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  1. Help me choose the days I work/schedule

    I sort of prefer my shifts spread out. Having a big stretch off is not important to me.
  2. Help me choose the days I work/schedule

    That sounds awful to me now that my kids are older. I want as few weekends as possible.
  3. Help me choose the days I work/schedule

    No, I am not ill. It's not physically hard but it is a stressful job. There Is also a certain amount of productivity required. It's a busy place.
  4. Help me choose the days I work/schedule

    My shift differential is only $2 per hour on weekends. Weekends are the only full days that the kids are home.
  5. Help me choose the days I work/schedule

    The dread of knowing I will be doing nothing but work for the next two full days. Sorry, that is not something I am chipper about. I have a desk job, so I would not get the same patients back anyway. Maybe I will rethink the two in a row. I could d...
  6. Help me choose the days I work/schedule

    I'm debating that. I just worry I will be so tired. Also, the feeling of dread waking up on the first day, knowing you have two 12's in a row...
  7. Help me choose the days I work/schedule

    They don't have any after school sports.
  8. Help me choose the days I work/schedule

    Well I haven't really worked 12's before. So I am wondering if there are any tips, suggestions from those who do.
  9. I will be switching to 12 hour day shifts at work. I will do a 0.6 FTE. So that is two days a week. Hours are 9am to 9 pm. I'm allowed to somewhat choose my own schedule. I have to do four 12's in two weeks. My boss said one day has to be a Saturda...
  10. General refresher or OR refresher? Needed?

    I am not in the US. Here you take an OR course through a college. Then you apply for jobs.
  11. General refresher or OR refresher? Needed?

    I am going to spend a few months thinking about what I want to do. i just found out that George Brown has a course where it's a skills refresher. I could take that course only. It's theory but then you practice in a lab. It is part of the refresher b...
  12. Let me give some background first. I have a BScN and did the OR certifcate in 1997. I graduated in 1996. Dates are approximate. 1997-1998 I worked LTC 1998-2005 I worked OR 2006-2010 I did LTC but a very small facility and did not use many nursing s...
  13. Any Canadian nurses in Buffalo?

    I've wondered the same thing, let me know if you find out any info. do you know how the pay compares?
  14. Making career moves...

    Good for you. That is great.
  15. Wow! Just wow. NB needs to get with the times.

    But why are you comparing the shortest RN program with the longest RPN programs? When I was in school, in 1993 RPN program was 8 months. But I can't pick and choose the stats and compare an eight month RPN program with a four year RN degree. Why are...