Hi all, I need some advice. I will start my second semester of a bsn nursing program in january. Today I signed off on my official offer letter of employment for a nurse tech position. My last day of orientation is on the first day of my health and assessment class. The class is only on mondays from 10am-12pm. My labs do not start until the week of jan.25th. I wanted to know:
1. Should I see if the hospital could arrange for me to do the orientation on a different day the same week? It's from 8am-430pm. It's still hospital orientation, not for my unit.
2. Contact my instructor for next semester to see if it would be okay to miss the day, but to get notes from a classmate?
3. Contact the nursing department to see the policy on attendance?
The hospital is 10 mins from my home, pays over 3 dollars and some cents more an hour than the hospital I currently work for (without shift deferential), and 12 hr shifts!
Has anyone been in this situation before? What did you do? What was the outcome? Any regrets?
Update: Sooooooo yesterday I was able to speak with the coordinator for the hospital orientation. She was not as "professional" in her delivery of my issue. However, she did offer an alternative date, that would not work. Anyway, I emailed my instructor, and she said that it was okay. I was so HAPPY last night. I was scared that I would not be able to work this new job. I'm looking forward to taking her class. She seems like a nice & understanding professor. Thank you all for the great advice, tips & sharing your stories.[/quote']
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