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Almost everyone experiences increased stress during a job orientation. As a nurse, a shortened and inadequate orientation can lead to unsafe care and rapid burnout. Unfortunately, sometimes the orientor may have great clinical skills but may not have great teaching skills. Also, the person orienting may be carrying a full load of patients, making it impossible for them to give you the help you really need. So, what do you do?
Protect yourself. Carry a notepad at all times and take a lot of notes. Write down your questions and make sure you get them answered. Identify specific areas that you need further help with and ask for more orientation time in that particular area. If at the end of orientation, you feel you are not ready to take on a full patient load, then set your limits. Submit a request, in writing (or email), to your supervisor requesting help in the areas you do not feel comfortable in. In nursing, you are liable for any medical errors you make.
Also, your company should have a list of tasks that your organization expects you to be competent in by the end of your orientation. Make sure you understand every single one of those items before you sign off on it.
In summary, understand your weaknesses and strengths and make sure you get help with the areas you need to improve and you will be fine!
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