Easy Department

[malusport]

Hi,

I just have a few quick questions. I would like to start working in the evening or night shift.

1. Which deparments are the easiest to work at?

2. Easiest means less patients and the work is pretty much easy.

Any suggestions? Ideas?

[MultipurposeRN]

I recently took a case management type job. Love it, love it, love it. Had done it PRN, along w/ some wound care prn...liked wound care, believe it or not, just couldn't see doing it 5 days a week or more. Even this office hours job has it's hectic moments, and I don't think I'll ever be totally familiar w/ Medicare if I studied it for a lifetime, but the job is very autonomous and we are actually treated like professionals for a change instead of drayhorse.

[Trauma-tizedRN]

I agree, none are easy.....but i've often wondered if PACU might be a good choice......things go wrong in PACU and ya gotta be a pretty sharp nurse and on your toes, but when they don't go wrong you recover them and ship them, no admits, no discharges, no baths, NO FAMILY, no meals, no call lights, streamlined paperwork....but I would not dare to assume. I know it's busy and intense work as any other unit, but minus alot of the extra stressors. Any PACU nurses want to comment and give us the inside scoop? I always imagined it might be a great place to work for those reasons, fantasy, fact or fiction?

[MultipurposeRN]

I agree, none are easy.....but i've often wondered if PACU might be a good choice......things go wrong in PACU and ya gotta be a pretty sharp nurse and on your toes, but when they don't go wrong you recover them and ship them, no admits, no discharges, no baths, NO FAMILY, no meals, no call lights, streamlined paperwork....but I would not dare to assume. I know it's busy and intense work as any other unit, but minus alot of the extra stressors. Any PACU nurses want to comment and give us the inside scoop? I always imagined it might be a great place to work for those reasons, fantasy, fact or fiction?

I did PACU for a few years, and the above reasons are alot of why I did it..no families, admits, etc. It was a nice break from ICU, for sure. yes, it could be hectic, but I enjoyed doing it. I worked nights so sometimes it could be quite overwhelming when I was by myself..other nights, there wasn't much going on. But overall, if I had to back to the bedside, PACU would be my first choice.