shellbow

Here's an Update..... I have been working as a OHN for almost 3 months and yes I do have periods of boredom, but that is usually only when I work 7P-7A. There are some nights that I am hopping!! The facility that I work at requires physicals for employees to obtain a "card" to operated certain machines so, it is not unusual for a physical to be scheduled for 3am. I will say, however, this is the first nursing job that I have had the supervisor tell me to "bring a book"!!

Can any OHN's tell me they feel their job is boring? I have recently interviewed for a OHN position in a large factory and every nurse that I know insists that I will be bored! Even the doctor on-site that I interviewed with said that I will find it somewhat boring. With that said, I am going from a Level I trauma ER to this, so yes...I do realize that it is not the same type of nursing and after working at this particular ER, I need to have a less stessful job. I would just like to know if any of you feel that you are "bored" with your job! I feel it is all in what you make it and I am sure that there is always something that needs to be done!! Thanks!!

I am in Northeast Ohio....close to the PA line. I am an ER nurse.

I had a friend who gave an insulin injection instead of the ordered heparin injection.....I learned from her mistake. All I can tell you is this mistake may make you a better nurse - you will most likely NEVER make that mistake again because you are going to be more cautious now than you have ever been when giving meds (especially insulin)....I am curious though....what did the other nurse that verified your insulin order say after the incident?