sef1968

I've been working nights now for six months and have recently asked to go to a different shift. I became so depressed, quit seeing my friends, family, didn't want to go anywhere or do anything. All I was doing was working and sleeping. Now after reading all of your posts I wonder if I made a mistake because I love the shift, the nurses, no ancillary staff around etc. But when 10:30 rolled around I became miserable having to leave my family and go to work. What to do? What to do? Nursing hours suck. I was so looking forward to having a different schedule than the normal 8 to 5 that I've done all my life, but have found that I am a person that needs routine in my life and with nursing you just don't get it.

I make $12 an hour and work not far from D/FW.

thanks for all your great advice, but it sounds like i am up a creek without a paddle. it seems as though our administration just doesn't care about patient care anymore, just the bottom line. not only are they starting all this on monday they also went and fired half the staff a couple of months ago. and i guarantee they will lose more before all this is over. welcome to nursing!!!!! sad, really, really sad. just six months in my first ever nursing job and i'm already disgusted with it. thanks, stacey

I would like to know how many nurses out there are having to enter orders on their patients? And if you do enter your own orders, what is your patient ratio? My hospital is trying to get rid of the need for a charge nurse and unit clerk. Help I am a new nurse and am terribly afraid this is going to take all my time. We are also suppose to do this with no training. Learn as you go sort of thing. Thanks.

Love your quote!:yelclap:

i know exactly how you feel. i am a new nurse, 6 months now and work strictly on a medical unit. we are considered by the rest of the hospital to be the laziest, dumbest unit around. they just don't understand what medical nurses go through everyday. believe me if they walked in our shoes for a shift they would have a much greater respect for us. that just seems to be the way it is. you are not alone. hang in there. stacey :trout: