Switching Jobs

[nurseontheway]

I am switching jobs- my first job as a RN has been at a dialysis clinic and I am going to a Med/Surg floor. What advice can you give to me? I am afraid that I will not catch on fast enough... They said that having 4/5 patients is standard but that you only start out with one.

[jmqphd]

It's not so bad and I'll bet you ramp up more or less gradually. Hopefully you get a good orientation and a good preceptor. In my view, the thing that makes the biggest difference is the team-work. Do you like the management, are your co-workers fun and helpful and is their unit cohesion?

If it's a supportive environment... you'll do fine. (And just watch... people will be turning to you with questions about their patients with renal issues!)