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Got mine Friday evening. Saturday, arm was sore (on par with the flu shot) had a headache, bit of a scratchy throat, and just felt tired. Went to bed at 8 and slept for 12 hours. Sunday, felt fine.

Came here to say this. Emerson and Heywood are both good, small hospitals and both are hiring!

With the N95, yes to the sore throat. It's super annoying. Some days it's worse than others and I wonder, Rona, is that you? Nope, just the mask.?

I work in geriatrics, so no ? And no, I'm too busy trying to land a surgeon.

Congratulations! I work on a TCU, but mine is actually in a hospital, so your mileage may vary. If you've done LTC, you will do fine in rehab. There may be some skills you will need to learn (dunno what sorts of patients you have in LTC, do you guys do trachs, etc?), but that's the facility's job to train you! I've done acute care (did pedi before I switched jobs), and after working rehab (Considered "sub acute" but anyone who works rehab knows that's BS LOL), I will never go back. This forum isn't as active as it used to be, but come back and let us know how you do. Good luck. ?

I am looking for headbands for work that will stay put. I have longish, thin hair, a weirdly-shaped head, and a huge fore(five)head and they all seem to just slip off. With this PPE I've totally given up on my hair. Anyone have any types/styles/brands that you particularly like?

Our scrubs aren't color-coded. What differentiates us is the "badge buddies." With our name badges, we all wear additional green badges that read "RN" or "PCT" or even "DOCTOR." When the badges flip over (as the often do), you can't tell who is who. Docs wear white coats, but so do dieticians. Nurses have their stethoscopes but so do the physical therapists. It's kinda a clusterfrick.

It's a couple months later, just curious, how do you like it?? I've done rehab for the past 10 years and I love it.

Best of luck with the new job!

I've worked at a SNF in a hospital for almost 9 years, and except for a brief period of time where my shift was staffed by 3 RNs and 2 PCTs/CNAs, it's always been a 6-10 patient assignment on the 3-1130p shift. I rarely leave on time, especially when there are admissions (I'm often there until 1am finishing up the "required" documentation). When there were 3 of us, it was glorious. Budget cuts killed us.

Came to say what IrishIzRN did, and I am pleased to hear that your co-workers are holding you up, rather than yanking you down. Keep your chin up!

I am teased constantly at work because I label my pens (actually, everything) with my name. 3 times around the pen with those printed out sticker thingies. They are difficult to remove, and I haven't lost a pen in years.

Amen.

Ditto with my unit.

Blerg. I am sitting here in front of my computer right now trying to fill out two of these stupid things. I loathe, hate, and despise them. One is relatively easy; the person is a good nurse and pleasant to work with and I have nothing but positive things to say about her. The other, while not a bad nurse and I have no issues with her personally, can be irritating and difficult to get along with and I have been the sounding board more than once for other members of the staff who can't stand her. I'm trying to come up with something tactful to put in the "Opportunities for Growth" box and I'm pulling my hair out here. Sigh.