Question about preceptors/orientation

[sunkissedmspriss]

This may be a really dumb question but I am just curious...

I am a new grad who passed my nclex just this past October. I really want to keep my freshness as a new grad and get offered a job at a hospital, but no calls. I love that hospitals give you a around a 12 week orientation with a preceptor, and I love that, because as a new grad I feel like I would need that.

If I took a job at a dermatologist office as an RN, I would no longer be considered A new grad anymore if later down the road I got hired into a hospital... so would they still offer a preceptor to me with orientation??? because I doubt you really use your nursing skills in an office setting, and i feel like if i got hired into a hospital later i would need to brush up my skills a bit.

[8mpg]

Yes, you would be offered a preceptorship. Each hospital department is much different and you will need to be trained specifically for that department.

[Aurora77]

Yep. I (a brand new grad) started the same week as an experienced nurse. We both got preceptors and went through an orientation period. AFAIK, this is standard for any new position.

[One1, BSN, RN]

You should still get an orientation period with a preceptor, however the length may vary. If you work in a doctor's office for a while (or in any position as an RN really) you might not qualify for new grad residency programs anymore though, in case you were looking into those.