PizzaNurse2023 LPN

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1. Change nursing jobs after 6 months?

   PizzaNurse2023 replied to PizzaNurse2023's topic in Career Support

   Appreciate the advice. Love the job. Just don't think I am built for nights. Never had these issues before. Hours of sleep hasn't changed. Just sleep is during the day. Not sure if staying awake at nights is affecting my emotional health. Chose night...

2. Change nursing jobs after 6 months?

   PizzaNurse2023 replied to PizzaNurse2023's topic in Career Support

   I worked psych almost 12 years. That's where some issues arise. Like I like nights on my floor as really get to talk and engage with patients. Days that's impossible. The fast pace and rush of the floor on days trained on days just was overwhelm...

3. Change nursing jobs after 6 months?

   PizzaNurse2023 posted a topic in Career Support

   I have been a nurse for 7 months and on my unit for 6 month's. Been in healthcare since 2010. Worked in the ED, EMS, the OR, and psych during that time. Currently an LPN. I work nights have had COVID, two sinus infections, two upper respiratory virus...

4. Calling out for a mental break?

   PizzaNurse2023 replied to PizzaNurse2023's topic in Stress 101

   Ended up calling out for a shift this week. Could tell my body was not feeling good. Since working nights had my 6th cold. Second time having to call out already after catching COVID for the first time. Torn on switching to a day position in the hosp...

5. Calling out for a mental break?

   PizzaNurse2023 replied to PizzaNurse2023's topic in Stress 101

   Schedule is out. Have to have PTO in and approved day before schedule is finalized.

6. Any night LPNs here???

   PizzaNurse2023 posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   Hi, I am a new LPN. 8 months with my license, 6 months working, and 4 months on at nights. IDK why sleep pattern hasn't changed nor schedule changed. I cannot stay awake anymore at nights. Was good all 3 months could live off of no sleep and hav...

7. Calling out for a mental break?

   PizzaNurse2023 posted a topic in Stress 101

   Hi, so work transitioned to this new scheduling system. Isn't terrible but not pleasant. Self-scheduling is still there but it isn't. Depending how active your unit scheduler is your schedule could be completely different then what you signed up for ...

8. taking extra patients

   PizzaNurse2023 replied to HARLEYDNS's topic in General Nursing

   I mean even pre COVID known night folks at LTC/SNF to take 30 to 50 patients. Have seen SNF/LTC average 15 to 20 patients during the day after COVID. Probably some out there with 50 during the day though.

9. The Working Poor-Nurses

   PizzaNurse2023 replied to TeaCea's topic in General Nursing

   Would be great if US transitioned away from private health insurance, allowed Unions that superceded any state laws that discourage Unions, had national safe staffing ratios, switched to value based care, at the mininum tuition free undergraduate edu...

10. The Working Poor-Nurses

    PizzaNurse2023 replied to TeaCea's topic in General Nursing

    So Our situation. I made some bad financial choices over the year. Wife wasn't much of a saver with finances. Lived in a high cost of living state. We took the gamble and moved out of state. Lost almost $60,000 in course of three to four years. Lived...

11. Insomnia, night shift, and 6 on???

    PizzaNurse2023 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, night shifter. My body has had a reaction of 4 hours of sleep feel amazing anymore feel like crud. Can't fall asleep till 1200 - 1500 after a shift now. Has anyone transition to nights and can't sleep anymore? Also, wondering. I was contempl...

12. Phasing Out ADN?

    PizzaNurse2023 replied to Candi Williams's topic in General Nursing

    Hire more LPNs. That's the solution. We can do almost everything. Except create care plans, push some thrombolytic IV meds, can't do initial education, and few other small task can't do.

13. Days or Nights What Do You Prefer???

    PizzaNurse2023 posted a topic in Men

    Hi, became a nurse end of August. Been working nights for little over a month. Have to pay my dues. Torn and worn out mentally with nights. Nights can be chaotic, messy, and beautiful all in one. Weekends have the morning with my child if n...

14. How long should I stay with my first nursing employer?

    PizzaNurse2023 posted a topic in Job Hunt

    Hi, new grad for just over 3 months. At my new unit for 3 current hospital going on 4 years soon. Really enjoy the floor I am on, enjoy the people I work with, and the population of patients I work with. However, scheduling is transitioning away...

15. Going through a divorce. Any divorced nurses out there seeking advice & feedback.

    PizzaNurse2023 replied to PizzaNurse2023's topic in Stress 101

    Use to have that not any more. Not sure what I am going to do. Have 2 set weekend shifts have to work now. Have 18 preferred days can work. 18 neutral days that if a preferred shift is filled can move me to that shift. In that 6 week period have 6 da...