Pitbullgirl

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1. Not sure what to think...

   Pitbullgirl replied to MrNurseOR's topic in Operating Room

   I'm rapidly approaching the point where I just want to pay the contract and get out of it, even if it is $2500. It may be worth it to get out and to an area I enjoy. Best of luck in your situation.

2. Not sure what to think...

   Pitbullgirl replied to MrNurseOR's topic in Operating Room

   MrNurseOR, I agree with your last post. I am going to hang in there & make the best of it for the contract timeline, then I'm moving on. Probably back to the ER, which I loved. Only downside to the ER was having to work nights until day shift spo...

3. Not sure what to think...

   Pitbullgirl replied to MrNurseOR's topic in Operating Room

   Hi, I don't know if I have any answers for you, but I feel the same way, and wanted you to know you're not alone. I am a fairly new nurse, and started at a local hospital in their OR internship recently. It is a 6 month internship. And I have to tel...

4. You know you work nights when.......

   Pitbullgirl replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

   ....You enjoy your job but can't deal with the shift physically. My hospital's HR just released me to apply for positions elsewhere in the hospital, although I haven't finished my 6 month commitment to the CCU yet. I'm definitely not a night owl...

5. Can't do nightshift

   Pitbullgirl replied to Pitbullgirl's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks to everyone for their responses. Truly, I do not mind constructive criticism, although it disappoints me when people automatically assume I would leap-frog over coworkers to obtain a better-suited shift. I have decided against trying to get a...

6. Can't do nightshift

   Pitbullgirl replied to Pitbullgirl's topic in General Nursing

   Hey SteveRN, No harm, no foul! I would absolutely understand staff with more senority being resentful if I -- or anyone else -- were to get a shift they were already in line for. I would resent it too. No, I am only trying to get HR to release me so ...

7. Can't do nightshift

   Pitbullgirl replied to Pitbullgirl's topic in General Nursing

   SteveRN, I did not say I would use a doctor's note as a way to get into a day shift in my own unit. What I am trying to do is get transferred to another area of my hospital that has day shifts open (PACU, Radiology, etc.) I would never want to jump o...

8. Can't do nightshift

   Pitbullgirl replied to Pitbullgirl's topic in General Nursing

   You know, I never thought of going to an MD and trying to get a note saying I'm not physically capable of working night shift. That might not be a bad idea, and may serve as "encouragement" to HR and recruiting to allow me to transfer before the 6-mo...

9. Can't do nightshift

   Pitbullgirl replied to Pitbullgirl's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the replies! TraumaRUs, thanks for the tips and yes, I've been doing everything you suggested. I guess I'm just not a night person, and some people never do adjust -- I'm one of them. I've already gone to my manager, who at this time canno...

10. Can't do nightshift

    Pitbullgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    How many of you transferred from one area of nursing to another b/c you couldn't deal with night shift? I transferred from the OR to CCU, and did well in the unit, but as soon as I went to night shift, I've been physically sick. I don't think it's s...

11. Anyone start there nursing career in the OR

    Pitbullgirl replied to joey442000's topic in CRNA

    Joey, I went to the OR right after graduating with my BSN. I wanted to see what CRNAs/MDAs did firsthand, see what the OR was like, etc., before I made any decision about pursuing CRNA school. I did not stay in the OR very long--just long enough t...

12. Opinion needed......

    Pitbullgirl replied to medic2bsn's topic in Operating Room

    At my hospital, almost everyone in the OR works 5 days/week 8-hr shifts. There are some who work 4 days a week, either 4 10's or 2 12's and 2 8's. There is a very small minority who work 3 12's, but they've been here for a long time, and there are no...

13. Opinion needed......

    Pitbullgirl replied to medic2bsn's topic in Operating Room

    Dear medic2bsn, I worked in my hospital's Level 1 ED as a tech for almost 3 years while getting my BSN. I loved it. But we have a higher patient-to-nurse ratio than even you described. We also have some nurses who "eat their young" and management who...

14. ER Orientation

    Pitbullgirl replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in Emergency

    I worked as a tech in a busy Level 1 ED before graduating with my BSN, and am now in the OR at the same hospital. My husband is a nurse in the ED. They have a 5-month orientation, during which time they take numerous classes and certifications includ...

15. Thinking about CRNA... Advice PLEASE!

    Pitbullgirl replied to golfmontpoker's topic in SRNA

    As a "regular" RN who is hoping one day to go to CRNA school, I also strongly suggest you get a job as a nursing care tech. Why don't you want to be a "regular" RN? I chose nursing because after years of working a desk job in a law firm, I wanted to...