Floatnurse137

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1. Nurse doing monitor tech job

   Floatnurse137 replied to Floatnurse137's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you so much! I feel a lot better about my choice now. And I do hope I can get some training on the monitors it really would grow my knowledge. But yes I'm not sure how great I am in a code. Only been in a few and that was always doing compressi...

2. Nurse doing monitor tech job

   Floatnurse137 replied to Floatnurse137's topic in General Nursing

   Wow I'm so glad I'm not alone in this!

3. Nurse doing monitor tech job

   Floatnurse137 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi I am a new nurse under 1 year. I am a float nurse at a community hospital. My question is that I was asked to sit at the monitor tech station when they were short a tech. I politely said I was not comfortable being in charge of 30+ patients, plus ...

4. Long hair at the bedside

   Floatnurse137 replied to kakamegamama's topic in General Nursing

   Long hair and I do generally wear it down in hospital setting but I always keep a scrunched to tie it when appropriate

5. Which job offer to accept

   Floatnurse137 replied to Dormi93's topic in General Nursing

   I think that OR might pigeonhole u but I could be wrong. I prob would do the floor and keep applying for ICU jobs. Congrats

6. RNs: How much vacation time do you get?

   Floatnurse137 replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

   New nurse (6 months). I work in a pretty big community hospital. Full time 36 hours a week. I get approx 240 hours a year. That's PTO, vacation and holiday. Pretty easy to get off if u plan ahead.

7. Can night shift cause missed periods

   Floatnurse137 replied to Floatnurse137's topic in General Nursing

   That's a true perspective thanks! I'm definitely going to be aggressive pursing this.

8. Can night shift cause missed periods

   Floatnurse137 replied to Floatnurse137's topic in General Nursing

   So update. I saw the ob/gyn today. He said night shift and stress can definitely affect the menstrual cycle but that it doesn't mean it's definitely due to that. He decided to send me for Bloodwork to test for different labs that could give an indica...

9. Can night shift cause missed periods

   Floatnurse137 replied to Floatnurse137's topic in General Nursing

   No In fact I've GAINED weight! I wish I had lost lol but that's interesting that we can become so irregular from different reasons other than infertility. Gives me hope

10. Can night shift cause missed periods

    Floatnurse137 replied to Floatnurse137's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone's comments. I actually got my period today and I'm so happy to see it! But it's reassuring to know that night shift CAN mess with your cycle. I'm seeing my doctor in 2 days and will ask about a specialist in reproductive endocrinology...

11. Can night shift cause missed periods

    Floatnurse137 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi! So I'm a new nurse. 39 years old started 6 months ago at a pretty busy hospital. I really like my job but it is really stressful to be a new nurse. I was switched to nights the first week in January. That month I skipped my period. Then I got a p...