Can you work straights days?

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So here's the deal:

I started in a hospital straight out of nursing school. Left after a VERY short amount of time (like 4 weeks) because I couldn't deal with 12 hour shifts, weekends, etc. I then moved to working into a primary care office, where I've worked since (with normal M-F, 9-5 hours). I recently moved to a new area and have to find a new job, and I'm looking to go back into the hospital. For my future goals, I need the hands on experience of bedside nursing, and I just didn't really learn a ton in a primary care office. I haven't started an IV, managed patients, etc. since practically nursing school (about a year ago). So how do I get into the hospital?

I feel like I don't qualify as a "new grad" and can't apply for those sorts of positions due to my experience...yet I also don't have enough acute care experience to apply to anything else in a hospital! It's almost like I've fallen through the cracks! How can I get back in??

Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
I've always wondered why hospitals make people work rotating shifts. Does anyone know the reasoning to this?? It seems like most nurses would prefer to work straight one shift. So why don't they do that?

because they are never able to fill nights.

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I left my first job due to the long commute with the hours...I didn't leave my second job due to dissatisfaction. I quite enjoyed working there but I HAD to move. It was a relocation issue.[/quote']

It wasn't your dislike of poop?

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Specializes in Med-Surg, NICU.

I have met some new grads who have gotten straight day-shift, and I know of hospitals that hire people on JUST DAYS or JUST NIGHTS. I feel your pain. I absolutely hate night shift. I've tried, and it is just wrecked havoc on my health (and weight!). However, I think that you need to be more flexible. I have no problem working weekends, evenings and holidays (just worked the fourth last week, actually) and twelve hour shifts are preferable in some ways.

I think it is very possible for you to get a straight day shift, but you are going to have to be willing to work some holidays, weekends as well as 12 hour shifts, or else you most likely will be passed down for a "fresher" new grad who will take ANYTHING.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, NICU.
It wasn't your dislike of poop?

Oh...I totally didn't recognize the poster. Whoops.

She seems to change her story every other post. First it is poop, now she is claiming it is because she doesn't like the hours....

OP, you are severely limiting your options. You have to be a bit less rigid.

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because they are never able to fill nights.

I would prefer straight nights ( as long as it was 12 hour shifts)

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At my hospital, it's either 12 hour days, 0700-1900, or 12 hour nights - 1900-0700 - no rotating. On my unit, new grads are hired for nights. I got off nights in 4 months which is much faster than most. Some departments still do 8-hour shifts, 7-3, 3-11, 11-7, but the primary in-patient floors and ICU do 12 hour shifts.

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Oh...I totally didn't recognize the poster. Whoops.

She seems to change her story every other post. First it is poop, now she is claiming it is because she doesn't like the hours....

OP, you are severely limiting your options. You have to be a bit less rigid.

Thank you!

I went through and read some of OPs old posts. It isn't actually poop that is bothersome, but rather I believe that OP thinks cleaning up poop is menial. I'm on my phone so I can't go back and try and quote but I do recall reading those words on one of OPs posts..."menial."

OP if you think cleaning poop is menial just say it! But don't give us all this "I hate poop" stuff!

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At my hospital it's either 12 hour days, 0700-1900, or 12 hour nights - 1900-0700 - no rotating. On my unit, new grads are hired for nights. I got off nights in 4 months which is much faster than most. Some departments still do 8-hour shifts, 7-3, 3-11, 11-7, but the primary in-patient floors and ICU do 12 hour shifts.[/quote']

That's awesome!

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Hospice.

Maybe you should just bypass being a nurse altogether and just go to PA school since I have read many posts from you declaring how PA's are better educated than NPs and how highly you value their curriculum. That is, if you have a BSN. Sounds to me like you really just aren't cutting it as a nurse or nursing is not for you. (shrugs) i'm just saying.

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Maybe you should just bypass being a nurse altogether and just go to PA school since I have read many posts from you declaring how PA's are better educated than NPs and how highly you value their curriculum. That is if you have a BSN. Sounds to me like you really just aren't cutting it as a nurse or nursing is not for you. (shrugs) i'm just saying.[/quote']

I agree.

Not sure why OP became a nurse if he refuses to provide basic human care to his patients.

Quoted from one of his previous threads..."I find [cleaning excitement] demeaning."

Do I like it? No. But it is not demeaning.

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This thread leads me to a question.... Is it common for scheduling to be constantly shifted around like that? I certainly do not mind working holidays, nights, weekends, but I know I probably wouldnt be able to function going back and forth between nights and days constantly. Do many facilities do that type of scheduling?

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I agree.

Not sure why OP became a nurse if he refuses to provide basic human care to his patients.

Quoted from one of his previous threads..."I find [cleaning excitement] demeaning."

Do I like it? No. But it is not demeaning.

Excrement. Stupid phone!

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