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Hello fellow Nurses, I wanted to check to see if you get notification if your work schedule changes and if so how far in advance you know what way you will be working? Currently in my setting a roster is completed on the Thursday or Friday for the following week and for that week only, so for example I know what way I am working for the rest of this week, but it still could change. On more than one occassion we would be told that the Roster is Temporary and still subject to change, often it is then changed and you would not necessarily be informed of a change you would have to keep checking it. Any feedback on similar experiences would be great Thanks B :paw:

The best advice I've ever heard about nursing was prior to starting my nursing training was the advice I got from a nurse with multiple years experience, she said to me "you will make lots of friends." I often wondered why she said that to me, I now know why. That was probably the only thing she could say about nursing that wouldn't put me off :)

Hello fellow nurses- any advice for a nurse with two years experience who is still struggling to get assertive? When members of nursing management or a doctor or some other members of the hospital higherarcy ask me something about a patient like... whats their history? or when was their last seizure? I clam up totally my mind goes blank I stutter and stammer and have to take out my paper where I have the info written down even then I'm still not sure then they ask me more questions. but alot of the time I find as soon as the person quizzing me leaves I find I do know the info but I can never seem to give them the answers when they want and if /I hesitate at all in my response I get accused of 'guessing' my answers. I look like an idiot and whats worse is then some of the higherarcy will deliberately pick on me again the next time they are on the ward to see do I know my patients well. I know that this quizzing is actually good for me it causes me to think more and link together aspects of patient care and ultimately if I improve my knowledge and capabilites it will benefit my patients. However I feel my own nervousness when speaking to these other staff members draws negative attention to me and makes me look incompetent. I feel it is my own fault as I have quite a passive personality and it is in my nature to be unassertive. When I was a student I was miles more confident and was very sure of myself. I don't know what has happened to me I think I have lost my nerve Any wise words would be much appreciated

Thats awful its really very intimidating behaviour it is a tough enough job without having to cope wit such arrogant behaviour. It is also a concern as it makes him really unapproacable for you as a staff member if you are concerned about any patient under his care. He doesnt just do it to the nurses though as you stated he took the chart from another Dr when they were still using it. I like to call these ones "the roarers" all they do is roar!