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Nursing Graduate Preceptorship Program

Hanford Community Medical Center and Central Valley General Hospital are committed to the offering of a full 12-week precepted experience for selected new graduates. Preceptorship is the most effective method of decreasing the gap between the educational experience and entrance into the realities of the professional nurse’s role in delivery of patient care.

Acceptance into the new graduate program will allow you to receive an extensive classroom orientation on a broad variety of topics. This program has been specifically designed to assist you in the start of your nursing career.

Working closely with your preceptor, you will refine your assessment skills and develop your nursing practice. As a new graduate in our program you will meet weekly with your preceptor and clinical educator to discuss your progress. This is a time to share your experience and give input in helping to meet your objectives.

New Graduate Welcome Week

• Day 1: General Hospital Orientation, Nursing Department Welcome Luncheon, Reality Shock, Time Management, Organization, Stress Reduction
• Day 2: Introduction to Our Organization, Guest Relations, Risk Management, Professional Role, Advance Directives, Organ Donation
• Day 3: Leadership and Delegation; Skills Lab for Venipuncture; Phlebotomy, Grahong, Hickman, Parts, PICO, Other Central Line Access Devices.
• Day 4: General Assessment, Documentation, Infection Control
• Day 5: Spiritual Care, Patient Education, Discharge Planning

Weekly Classroom Topics

• Week 1: Respiratory Assessment, Tracheotomy, Chest Tubes, ABGs
• Week 2: Pediatrics Assessment, RSV, Safety, IV Therapy
• Week 3: Diabetes Management, Endocrine Disorders
• Week 4: Cardiac Assessment, CHF, Shock
• Week 5: GI Assessment, Pre Procedure Preps, Post-Op Care
• Week 6: Wound Care, Introduction to Chemotherapy
• Week 7: Renal Assessment, CAPD, TURP
• Week 8: Nutrition, Lab Values
• Week 9: Orthopedics, CPM, Constavac, ORIFs
• Week 10: Mock Code Scenarios
• Week 11: Legal Issues, Ethics, Patients Rights, Geriatrics

We encourage you to apply immediately for this opportunity for an extended learning experience. Adventist Health believes strongly in the value of education and professional support for our new nurses. After completion of our new graduate program, you will continue to benefit from ongoing educational opportunities provided by our education department and clinical educators.

For more information, or to obtain an application, please call 559-585-5432.

We look forward to meeting you!

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