So I'm currently working in a surgical onco floor as a new grad nurse and my shift begins tomorrow. I just finished a month of didactics and now we will be sent to our units.
So my didactics went from 8a-5pm and I had weekends off. That meant I had all the time to attend Church every sunday and have some free time. So I was called as a member of the young women presidency in our ward and also was assigned a teaching assignment for the youth. So I accepted these callings because I have always wanted to do these before.
What I am very sad about it is that we start working with shifting schedule this week (just as all us nurses usually do) and ofc, I may not always have the time to go to church and attend to my calling (or teach) every weekend consistently and this makes me sad. I spoke with my bishop about this and he knows I am on a shifting schedule. He said I didnt need to be there all the time.
Im just worried I might get schedules that will require me not to attend church for a loooong period and it makes me honestly sad. How did you deal with shifting schedules and Church callings and responsibilities?
You can also switch to night shift. You would be available to attend church and other activities after your weekend shift. But weekends and holidays are the reality for most nurses.
To whom are you all speaking? The OP? She didn't say anything about not working the Sundays, nor ask for any pointers on how to screw others out of their weekends off, nor state that it's a sin for her to work on Sundays, nor...blah blah blah...
What gives?
It is either work the job or find another one. Some are suggesting she should ask management to get off Sundays is to work every Saturday. That would force one coworker to work every Sunday or the co-workers as a whole to work more Sundays.
Now, if OP can find a nurse of the Jewish faith that observes Sabbath AND would prefer to work every Sunday, that is different. Or a co-worker who would like every Saturday off.
You could work night shift. My unit has plenty of nurses who attend church almost every Sunday. They work nights and then they can still fulfill their weekend requirements and make church every Sunday. I try especially hard to get them out of report early on Sundays.
If church is that important then you do what you need to do to be there. You either work nights, find a Monday through Friday gig, or switch fields where you are guaranteed a Monday through Friday job.
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Huh?
There was nothing viscous or disdainful about asking why people pursue professions that have schedules not conducive to their beliefs or lifestyles.
I was referring more to
And I am pretty sure if there is a God, he would rather you take care of your fellow man/woman than go to service. You can praise baby Jesus/Allah/Elohim/etc on any day or time of the week.
It is true though. Nothing ill-intended about the comment. The way to cope missing out on services is knowing your work is good and baby Jesus-approved. It isn't like she's a dope dealer or selling busted rides! She is helping others and saving lives!
It is just like people act like you can only celebrate Christmas on the 25th. Not true! Just like you can serve God in other ways and show your devotion besides being in a Church.
So I'm currently working in a surgical onco floor as a new grad nurse and my shift begins tomorrow. I just finished a month of didactics and now we will be sent to our units.
So my didactics went from 8a-5pm and I had weekends off. That meant I had all the time to attend Church every sunday and have some free time. So I was called as a member of the young women presidency in our ward and also was assigned a teaching assignment for the youth. So I accepted these callings because I have always wanted to do these before.
What I am very sad about it is that we start working with shifting schedule this week (just as all us nurses usually do) and ofc, I may not always have the time to go to church and attend to my calling (or teach) every weekend consistently and this makes me sad. I spoke with my bishop about this and he knows I am on a shifting schedule. He said I didnt need to be there all the time.
Im just worried I might get schedules that will require me not to attend church for a loooong period and it makes me honestly sad. How did you deal with shifting schedules and Church callings and responsibilities?
Thank you so much!
Some churches, not sure about LDS, have services & Bible studies on other days of the week. If Sunday is special to you, I would advise to work a Mon-Fri job, or nights.
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Huh?
There was nothing viscious or disdainful about asking why people pursue professions that have schedules not conducive to their beliefs or lifestyles.
Really, now? Klone, I can't agree with your notion I was being mean. Just like me, you are a manager. We can't accommodate every nurse's needs/desires to be off because of a major holiday, church, family gatherings, etc. I worked OB a long time. I worked a lot of Sundays and Thanksgiving and Christmas, too. No church I attended held that against me. But if they had, I would either have found a job where Sundays are not part of the package or hoped to find a coworker who wants to weekend diff. to cover me-----or found another church. Nursing is a ministry, in many religions' eyes, after all.
I was neither like the above post (referred to from Klone) said. I have been a nurse 21 years and have seen many people talk about church/family outings/holy holidays, etc, pre-empting their need/requirement to work Saturdays (Sabbath for some) and Sundays. I have read posts here where students and new nurses felt their religious practices pre-empted the need to work those days without even stopping to think that was what they signed up to do.
I was not mean to the OP but pointing out reality. She is now a new nurse--- now is a good time to understand that if she works in a 24/7 business like hospital or LTC nursing, she will be expected to work her share of Sundays, religious services notwithstanding.
And yea, patients generally do not choose to be in the hospital or LTC; they are sick or need specialized care and are also sitting it out, missing big events. I save my empathy for them.
Don't be thin-skinned. The first year of nursing is a huge wakeup call for all of us. If the new nurse starts a job wanting Sundays off, people "may" get "vicious" quick--- being expected to cover them for her. A small dose of reality now saves heartache later. There *are* places where Sundays are not workdays, albeit few. Office nursing, school nursing, dialysis (outpatient) are a few.
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You can also switch to night shift. You would be available to attend church and other activities after your weekend shift. But weekends and holidays are the reality for most nurses.