Yep! I believe in total is about 9 months, and a separate orientation for each ICU, so I believe about 3 months each. Does that seem like a reasonable amount of orientation? How long is a typical...
Hi everyone! I recently accepted a job as an ICU float at a new hospital that will be starting in a few months! I have worked for the last few years on a busy Telemetry unit and felt like I wanted to...
Hi Everyone, I am curious as to your thoughts on what I should do? I currently work on a busy telemetry floor, and have for about 2.5 years. I recently have been looking at positions, and received an...
Hi everyone! Question for you guys! I work on a Tele floor, and many of our PRN pain medications are on a scale- for example, PRN morphine IV 2-4mg q4hrs. Let's say that you give 2mg at noon, I was...
Thank you so much for your thoughts! As a new grad, I'm not sure how big of a deal to make about these things, so I appreciate your response! And yes, it was
Hi Everyone, So I have a question regarding an error that was made last week. I am a new grad, been working on a Telemetry floor for about 8 months now. I have just started precepting, which is a...
Hi Everyone! I'm trying to gauge opinions on my situation, and wanted to ask people who may have experience with this! So currently I am a nurse on a Telemetry floor working straight 8s evenings. It...
Hi Everyone! So I am going to be a new graduate nurse in a few weeks, and have been searching for jobs these past few months. About a month ago I had an interview at a hospital for a medical position....
Hi Everyone! So I am going to be a new graduate nurse in a few weeks, and have been searching for jobs these past few months. About a month ago I had an interview at a hospital for a medical position....
I have a question regarding PICC lines, or just all central lines in general. I understand that these lines are placed for either long-term IV access, such as antibiotics, poor IV access, or...
Hi everyone! I am very excited to be graduating in the spring from a BSN program, but I'm having some concerns about whether nursing is for me. I love taking care of patients and my clinicals at the...