Is that the general consensus amongst hospital RNs? I for one had a terrible time with night shift... actually I seemed to adjust alright, outwardly. Inwardly, my endocrine system went haywire and I ended up in the hospital with an exacerbation of a previously well managed health condition, and out from work SICK for an entire month.
Due to the health problems, I had to quit that job only 5 months into it. After searching month after month, the only other day shift hospital position I could get was on a HORRIBLE ortho/medsurg unit 70 miles away from my home.
Despite the heavy work load, extreme favoritism, crazy boss, and absence of teamwork, I appreciated the opportunity and tried to make it work for me. The employer itself was a pretty good one I think, but with the commute and the other issues, I only made it for 6 months--- and quit.
Every other hospital job I've been seeing is for night shift.... If I see another day shift advertised will that be a red flag that the unit is very bad?
I was willing to work nights, but I really can't risk getting sick by going on nights again. Should I just stay away from hospitals from here on out?
Even people with their own disorders can be prejudicial against others with them. Having such a condition does not make you immune to prejudice. You may have handled your disorder in a way that you think is satisfactory, but it isn't for you to tell others how they have to disclose or handle theirs.
Yes Smiling definitely has some kind of disorder. I guess we should be compassionate but it is hard when one is so uncompassionate towards others and so rude.
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And what side of the bed did you get up on? Maybe a little sleep deprived or maybe you are always that rude
Not rude; just honest. And somewhat testy with those who don't seem to have the personal integrity to only agree to work what they reasonably expect they CAN work or to work what they've agreed to work.
If you have a mood disorder and you KNOWINGLY sign up for a night position, you are agreeing UNDER FALSE PRETENSES that you will fulfill a contract (to work a position). You do not get to bump others because of your "condition". The RIGHT thing to do is apply for day positions that exist already. You do NOT apply for night positions, keeping your condition a secret and then spring paperwork on your unknowing manager and expect to jump to head of the line for the day position.
That is dishonest, unethical, disingenuous and will make you VERY unpopular on your unit.
Why not just go to a place where day positions exist already instead of being sneaky and under-handed?
PS: (edited to add) Don't you assume for a minute, I don't have my own mood disorder....I have long term depression and issues with SADD and darkness but I worked night shifts for years. I did things the right way; I got counseling, medication and got a day shift position as soon as one opened up. I have sought and stayed on day positions ever since. NEVER did I play the "mood disorder card" in all my 19 years as a nurse to put anyone out of a rightful place in order to get what I wanted. And I have never relied on my so-called disability to get by. I have worked gainfully and honestly all my life. I realize for some, it can get severe enough that they cannot work at all.
But to use this condition to bump others from a rightful place is a disgrace and insult to those to those who are truly disabled enough not to be able to work. It's disgusting really.
The more I read your posts, the more I question your thinking, in general.
Pot calling the kettle black when you use such strong attack language towards other posters.
I agree with you. Old Smiling Blue Eyes is not a happy camper. Glad I don't have to work with him/her. Very rigid and very rude. Hey I thought nursing was the caring profession. If we can't even care about our co-workers, how can be care for total strangers effectively. Old Smiling is probably nasty to his/her patients too.
I think it's kind of rude to assume that Smiling Blue Eyes is nasty to his or her patients or is not caring or is even rude because you don't like what she or he said. I think it's really very judgmental to guess what kind of a nurse someone is because he or she said I don't like people scamming the system?!
SBE, sorry have to shorten the name too much typing LOL, I think is just saying what a lot of us are also saying, that it's actually pretty unethical and speaks poorly of someone's character that they'd be willing to lie to get a job they shouldn't have, lie to keep a job they shouldn't keep, and lie to get out of work they don't like so someone else gets stuck with what they don't want to do and that's somehow ok. It's not.
Based on what I'm reading I think I'd rather work with SBE even if she's sleep-deprived than you!
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RN DYNAMIC as much as admitted he would LIE to get what he wants. That is a breach in integrity. Never once did I use any issue with depression to get what I wanted. I did not say I would do one thing and then pull the "depression card" to bump others from their rightful places to get what I wanted. Sure I wanted day shift. But I waited my damn turn. I did not pull a "Bait and switch" on an unsuspecting manager.
I have worked day shift for years now (after years on nights), but got there in the right way. By APPLYING FOR IT.
My posts look they are five hours later than I'm really posting them. Is this a weird setting I have or is something wrong? What time zone is AllNurses in???
Yes Smiling definitely has some kind of disorder. I guess we should be compassionate but it is hard when one is so uncompassionate towards others and so rude.
Accusing someone of having "..some kind of disorder" is rude, uncaring and "so uncompassionate".
Old Smiling is probably nasty to his/her patients too.
Your opinion is just as important as Old Smiling's opinion. Just because you don't like it or agree with it doesn't mean this person is nasty to their patient. Grow up a little bit.
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Yes Smiling definitely has some kind of disorder. I guess we should be compassionate but it is hard when one is so uncompassionate towards others and so rude.
I reserve my compassion for those who deserve it. RNDYNAMIC who admits to cheating on his drug monitoring program for nursing by sucking on whipped cream cans to get high, and lying on applications for nightshift positions, and then getting dr excuses to get dayshift positions (that is another form of lying and cheating), is not worthy of any compassion whatsoever.
My patients happen to love me and I, them. You, on the other hand, know nothing about me.
Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
I agree with you. Old Smiling Blue Eyes is not a happy camper. Glad I don't have to work with him/her. Very rigid and very rude. Hey I thought nursing was the caring profession. If we can't even care about our co-workers, how can be care for total strangers effectively. Old Smiling is probably nasty to his/her patients too.
Oh, good grief! You don't know anything about Smiling Blue Eyes except that you disagree with her posts on this thread. I happen to agree with them. Nursing is a caring profession, and we do care for our colleagues as well as our patients. But agreeing/disagreeing with random strangers on the internet who espouse controversial and/or wrong headed viewpoints on the internet is totally different from caring about colleagues or patients. Shame on you for resorting to the low "Smiling is probably nasty to her patients, too" blow.
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Nope. I work days and sleep well. I don't like people who think playing the system is the way to get what they want. That is crap.