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Apr 01, 2009 06:57 PM

Will I be "bored"?


Can any OHN's tell me they feel their job is boring? I have recently interviewed for a OHN position in a large factory and every nurse that I know insists that I will be bored! Even the doctor on-site that I interviewed with said that I will find it somewhat boring.

With that said, I am going from a Level I trauma ER to this, so yes...I do realize that it is not the same type of nursing and after working at this particular ER, I need to have a less stessful job.

I would just like to know if any of you feel that you are "bored" with your job! I feel it is all in what you make it and I am sure that there is always something that needs to be done!!

Thanks!!


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from I1tobern
Old Apr 01, 2009, 10:52 PM

Default Re: Will I be "bored"?
Boring? Sometimes. Coming from your background, it all depends on what shift you will be working, and what all you are required to do. Day shift is usually the busiest by far (at my plant, they are the neediest, it seems like) also, if you are handling worker's comp cases that's when you have to talk to your adjusters, etc. Here someone is always coming in during the day. My plant is the only one company wide that has a nurse on all three shifts, so its a little different. I guess its just like anything else; it's not for everyone. It just depends on what all your job will entail.
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from JDR15
Old Jun 20, 2009, 07:06 PM

Default Re: Will I be "bored"?
I've been an occupational health nurse for almost twenty years and couldn't say I had ever been bored. The opposite would be more accurate with more work and variety than I have time to appreciate. I have usually found the more I put in, the more I get out but in doing that you have to be mindful of what expectations the employer has. The private industry employer perceptions can be very different and it is worth exploring this as much as possible at interview.
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from caliotter3
Old Jun 20, 2009, 07:11 PM

Default Re: Will I be "bored"?
I sat for more than one shift as the occupational health nurse at a company when I had absolutely nothing to do besides to shut down the computer when I finished my shift. Kind of enjoyed it.
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from shellbow
Old Jun 23, 2009, 11:30 AM

Stethescope Re: Will I be "bored"?
Here's an Update.....

I have been working as a OHN for almost 3 months and yes I do have periods of boredom, but that is usually only when I work 7P-7A. There are some nights that I am hopping!! The facility that I work at requires physicals for employees to obtain a "card" to operated certain machines so, it is not unusual for a physical to be scheduled for 3am.

I will say, however, this is the first nursing job that I have had the supervisor tell me to "bring a book"!!
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from ownadobe
Old Jun 28, 2009, 04:39 PM

Default Re: Will I be "bored"?
I don't find it boring at all. Sure there are "slow days". But after 20 years of rushing to get everything done before I go home; I find it quite refreshing.
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