granna94

Hi there. I understand how you want to be with your family. The 12 hour shift interferes but it also frees your time up to spend more time with your family. I worked 3 to 3's in NE. My children were 13 and 17 then. I think most nurses want 12 hour shifts so they can have more time off. I think it also takes more staff to fill 8 hour shifts. Have you thought of going part-time and getting a different job, say at a doctor's office or another hospital, long term care facility? I wish you the best! Happy Nurse's Week! granna94

Jayrelic California's nurse patient ratio isn't always low. I think nursing everywhere can be difficult. What you have to do is, know you abilities. since you have just graduated, you should know what you like. Start on med-surg, get a good orientation. Ask lots of questions. If the orientation is nearing an end and you don't feel quite ready, ask for more time. always follow policy and always get help. Be confident, you will grow. Hopefully, you can work somewhere where there is a mentor after orientation, to groom you professionally. Write everything down, take good reports and ask questions. Organize your sheet, check orders and double check the physcian orders with the rmed rand. After a few months of med-surg, go for the area you like. Make it known at the interview. Say you love ob, tell them that. Med-surg can help organize you. If you are moving to Carson city, apply at Sierra Surgery, a nice place to work or Northern Nevada Medical Center in Reno. I hear that that is a great place to work, where everyone works together as a team. I really have hurdles to overcome, trained in NE ICU, made mistakes in 2 CA ICU's. Now, I found out I have a disability which caused the mistakes. My fingerprints have been rejected because I have worked hard my whole 52 young years. so, I am on probation with CA, have not obtained a job there, have AD/HD that is now managed. I don't want to give up because I am a good nurse. I was inducted into Sigma Theta Tau in college. I recently rejoined. I would like to join the NV Nurses' Association. I alos have been writing senators and representatives to support the nursing bills in the senate and finance committee. Looks like you wrote your post a while back. I hope you are doing well. granna94

A.D.D. on the Job Making Your A.D.D. work for You. by Lynn Weiss, Ph.D. is a good book. ADD in Adults is another one by her. There is also a book called, "Driven to Distraction". Type this in or request both from your library. I get a lot of books checked out that way, through the interlibrary loan system. You could also type in ADHD under the book heading at Amazon.com and you will get more ideas. I don't know if you have children, but there is a Department of Health and Human Services' research study where no travel is required to participate. You must have 2 or more children, one of whom has ADHD, between the ages of 7 to 17. For more info contact 1-800-411-1222.

]Here is my intro: any comments anyone? Hello everyone! I received my Bachelor's in Nursing after hard work in 1991. I was 37 years old then.I am returning for another interview at a state prison where they had told me I would not get the job even though I interviewed well, because I am on probation for 2 mistakes in 1995. I was out of nursing for awhile and was reinstated in CA in 2004. I went to a nursing refresher school and worked in a LTC for 2 weeks. I love older people. I made a med mistake, was fired, and was diagnosed with adult ADHD. (I tried to tell doctors in the 80's and then again in 95 I had ADHD, they said no. I was also diagnosed in 99 with it, because I convinced a different doctor I had it. I went off the meds when my husband went to PA school because I thought maybe it went away and we could not afford the meds with no insurance)This is what caused the first two mistakes and the recent one. My background is ICU, home health, step-down and sub-acute. I was ICU for 3 and 1/2 years. I cared for prisoners there too. Suicide attempts. Lots of MVA's. I was CCRN 94-97. My favorite job was home health. I love teaching. I have looked for many jobs. The larger hospitals won't hire me because I am on probation. The smaller hospitals won't hire me because they don't have enough staff. The Blood Center would not hire me either.I need maximum supervision for the first 6 months. some of my newer friends are wondering why I continue to stay in nursing. My older friends and my former ICU team leader on nights, who will give prospective employers a recommendation for me, is glad I am returning to nursing. I cannot teach or work for travel agencies. I don't want to work in ICU or ER. I worked in a small hospital once and loved it, had a little bit of everything, back when I was good a t starting IV's. Isn't it odd that they asked me to come again for an interview? They are not calling it a second interview but a new one. The first one had 4 nurses with one doctor asking me scenario questions. I sent a fax, describing my situation, to Lois Capps in Washington. She is rep for Santa Barbara and a former nurse. She helped spearhead a bill that will improve the nursing shortage problem. I also want to contact Senator Cantwell in Washington State who understands about adult ADHD and wants to increase public awareness. I also have been emailing a nursing school teacher who has ADHD. Any comments anyone? granna94

]I have ADHD, age 52. I thought that my adhd (finally diagnosed in 1999) went away, plus I couldn't afford the meds. ]Recently, I was re-diagnosed. I am looking for nursing work. I have an interview Jan 13. ]I have joined www.ADD.org (ADDA). You get the newsletter, FOCUS with it. I also subscribed to ADDitude. The magazine is great. The ADD.org website has lots of articles to check out. I think that CHADD primarily focuses on children with ADD. ]When I was I in nursing school, I had great teachers. I drove 40 miles one way. I really wanted to do well. I taped all lectures and listened to them a lot because I could not take very good notes. I had been a CNA prior to nursing school. When I studied, I had to study in a quiet room. I was very determined to succeed. I went straight into ICU. I would not recommend that. Get a year of med-surg first to become organized. ]Don't be afraid of your diagnosis. Learn about it. Google for articles. One article is Ad/HD & Relationships: Communication is the key! at http://www.addcentre.co.uk/translatingADHD.html ]This is helpful because relationships can be troubled with ADHD or ADD; listening, interrupting, forgetting...

Be confident, know your calculations, visualize yourself doing well and prepare. granna94

Hello everyone! I received my Bachelor's in Nursing after hard work in 1991. I was 37 years old then.I am returning for another interview at a state prison where they had told me I would not get the job even though I interviewed well, because I am on probation for 2 mistakes in 1995. I was out of nursing for awhile and was reinstated in CA in 2004. I went to a nursing refresher school and worked in a LTC for 2 weeks. I love older people. I made a med mistake, was fired, and was diagnosed with adult ADHD. (I tried to tell doctors in the 80's and then again in 95 I had ADHD, they said no. I was also diagnosed in 99 with it, because I convinced a different doctor I had it. I went off the meds when my husband went to PA school because I thought maybe it went away and we could not afford the meds with no insurance)This is what caused the first two mistakes and the recent one. My background is ICU, home health, step-down and sub-acute. I was ICU for 3 and 1/2 years. I cared for prisoners there too. Suicide attempts. Lots of MVA's. I was CCRN 94-97. My favorite job was home health. I love teaching. I have looked for many jobs. The larger hospitals won't hire me because I am on probation. The smaller hospitals won't hire me because they don't have enough staff. The Blood Center would not hire me either.I need maximum supervision for the first 6 months. some of my newer friends are wondering why I continue to stay in nursing. My older friends and my former ICU team leader on nights, who will give prospective employers a recommendation for me, is glad I am returning to nursing. I cannot teach or work for travel agencies. I don't want to work in ICU or ER. I worked in a small hospital once and loved it, had a little bit of everything, back when I was good a t starting IV's. Isn't it odd that they asked me to come again for an interview? They are not calling it a second interview but a new one. The first one had 4 nurses with one doctor asking me scenario questions. I sent a fax, describing my situation, to Lois Capps in Washington. She is rep for Santa Barbara and a former nurse. She helped spearhead a bill that will improve the nursing shortage problem. I also want to contact Senator Cantwell in Washington State who understands about adult ADHD and wants to increase public awareness. I also have been emailing a nursing school teacher who has ADHD. Any comments anyone? granna94