RNattie

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1. Thinking about quitting

   RNattie posted a topic in General Nursing

   I've been a nurse for 2 years already and I feel like I hate it more with each passing day. I've hung it out this long for various reasons. First being that I was a new graduate and thought I'd get better in time. I don't feel like I have. Second, I ...

2. What do you think of 12 hour shifts

   RNattie replied to RNattie's topic in General Nursing

   Unfortunately, I have tried to stack my days together but my manager won't allow it, claiming he needs to change my schedule based on "the needs of the unit."

3. What do you think of 12 hour shifts

   RNattie replied to RNattie's topic in General Nursing

   This really would be the perfect solution and my current job allows you to self schedule. I often place my schedule so that I am able to lump my days off together but I never get the schedule I ask for. When I approached my boss about this, I was tol...

4. What do you think of 12 hour shifts

   RNattie replied to RNattie's topic in General Nursing

   You get back Tuesday morning and have to sleep, leaving Tuesday ruined and then need to be back Wednesday night, leaving Wednesday ruined. I definitely feel this way!

5. What do you think of 12 hour shifts

   RNattie posted a topic in General Nursing

   So many people are envious of nurses working 12 hours shifts and having 3 to 4 days off but I truly dislike this shift. I work nights and often only get 1 or 2 days off in a row. That often results in me sleeping through the first day and running aro...

6. What would you do

   RNattie replied to RNattie's topic in General Nursing

   I know you're being sarcastic but good benefits is something to seriously consider when looking for a job.

7. What would you do

   RNattie posted a topic in General Nursing

   I recently received a job offer but I am having a hard time deciding whether or not to take it. My current job is in my hometown. The salary is high. I live with family which means I save on rent and can focus on paying off college loans and saving ...

8. What could've been done

   RNattie replied to RNattie's topic in General Nursing

   I'm not quite sure what was making her desat. She is an obese patient so the theory is that her weight was obstructing o2 flow.

9. What Do You Love About Nursing?

   RNattie replied to Allison007's topic in General Nursing

   What I liked about school: I'm an extremely shy person so making friends isn't easy. Nursing school is very difficult but I was able to find a group of students I got along with great. We leaned on each other during school for support and have contin...

10. What could've been done

    RNattie posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new nurse that recently faced a situation I don't think I handled well. I would appreciate any advise as to how I can best handle similar situations in the future. A patient was admitted to my unit for over two weeks with respiratory issues. I ...

11. Are There Jobs for Inexperienced RNs Besides Floor Nursing?

    RNattie replied to jack1971's topic in New Nurse

    I'm in a similar boat. I am about to get off preceptorship and I don't know if I can make it. I don't think I'm cut out to be a floor nurse either but I don't know what else I can do with a lack of experience.

12. Nursing Fields

    RNattie posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new graduate nurse working on a med/surg floor and I absolutely hate it. Even as a student, med/surg was my least favorite clinical. What I like about med/surg is that it gives you so much insight into various diseases and how to treat them. Bu...