Hi All:
I just started working for an emergency room. I am a new graduate.
(May 2005) Licensed in June. Started working in late September. I am
wondering how long an average training experience is? How long did
most of you train when you first went to ED, especially the new grads?
Hi All: I just started working for an emergency room. I am a new graduate. (May 2005) Licensed in June. Started working in late September. I am wondering how...
"Danczing" - First of all, welcome to the ER and the fascinating world of ER nursing. You should have been assigned a preceptor, preferably a seasoned ER vet...
Hey Galvin: Thanks for the feedback. Where are you located. I got about 3 good weeks of orientation and about 4 weeks of Ho-Hum.... I'm trying to be...
at our facility, our new grads are in orientation 6-12 weeks depending on how they are doing. if the nurse has done nurse extern work at our facility, they...
your new graduates only get 2 weeks of training for work in the ED and then are expected to take their own patient load? What is I/C and Hod? teja ram...
... I'd guess IC is the senior on the floor at any one time - from military usage of IC as 'in charge ' HOD ? Head of dept - the Nurse manager Our new staff...
Awwww. I see. See where I am, one person manages 3-4 patients all alone... People will come in and help and do something here and there, but it's not...
Our new grad gets a preceptor for about 3 months. But, they are usually cut loose around 2 months if they are able to handle the patient load. We get 3-4...
i/c is incharge and hod is head of the department Marie <danczing@...> wrote: your new graduates only get 2 weeks of training for work in the ED and...
Hi Jean: I'm a new graduate and am having a lot of trouble at my sight. I'm not sure if it's just my personality, but my boss is working to remove me. She...
That sounds beautiful Andy..in theory, I wish you were as compasionate in real life as you are on electronic paper. I worked for and with you as a new grad in...
we are primary asssesment (a paper contains list of vital and other parameter )and filled by er nurse or er physician Pete B <malebsnrn35usn@...> wrote:...
Pete B - Not sure exactly WHO you are ..... have trained quite a few ER nurses - both new grads and not-so-new and although I DO believe that NEW grads...
PETE B - Not sure who you are...remember Pete DeYoung and know that I didn't bust HIS balls....anyhoo- replied to your original e-mail in another reply and...
Marie, I will tell you that quite possibly the greatest lesson that I have learned over the years is that I DON'T KNOW IT ALL - despite having felt that way a ...
Dang Andy I sure got the pot all stirred up didn't I....your admirer is correct when she states that it is difficult to determine the tone of an email just by ...
Pete B - STILL don't know who you are???? I can take the "doo-doo", lord knows I have dished out my own share in the past. Thanks for the compliment(s). I am...
In a message dated 12/9/2005 11:12:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, drew_xyrn@... writes: Pete B - Not sure exactly WHO you are ..... have trained quite a...
DeerRN - Great to have you join the discussion. I agree that new grads can succeed in the ER, however, I still think that time on the ward can only help. That...
DeerRN: Glad to know there are some warm and fuzzy people out there. I'm not warm and fuzzy. I also hope that I'm won't become a "young eater". I am...
In a message dated 12/9/2005 11:12:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, drew_xyrn@... writes: Pete B - Not sure exactly WHO you are ..... have trained quite a...
Our nurses, new grads or with experience, get 16 weeks of orientation and there is a formal orientation packet to complete during that time. We try to keep...
Hey Marie! Let me add my congratulations on becoming one of "those nurses" who work the ER. You will not find a more exasperating nor more rewarding work...
Hey Ralph... Thanks for your input. I had been wanting to reply for quite some while, but my manager while I was in the ER was giving me a very hard time....
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