OMG! Why??!!

Ummm...it's going to be different, but don't worry, you won't be standing around doing nothing lol. Pain, illness, hunger, toileting, treatments, bathing, etc. don't only occur between the hours of 7 and 3.

Yep. You are going to find, them not "going off to rehad" is a much a curse as a blessing. Sure, you don't have to get them in the chair and ready but..........................

Trust me, some folks are going to have you wishing they were "off to therapy" with their skillful call light abuse.

i doubt that you will be just standing around with nothing to do. different shifts have different priorities outside of an er setting. for example, you may have to audit charts or order tests for the next day, whereas that was not the case on 1st shift. in any case, i think you should ask this same question of your co-workers on 2nd shift to have an accurate picture of what the expectations are for you on that shift in your facility. gl!

Yep. You are going to find, them not "going off to rehad" is a much a curse as a blessing. Sure, you don't have to get them in the chair and ready but..........................

Trust me, some folks are going to have you wishing they were "off to therapy" with their skillful call light abuse.

I know how that can be. I have a married couple that loves that button! Lmao

Changing the shift without your consent is not right. They should ask you first. If it is not what you asked, tell them to change it back. It is your schedule.

Actually I think you will find that it is not "slower". Different yes but not slower. First of all on second shift you typically have less staff in the building. Secondly dementia patients with sundowners also come in for rehab. I have spent many second shifts trying to push a res in a w/c along with my med cart trying to keep them from falling again.

HAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh, let me wipe away the tears of laughter. Standing around, doing nothing on nights. Yeah, that's what I do.

OP, do you realize that you just set off some bad Karma? You could have those thoughts, but you never should anounce them!

Ha typical dayshift thinking we do nothing on nights!! Sometimes I only stop to go to the bathroom once in a 12 hour shift and NO LUNCH. Yep just standing around! haha

Ok sorry but I'm muchly offended by that comment. I just got home form a 3-11 shift and I sat for 10 minutes to eat a sandwich....good luck.

I just ADORE it when I work two nights, have one day off then work a day...can you feel the love!

Rehab...sitting down? Yeah...not gonna happen. At my rehab, we get probably 95% of new admissions on evening shift. Thats on top of having no unit secretary, phones ringing off the hook, patients getting sick & sent out, calling docs, pharmacy, families visiting and taking time with questions.

Sorry that your facility switched your schedule w/o notice...however, show 2nd shift a little love--we work hard too, just like every other shift!