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Was diagnosed in Oct 2014 with MS. Was wondering how many of you fellow nurses have been diagnosed with MS?

hi turtletyme, i am a newly diagnosed diabetic. i work the 10-6 shift at our state school as a rn charge/shift supervisor 4 nights a week. i have 3-4 nurses working with me at any given time. we have 12 dorms (18-22 clients each dorm) to monitor. at night, there is usually not a lot happening, but we stay busy. we are usually not overwhelmed like we were when we all used to work in the hospitals or nursing homes. when i have 4 nurses, i may take 1 dorm or none, depending on how i am feeling. when i do not take very many dorms i go to each dorm and check charts and make sure the nurses have what they need or need any help with their dorms. when i have 3 nurses i usually take 3 dorms and supervise the campus also. most nights it is calm, but occassionally it is caos. we have a handful of clients who require tube feedings through the night or neuro checks, and occassional fall assessments to do or injury reports to do. we do not do treatments or give medications at night, so it is pretty laid back. we either bring our food to work or if someone needs to go pick up food, we cover their dorms while they go get their food and bring it back to work. it can be easier to manage the diabetes, but it took me a while to get the timing of my medication adjusted with my sleep/wake cycles. when i worked at the nursing home, it made my blood pressure go up and arthritis act up, making each night quite painful and then difficult to sleep once i got home. i no longer have as much pain and my blood pressure has gone down. i am happier and a little healthier now that i am working at our state school. the state schools also have great benefits too. this might be an area of nursing to look into. good luck.