JMoney

Hi Everyone! I have been a bedside RN for 7 years in a large Acute Care Hospital. I have a very good reputation with staff and physicians, and I also functioned as a Relief Charge. I was one of the nurses that other nurses went to for advice and gu...

Thank you Quasar!

Hi BeeKee - Yes I do like consistency, predictability and consistency. And, yes, I did the same thing when I first became a nurse, and when I moved to my previous position. I go through this every time - I don't know how to just "be". And I feel l...

Ok I feel silly even posting this. I'm currently working 3 twelve hour shifts a week. I'm thinking about moving to a unit with 5 eight hour shifts. I'm worried this will be hard to adjust to. I'm used to have 4 days off during the week for appointme...

Hi everyone! Thank you all for your advice. I've decided to not take the five 8s position. Working five days a week, with my start time each day being anytime between 0900 and 1500, just doesn't work with my life right now. I like the flexibility a...

Hi. I work days - have never worked nights- three 12 hour shifts per week. I'm required to work 4 weekend days per month and holidays. 4:1 patient ratio. This recovery job would be mon-fri 1000-1830, on-call 1 weekend every 8 weeks, and four 4 hour ...

I'm really struggling with this. Ugh. I'm so ready for change and to get away from the bedside - I'm so sick of working the bedside and all that it entails. Having PACU skills would be amazing!!! Just having a hard time with giving up the flexibilit...

I think my biggest fear is getting away with my hubby or friends. With 12s I can arrange them in a way that I can get a block of time off and not use PTO, to go out of town. Also, on my off days are when I have lunch with friends, get massages. im sc...

Plus my husband works mon-fri so we will be on the same schedule.

Thank you Penguin67. It's nice to hear something positive. I'm exhausted working 12s. If I work 2 in a row, the day after I'm so tired I don't do anything. It'll be an adjustment, but if I don't go forward, I can never go back. I just worry about hai...

It's a hospital job. I'd be going from bedside nursing with a 4:1 ratio to recovery room with a 1:1 or 2:1 ratio. It's something I've always wanted to do. I'm over being a bedside nurse, so I'm excited about the change, just concerned about the li...

Recently, we were informed by administration (who do NOT stand all day) that we are not to chart in the nurse's station or pods. That we are to do all charting at the bedside, and that sitting is for break time. This really frustrates me. It seems un...

I feel like I've become one of those negative people. Morale is bad on my unit and I can't wait to move on. I try to just get thru each day as best I can. I try to stay away from the drama, but I do get sooo frustrated at times. I fee like we are exp...

Hi everyone. I've been a nurse for over 3 years and I really like my job. I would describe myself as a type A personality and always make sure I follow hospital protocol. But, sometimes I make minor mistakes and I beat myself up over them. I try ha...

Hi! I've been a staff nurse for about 14 months now. I admit that I have come A LONG way since my first day on the floor - remember having that "deer in the headlights" look frequently. So, I worked Friday and Saturday and I hit the ground running ...

Hi everyone. I am a new staff nurse and have been doing 3-12's since Feb. I work days 7-7:30 pm. My problem is that my knees start to ache/hurt at about 2 pm. I bought a new pair of shoes, New Balance 927, and that has not helped at all. I also s...

Hi PlaneJanie77 - weight isn't the issue. Im not overweight. I think I just need to keep trying to find shoes that work for me. I just hate the thought of buying shoe after shoe until I find the right one.

Thank you Pegasus65! I will look into them!

Hi Everyone - ok, I know there are many NCLEX test questions out there so I apologize for repeating this if I did. I am scheduled to take the NCLEX on Jan 19th - I just registered last Friday. I have been doing 75 questions per day and plan to up it ...

Hi Everyone. Good news......I passed and am now an RN. Yippee! Thank you everyone for your support and encouragement.:w00t:

Good news....I passed!!!!! Yeah! Thank you everyone for your support.

No I'm not sure. I'm debating.

Still waiting for results. It is so hard to not be depressed right now.

Hi. How did you find out so fast that you passed?

Still waiting for the results. It is so difficult to be positive. But I am trying.