New Nurse Orientation

Orientation for all new nurses within The Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Neurosciences Nursing consists of formal classroom instruction plus 10 and a half weeks of professional nurse precepting. New nurse orientation includes:

• Neurosciences Critical Care Unit (NCCU)
  • A combination of didactic classes plus weeks of precepted orientation
  • Critical care core classes in addition to NCCU specific classes

• Zayed 12 East
  • A combination of didactic classes plus weeks of precepted orientation
  • Epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU) education

• Zayed 12 West 
  • A combination of didactic classes plus weeks of precepted orientation
  • Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) classes
  • Brain rescue unit (BRU) education

In orientation, you will also receive instruction on the technology you will encounter in daily practice, including:

• Cerebrospinal fluid drainage systems
• PCA pumps
• Continuous renal replacement therapy

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