OMG! Why??!!

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Ok, I'm just gonna vent, I have been working 1st shift for like a week now at my rehab center, and today, I found out that they switched me to 2nd shift. I have pretty much gotten into the swing of things during the morning. I'm not sure how different its gonna be, but I do know its gonna be much slower, being that the pts will get settled in for the night, and nobody going to therapy, and no doctors running around. I just don't wanna be standing around and doing nothing all night. Does anyone have any suggestions on 2nd shift?

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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.

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Specializes in M/S, Travel Nursing, Pulmonary.

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.

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Specializes in ED, ICU, MS/MT, PCU, CM, House Sup, Frontline mgr.

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!

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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

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

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.

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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.

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

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

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Specializes in stepdown RN.

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

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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.

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Specializes in LTC, Med-Surg.

I just ADORE it when I work two nights, have one day off then work a day...can you feel the love! :uhoh3:

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