What to be sure to do in orientation?

Willow Moonsidhe · May 24, 2010

Request to see all orientation modules, especially Oasis, Wound Care, IV's and Company Polices if you have to read them out of a manual. So far my orientation where I am now is excellent compared to my previous HHA. People that have been in HH a long time I think lose site of all that they are actually doing. It is a tremendous amount of paper work and skills needed to be a good HH RN. This is just my option after 6 months. I love the job or I would not deal with the paperwork. My heart is with the patients and best thing you can do for them is insist they prepare you well for the job. Just my 2 cents.

Good Luck!

~Willow

anticoagulationurse · May 25, 2010

I found it helpful to orient for a visit or two with the other disciplines: OT, PT MSW, ST. It helped me appreciate the other side of services offered. Also, it would have been beneficial to sit in the Intake office to review the process since I really have no clue what they do and why they consistently provide such crappy intake referral information, I am supposing there is more to their jobs than I give them credit for.

RNRutRO · Jun 3, 2010

I found it helpful to orient for a visit or two with the other disciplines: OT, PT MSW, ST. It helped me appreciate the other side of services offered. Also, it would have been beneficial to sit in the Intake office to review the process since I really have no clue what they do and why they consistently provide such crappy intake referral information, I am supposing there is more to their jobs than I give them credit for.

OMG!!! I had to laugh outloud when I read this!! At my last job we begged for this informtion :lol2:

RNRutRO · Jun 3, 2010

Also, it would have been beneficial to sit in the Intake office to review the process since I really have no clue what they do and why they consistently provide such crappy intake referral information, I am supposing there is more to their jobs than I give them credit for.

I'm still laughing!! I guess having "crappy intake referral infrmation" is just a universal problem!! Funny how when we call the patient to set up apts, we find out ALL kinds of important stuff---like they are staying with a family member WAAAAAYYYYYYYYYY across town. :uhoh3: At my last job, another nurse and I even came up with a general form to be filled out. My boss didn't think too much of it though. She NEVER even tried to use it. Yet, they paid so many "non-admit" visits, they could have hired a monkey to come in half days and get the information before sending nurses out on non-admits.

Sorry, it doesn't take much to make laugh. :jester:

Sterlink · Jun 5, 2010

I started in HH very recently and feel my orientation has been very unstructured. Before this I worked for 21 months in a hospital, before that 2 years in school, before that a Nonmedical office career. There is no clinical practice mgr at present, and I think our administrator wants me to hit the ground running. I guess I seemed too capable at first but now I am told I lack confidence. ..I guess for asking questions....now my probationary period got extented 45 more days. I feel I need and deserve guidance no matter how small my question. What should I do?

caliotter3 · Jun 5, 2010

I would definitely seek specifics from these people because it sounds as if they are contemplating getting rid of you. If they had used the term "orientation" rather than "probationary period", I wouldn't be so alarmed. Can you find another nurse to take you under her/his wing? Your supervisor should be playing this role and seeing that you are getting it. They are just as much to blame if your shortcomings are too many at this point.