SoCalGalRN

SoCalGalRN

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  1. Night shifters-when do you eat?

    How do you have time to eat at 2200? I barely have time to eat a protein bar at 2300. I'm still usually busy passing/hanging meds at 2200. If not, that's when dressing changes get done, trying to catch patients before they want to sleep.
  2. Night shifters-when do you eat?

    I eat dinner/breakfast at 5pm, eat a quick snack at 11 pm, eat my packed lunch at 2 am and eat something around 830/9 am when I get home before I go to sleep.
  3. Violent patients.

    I had a similar patient a few times over the course of a couple weeks. I was so happy when he went ama. He threatened us with violence as he was leaving and I was just flabbergasted. I'm 7 months pregnant and he was threatening me physical harm. I ha...
  4. Is this salary range realistic?

    I'm making $74,000 a year after 1 year of experience at my hospital. I live in a high COL area. I recently finished an MSN and will be looking for a new job soon.
  5. East Coast vs West Coast Nursing

    I will suggest you take a look at the California board. With one year of experience, you may not be able to get a job in Sacramento. If you do, the pay is incredible and the COL is lower than most other areas in California. I'm from California and we...
  6. Putting too many titles?

    I guess I'll get back to you. I recently finished my MSN and I'll be looking for a new job next year. I'm absolutely not working on an NP though and I'm very vocal about how happy I am to be done with school.
  7. Phasing out noc shift differential in acute care?

    My night shift differential is low for the area at $3.75 an hour. I work nights because I thought it would be a good place to learn as a new grad and $7,000 a year made a big difference for us. I hate it, I feel terrible, and my life is basically in ...
  8. Calling in sick on 4th shift

    I don't ever call out "late". I do notice that day shift seems to call out with 2 or less hours of notice pretty frequently. Like it's unreasonable for them to be awake by 4 am but night shift is, of course, up by 4 pm.
  9. I say "RN". Sometimes I add that I work in a hospital. I don't talk to strangers on airplanes. Headphones go in immediately and I pretend I can't hear anything.
  10. Accelerated master's program... stuck?

    You HAVE to continue to the NP portion? I finished my accelerated entry MSN in August as have the option of going back for another year to become an NP, should I choose to do so.
  11. Night Shift and Sleeping

    Sometimes you just don't adjust. I've been on nights now for over a year and still feel terrible 80% of the time.
  12. Would you commute an hour to a job you wanted?

    I have a three hour round trip commute for a job I hate. So, yes. :)
  13. MSN (not CNL) as a bedside nurse- thoughts?

    I recently completed my MSN and am working at the bedside. Though, to be fair, it was a second career degree for me.
  14. 2020 BSN law

    I'm living under a rock so I hadn't hear about this but I would LOVE to see a BSN as an entry level nursing degree. I think it would do wonders for the profession.
  15. When to start applying? San Diego

    If you aren't available to start for another 9 months, I'd say start applying 1 month before your anticipated move but keep in mind that you would still need to fly into town for an interview if you want to be considered, even for a delayed start dat...