to work on all 10 different wings(floors), the culture and environment was toxic, nursing shortages and more. I was just not comfortable with that so I left through the orientation process. I have not applied to any nursing positions since my goal was to go back to school(undergrad in science). I went to school for a bit, but there was a lot going on with personal life that I needed to put a hold on that. Things are better now, I am not planning on going back to school anytime soon and need to work. A part of me feels a bit scared since I have been out of nursing school for so long now, and have not really worked as a nurse. I just renewed my license few months ago. I want to know what options in nursing I have, how to go about this situation. I hope this makes sense and you guys are able to understand my situation. Thank you,