I work at a hospital about 40 mins outside of Boston and with two years experience I am making $31/hr. When I first moved to Mass and was trying for positions with a couple of agencies, I was looking...
I agree with it being female dominated and having less respect as a profession. I mean, just look at the name "nursing." I don't know what pops into your head, but to me, it is a distinctly female...
I was told at my job that "3-11 is the worst shift!" mainly for the same reasons posted by the first two posters; however, I have found it to be not the case. Our ratio is 1:3 ( we are stepdown) so...
We are required every other weekend; however, I am the newest one and never seem to get scheduled weekends. Alot of the other nurses who have been there like their weekend shift differential and we...
Took me about a week to break them in and it was hell. Since then, no problems whatsoever! I love mine! I should have done what Wooh said about not wearing them two shifts in a row. Makes total...
tma0312 replied to RNdiva505's topic in Nursing Humor
I had a doc chart once, "Pt complained his chest started hurting Sunday evening while watching football game. It must have been pre-season football as the NFL or college season has not yet begun."...
I completely agree with OP! At my last job, I did half days, half nights every 6 weeks. Day shift was insanely busy and totally exhausting. Night shift was, well, easy as pie, even when the staffing...
But, getting to the point of your post, when I worked 12's, I didn't do much on my days off. I was too unmotivated! Now I've been doing alot of gardening! And lots of little projects around the house!...
I thought 12's were great! Until I moved and got a job only working 8hour shifts, and boy does time FLY by now! I no longer dread going into work because I am so incredibly exhausted after working...
I think most mothers understand that they will be taking care of their baby 24/7 when they go home, but seriously....one night of getting a break after giving birth? Is that such a crime? Will the...
I bed alarm everyone UNLESS I am 100% positive that they have no problems walking and are not tethered to a monitor / IV pole and are not taking narcotics. I also get bedside commodes for the ones who...
I would also recommend calling HR and reminding them of your application. It helped me get a few call backs. Alot of HR's are swamped with applications, so do what you can to get your name in their...
took me about 5 months to get a job and it was not even full time :) but there was always opportunities to pick up shifts. I had 2 years experience and put out over 30 applications. I ended up moving...