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As i look at these messages it brings back memories of what I faced last year at this time. I passed the nclex last june and have been working a total of one year with my RN degree. I remember how nervous i was after taking the nclex and working my...

I just switched from nights 7p-7am to days. Wow what a difference, I am really a day person so switching worked for me except for the workload - 4.00 dollars less for going to days and working 10 times harder (not that we were not busy at nights but ...

I have been working on a med surg floor for 7 months , I did night shifts 7p-7a for 6 of those months i just recently went on to days 2 weeks ago. Whew am I exhausted 7a-7p. I worked night shift so i could get my organization skills down. the past 2...

I have been working nights for about 5 months now 7p-7a I am really a day person and it has been very hard on me, I sleep all the time when I have a day off just to make up what my body needs, I will be going to days soon. I am glad i worked nights f...

Joanne2005, I know exactly how you feel. I graduated in May, took nclex in june and started working Full time in July. I was given about 8 weeks orientation but it was not very good as most times I worked with a charge nurse who was busy with other d...

Can you schedule yourself on a different workday so you don't have to work with him? After shift let him know how you felt being treated like that. I know there are some very difficult people to work with out their and like you most times I ignore th...

I have been working night shift since September, 7p-7a. (three 12 hour shifts per week) My first night back I try to take a nap from 12:30-3:30 then stay up until I leave for work, Get home at 8 am go right to bed and sleep until 2:30-3:00 pm. Get up...

ashley michelle, So sorry to read about a code, I dread every night that one will happen to me. We do have a rapid response team member that floats around and we can call if anything looks suspicious. I work on a med surg tele floor and most of thes...

kellerpatty, You described just what I have been going through. I am a new nurse just having graduated in June 2006. I really question my career choice sometimes. I had a bad orientation and feel like I am still on my own.

I have been working 12 hour nights 7p-7a for about 5 months now. I am always exhausted, it's nice having an extra day off but I use it catching up on my sleep. I wish my hospital offered 8 hour shifts, 12 hours is exhausting at night, but this was th...

I have had my stethescope 4 years during nursing school I went to several different hospitals and never lost it . I now have been working since July (since getting my RN degree) I accidentally left my stethescope on the counter (it was $110.00) a lit...

coopergirl, After 12 week of orientation, I still don't have much of a clue what paper work needs to be done unless I didn't do it then they ask about it, If it was never shown to me I wouldn't know. During my orientation the day shift was so hectic...

I work 3 12's the night shift 7p-7a. Love the 12 hour shift as usually you never get out after an 8 hour shift on time. I bet the 8 hour shift goes fast though. I would like the option of switching from 12 to 8 once in awhile, I hope they never get r...

I work at nights 7p-7am. We have a secretary until 11pm then after that we process our own orders which is fine with me. During the day it would be really hectic to do your own orders.

rnlisa, I have been off orientation for about 2 weeks now. I miss having a preceptor, Not that they were much help but felt a little more confident. I orientated on days and now am working the night shift 7pm-7am what a difference, during the day it...

It is very hard and gets time to get use to night shift, after 46 years of being a day person, getting through nights is tough, I have been at nights for over a month now and I am really tired. I try to go to sleep at 8:30 am and usually get up by 1:...

I am a new grad May 06'/ I started orientation on days for 12 weeks and then went to my permanent position on nights 7pm-7am. What a big difference, Days were very hectic, people going for tests, doctors orders, test, lab results etc. It was very har...

I have been on nights for 4 weeks now 7p-7a. I truly am a day person and have been one for 46 years. Nighs do take time to get use to. I am a new grad (May 2006) and this was the only position open. I oriented on days for 12 weeks and then went to n...

Healer27, I know how you feel, I started nights 7p-7am 3 weeks ago, I have no energy all I want is to sleep, I used to work out at least 4 times per week but feel so exhausted, I started taking melatonin before I go to sleep to help get rid of that h...

RNkylie, I feel the same way, for 12 weeks now I had preceptors that were also charge nurses and kind of let me on my own, I eventually had to work up to a full load 5/6 patients. I just started on nights and feel like it is a better pace for me hope...

slobgob, I had been in orientation for 10 weeks on days and now was to go 2 weeks of my orientation at night 7p-7a. The first night I had a patient who just went into hospice care. the first check she was very diaphorectic but my preceptor said it wa...

Brooke, I remember reading some of your other posts. your story is so similar to mine. For 10 weeks on day shift with 4-5 preceptors (most of the time they were also charge nurses) and left me on my own. Each week they would say take another patient...

I graduated in May 2006, I had 10 weeks or orientation on Days and then just recently switched to nights. Days you seem to do alot more skills, and see new opportunities and Dr's are around to ask questions with. But at times I feel like a chicken wi...

I have a lot of nursing home patients on my floor, One nurse told me that if each nursing home patient was swabbed at least 90% would show up with MRSA, Worried about this

Rebecca, How true you are, being older has helped me make probably better decisions, but like you said most people I work with think I have been a nurse for a long time and I have to remind them that at 46 I am a new grad. I think being older is an a...