Bonnie86

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1. Day shift or night shift - Which do you prefer? Why?

   Bonnie86 replied to Joe V's topic in Rock

   I love nights. We are busy, but the pace is much, much slower than days. Less family, practically no doctors around, and generally less medications to pass out. My last shift was awesome. 4/5 of my patients were stable and slept through the e...

2. Houston New Grads Beware of St. Luke's

   Bonnie86 replied to applejacks36's topic in Texas

   I'm sorry you had to go through this. I have a few nursing classmates still looking for jobs a year later. I work at a hospital and trust me, you're better off where you are. I've said this once and I'll say it again, the ONLY GOOD THING about ...

3. What's up with Wonder Wink scrubs??

   Bonnie86 posted a topic in Uniform/Gear

   Bought some Wonder Wink scrubs today. Planned on wearing them tomorrow so I threw them in the wash. Took them out of the dry and they were a wrinkled hot mess. Even after ironing them using steam and starch they are STILL a HOT WRINKLED MESS. ...

4. Not happy with medsurge

   Bonnie86 replied to mom35's topic in New Nurse

   I'm leaving the place that trained me after 6 months for a night position closer to home. Did I feel guilty about leaving them after 3 months of training and almost 3 months on my own?? Initially I did, but you have to do what makes you happy. ...

5. Should I feel bad about this?? New grad wanting to quit days.

   Bonnie86 replied to Bonnie86's topic in Med-Surg

   I haven't given an update on my status in a while, but I ended up getting offered the night position at the hospital 15 minutes away from home and I took it!!! I will start orientation there this Friday. I'm excited about the night position and h...

6. Should I feel bad about this?? New grad wanting to quit days.

   Bonnie86 replied to Bonnie86's topic in Med-Surg

   Thanks. I don't want to seem like I'm implying that night nurses have it easy. I know it can be just as busy. I have spoken with many, many night nurses and they all say it's a "different kind of busy than days." I respect that. I know it's go...

7. ADN Program Failure rate

   Bonnie86 replied to omaragg's topic in General Students

   Yes, welcome to hell. We lost about 1/2 our class in the first two semesters either entirely out of the program or they ended up falling behind a semester. The biggest advice I can give you is: DON'T TAKE ANY ASSIGNMENT FOR GRANTED. When the *...

8. Should I feel bad about this?? New grad wanting to quit days.

   Bonnie86 replied to Bonnie86's topic in Med-Surg

   Well, I wouldn't ever leave one job without having another. Thanks for the advice. I just don't feel days are right for me as a new nurse and I have the anxiety it causing me.

9. Should I feel bad about this?? New grad wanting to quit days.

   Bonnie86 posted a topic in Med-Surg

   I'm a new grad one month off orientation and have been working days. I have been totally overwhelmed. After talking to many of the night nurses I decided I wanted to try nights. I think that's the best place for me as a new grad. I asked to be mo...

10. Feeling defeated, lost and stupid.

    Bonnie86 replied to Bonnie86's topic in Med-Surg

    Good luck Lilybug12! I feel I went to a great nursing school, for the most part, BUT overall I don't think that they prepare you for what is's **really** like. They preach perfect world holistic nursing and I don't think it actually exists -- at l...

11. Feeling defeated, lost and stupid.

    Bonnie86 replied to Bonnie86's topic in Med-Surg

    Thanks for the encouragement. We'll see how things go. I've still got moving to night shift on my mind. I'll see how things go in the next few weeks and decide.

12. Feeling defeated, lost and stupid.

    Bonnie86 replied to Bonnie86's topic in Med-Surg

    I'm working 12 hour days. My preceptor moved another floor (oncology). I asked to go with her and was up there about a week, but then they needed nurses on Med Surg so back I went. Thanks for the words of encouragement.

13. Feeling defeated, lost and stupid.

    Bonnie86 replied to Bonnie86's topic in Med-Surg

    THanks. I am considering night shift. My manager pulled me into her office recently and asked how things were going. She said some of the nurses have told her I seem very overwhelmed. True. She was really nice about it and asked if I wanted to g...

14. Feeling defeated, lost and stupid.

    Bonnie86 replied to Bonnie86's topic in Med-Surg

    Our ratio is 5 patients, but a few days ago I was given 6 patients. Five is stressful enough for me. I have been gotten after a few times for different things like leaving an admission for night nurse (patient came to my unit at end of my shift. ...

15. Feeling defeated, lost and stupid.

    Bonnie86 posted a topic in Med-Surg

    I'm new RN off orientation a few weeks. I work days and it's crazy busy. Yesterday I didn't have time to chart until the end of shift. I was there until 10 p.m. exhausted physically and mentally. I'm now stressing about the crappy job I did ch...