Re: orientation to L&D
From: Lisa (lispetfri@hotmail.com)
Mon, 26 Nov 2001 09:56:15 -0600 (CST)
At Mon, 19 Mar 2001, Janet Elder wrote:
>
>>>What is the "normal" length of time for orientation of a new nurse to
>>>Labor and Delivery, especially in a rural setting?
>
>At our hospital a new grad with NO nursing experience has a 6 months
>orientation period with a preceptor...
> I know mother/baby (taking care of a delivered mom and baby)is different than L&D, but my orientation was about 8 weeks. It really does depend on your comfort level and the variety of patients you have seen during orientation. After that time my hospital had something called "mentoring". This meant that I would never be left alone without a resource person available to ask questions. I had little experience in this area of nursing and that is why I chose it. I worked previously on a post-orthopedic unit as a RN for about 1 1/2 years. If I was a clinical supervisor I would never consider hiring a nurse without medical/surgical experience. I know that some do not like that, but I think this enables a nurse to assess a patient better. Many times the moms we get are healthy. How can a nurse really assess someone who is showing abnormal signs, when they have never worked with sick patients?
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Lisa
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