Ive been a nurse for about 5 years, floated, done agency, rehab, tele, medsurg. But about 4 months ago I got a job on an ortho-medsurg floor. I honestly dont like it much. Not very critical and mostly manuel labor. Push meds, remove the pca's, get patients out of bed with a walker and that takes about 5 minutes. Then get them to the comode, then back to bed then pain med after. And since its a 4 bed ward, the other 3 ortho patients realize one after another they want the same.
I have no problem with the patients and Im very pleasant and curtious. I just miss telemetry and more critical med surg complications. More of a rant.
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