Usingthejon

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1. 12 hour shifts and weight/exercise.

   Usingthejon replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in Stress 101

   I bought a barbell and some weights for home, as well as a jump rope. On days (well, nights) when I have to work, I'll hit the gym hard in the morning (about 1.5 to 2 hours), then sleep. Ask anyone who knows me, and the "thing" I'm known for is eat...

2. What is the worst case of bullying you've seen in your nursing career?

   Usingthejon replied to Guest878640's topic in Relations

   It would have to be my current manager: he has single handedly driven the morale down in the entire unit. How? 1. berating nurses in front of family, patient, doctors etc...for leaving a single alcohol wipe in the room. 2. refuses to allow RNs to ex...

3. Burned out and hate nursing

   Usingthejon replied to RN1023's topic in Stress 101

   just had to comment on this; it's my 3rd night in a row (my schedule sucks) and guess what? 3rd night of no charge RN, break nurse being taken off break duty and given a patient assignment cause of staffing issues, 3rd straight night of no break or l...

4. family members working in the same hospital and exact same unit

   Usingthejon replied to EternalFeather's topic in Relations

   without reading the other posts, here's who was staff at one hospital, at one time: My parents both worked ICU as RN I worked telemetry as an RN my sister was an EKG tech, while pursuing her RN my 2 cousins worked in PACU and OR an aunt worked psych ...

5. RN in a rut....

   Usingthejon replied to Usingthejon's topic in Stress 101

   Thanks for the replies thus far. As for work, I have fallen into the "crappy work area, but love the pay/benefits" environment. There is no ancillary support, or Charge RNs, so every night I work, its 12 hours without a break. Management doesn't c...

6. What is your nursing "joy?"

   Usingthejon replied to jamisaurus's topic in Rock

   when my coworkers find out I don't drink, smoke, or gamble. Sadly, those are the common vices within the demographics I identify with.

7. RN in a rut....

   Usingthejon posted a topic in Stress 101

   I've been an RN since 2007, and honestly, the past few months have been the absolute most challenging times in my short career. In short, I just have a hard time working now. Before, I rarely called in sick, had aspirations to become a Charge RN, as...