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Thanks to everyone who has responded. My situation right now will probably remain the same for quite some while. Where I am working now is not where I want to be in the future (just temporary to get some basic skills down). But, yes, this is the way the shifts work on my floor: one week 5 12 hr shifts and then the following week 2 12 hour shifts. It is quite a bit and I do feel like I am basically living at the hospital for the week....including the fact that it is about 50-60 min commute on top of all that. Since I am employed as part time I suppose when I'm done my 12 wks of orientation that I can request to work no more than 3 shifts/wk or figure something else out. Thanks again for the suggestions, keep them coming! :)

As a new grad I am having a hard time getting myself into some kind of routine for night shifts. At the hospital where I work, we do 5 12 hour night shifts in one week and my body gets really out of whack with severe headaches, nausea and dizziness. What I've been doing is sleeping all day and then working at night and maintaining this on the two days I have off but it's really not working. I find that I am popping advil and gravol like candy to get over my symptoms. Does anyone have suggestions about how I get over this or develop a better routine? What works for you? Thanks for the advice

Hello nurses, I need some help with queasiness during IV starts. I am looking for suggestions about how to get over this and what has worked for other nurses. I am a lot better now with tolerance with watching an IV start, but I'm still not all that great and I get sweaty, light-headed, etc. I am starting a new job in nephrology and renal transplant where I will be part of the IV team and therefore doing many, many, many starts. Any words of wisdom will be gladly accepted. Thanks for your help!

I wish you the best of luck and I hope that things start to turn for the better starting here with support. I agree with what another member has said that maybe you can enlist some help from other family members, friends, or neighbours. In the past I have sought counselling to solve family issues and I found that talking to someone really helped me out and they can probably link you up with resources in your community. You are not alone and there is always someone nearby that will lend a helping hand. I'm glad to see that you have reached out on here and I hope these posts truly help you be the strong and lively person you are! :redpinkhe

I wish you the best of luck and I hope that things start to turn for the better starting here with support. I agree with what another member has said that maybe you can enlist some help from other family members, friends, or neighbours. In the past I have sought counselling to solve family issues and I found that talking to someone really helped me out and they can probably link you up with resources in your community. You are not alone and there is always someone nearby that will lend a helping hand. I'm glad to see that you have reached out on here and I hope these posts truly help you be the strong and lively person you are! :redpinkhe

I am interested in collecting ideas of how to respond to a patient when you feel that a boundary is being crossed. For example, I had a patient as me to go out for coffee after he was discharged and I was not prepared how to answer this question. I simply stated that my governing body did not allow for this type of interaction. Any phrases that work for anyone would be very helpful so that I am prepared to respond appropriately in the future. thanks!

I am interested in collecting ideas of how to respond to a patient when you feel that a boundary is being crossed. For example, I had a patient as me to go out for coffee after he was discharged and I was not prepared how to answer this question. I simply stated that my governing body did not allow for this type of interaction. Any phrases that work for anyone would be very helpful so that I am prepared to respond appropriately in the future. thanks!

What I have done in the past as someone else mentioned, is I have further diluted the KCl with about 50cc NS. If slowing the rate alone does not work, then I add the NS and that does the trick. Good luck!

What I have done in the past as someone else mentioned, is I have further diluted the KCl with about 50cc NS. If slowing the rate alone does not work, then I add the NS and that does the trick. Good luck!

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exactly what is an LPN??? I only know RPN and RN.

It's my understanding that the grandfathering thing isn't happening anymore. Maybe with diploma RNs, they just have to take a post-diploma course, but with RPNs, they have to take the full 4 years. I was talking with an RPN student the other week and she said that there might be something put in place so that you just take extra courses rather than the whole thing all over again.

If you know you have a prob with sciences, then just brace yourself for many nights where your date consists of yourself and your text. What some of my classmates do is get together in study groups and that may help you as well. If you need help, ask. Don't be afraid and fall so far behind that you just can't do anything since you don't understand the intial concept. If you work hard, your marks will show it. :)