Pros
Some of the pros of Saint Lukes's work are excellent orientation for new graduate nurses based on personal needs, competitive pay, and fantastic management. I should add my manager is excellent - very attentive to staff, always open for honest conversations, forthcoming, and trustworthy. Additionally, Saint Luke's provides plenty of opportunities to grow as a nurse, such as continuous education, cross-training, joining different committees, quality improvement projects, tuition reimbursement, and more. A thrilling bonus to my first nursing job is a fantastic team of coworkers (90%) whom we work well with.
Cons
Some days were not "so hot" with nurses being short-staffed, on total patient care, or with only one CNA for 12 patients. Pandemic exposed all of the weak spots healthcare has been having - nurse to patient ratios, higher acuity of patients, short staffing. A lot of nurses getting burned out the very first year of nursing.
