meandmymen

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1. Which would you work 3p to 11p or 7p to 7a with a family?

   meandmymen replied to meandmymen's topic in Career Support

   Care wouldn't be an issue*

2. Which would you work 3p to 11p or 7p to 7a with a family?

   meandmymen replied to meandmymen's topic in Career Support

   Both of my kids are in school starting today so other than when school is out. I decided to take the 7pm to 7am since I would see neither one of them the mornings I was off. Plus I like having more days off even if it does mean sleeping. Lately I hav...

3. Which would you work 3p to 11p or 7p to 7a with a family?

   meandmymen posted a topic in Career Support

   Ok right now I have options to work 3-11p 4 days on, two days off or 7p to 7a 3 nights on 4 off. The dilemma is both of my kids start school very very soon but both of their classes especially my youngest encourages parent volunteer time. Plus I'm ve...

4. Career advice please!!

   meandmymen replied to meandmymen's topic in Career Support

   If both I and my husband worked nights*

5. Career advice please!!

   meandmymen replied to meandmymen's topic in Career Support

   Thank you both so much for the advice! I still feel a little torn but not as distraught as I was when I first wrote this. I think for the time being I will stick with the jobs that I have until things settle. I knew one of my kids was starting school...

6. Career advice please!!

   meandmymen replied to meandmymen's topic in Career Support

   bump, some major changes have happened since I wrote this a few days ago. My husband's new job will be working evenings or nights 8 hours for 5 to 6 days per week. My youngest also got into a preschool/head start program in our area so both of my chi...

7. Career advice please!!

   meandmymen posted a topic in Career Support

   I have been an RN for over 4 years and I recently switched from working a full time 7a-7pm job (now twice a month PRN) at a nursing home to 3p to 11pm full time at another nursing home. I had made it clear at my new job that I wasn't crazy about work...

8. Has this economy enabled you to become the type of nurse your heart is set on?

   meandmymen replied to NEWGRADNURSE75's topic in General Nursing

   I know exactly what you're going through and it is so frustrating . I too graduated in May 2008 while taking care of my first son. It was stressful but at the same time I so happy and excited when I finally graduated because I felt that nursing was (...

9. Being out of work for year, need confidence

   meandmymen replied to meandmymen's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the replies everyone. I really want to work and I thought med/surg would be good for me as a new nurse but after the interview I wasn't sure... I have some applications at a couple of nursing homes, would these be a better fit?

10. Being out of work for year, need confidence

    meandmymen replied to meandmymen's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah but it is rare according the manager. Also what is a good routine to stay on top of things and try to stay organized?

11. Being out of work for year, need confidence

    meandmymen posted a topic in General Nursing

    Today I just had a job interview for a prn rn medsurg position, and I need some advice, guidance, and confidence. I graduated from RN in May 2008 and had two RN jobs that were not at all good for me (one was ER and the second ICU-stepdown where I was...

12. Need advice and guidance

    meandmymen replied to meandmymen's topic in New Nurse

    Thanks for the reply and for the info about prn. I didin't know anyone who worked prn all I knew is that you don't get benefits which is not an issue at the moment. I just assumed that your employers would only let you work whenever they needed nurse...

13. Need advice and guidance

    meandmymen replied to meandmymen's topic in New Nurse

    Also forgot to mention that there is 2 medsurg positions in one of the local hospitals near me. I would have already applied but it is PRN and my husband and I are wondering how I am going to work that and try to find someone to watch our kids on suc...

14. Need advice and guidance

    meandmymen posted a topic in New Nurse

    I am trying to go back to work in the near future and need some advice on jobs and how to go to about things so to speak. I graduated in May 2008 with my Associates in Nursing RN but only have 8 months of hospital experience between 2 jobs due to som...