lchapman

That's the main reason there is a differential because not a lot of RNs don't want to work those hours! Personally, I am a night person and I loved nights, my body just didn't like it! Sent from my iPad using allnurses.com

Thank you all for the info! Not sure how I would contact a bank about their financials. Is that public information? I guess it would be. I have read the threads on home health care and have gotten ideas on questions to ask. This website is amazing for all the info and thanks again for the advice! Sent from my iPad using allnurses.com

Yes, I probably can go back but I was not able to sleep well during the day. I'm sorry if I offended you. I'm not saying nights has it's own challenges. I worked very hard at night and had to deal with management when errors weren't caught. Days is a different sort having to deal with not only patients, but families, doctors, telephones, and health team members. For me it was much harder work and we don't get a differential! Sent from my iPad using allnurses.com

Well I am not a brand new nurse but feel like one. I started out of nursing school working nights at a behavioral health hospital. Mostly all we did was do chart checks, give the occasional or sometimes more than occasional prn meds during the night, and pass 0700 meds. Working nights was taking a toll on my health and when we moved to another state I decided to start working days! I still don't understand why night shift gets a shift differential because you are running your bottom off during the day. So I have been working 4 1/2 months on days in behavioral health with 4 weeks of orientation which makes me feel like a new nurse because it is totally different. The first part of Oct, I gave a pt too much of an emergent med where the pt got 4 times the amount of Ativan and Cogentin. I caught the error myself, because the supervisor wanted to know why the patient was so drowsy and asked how much Ativan I gave. I originally said 2 mg and she said that needs to be corrected because the patient is less than 5' and weighed about 79#. So I started looking at the order and remembered exactly what I gave her and realized I gave way too much. I told my supervisor right away and called the MD. I was so embarrassed and felt so inept as a nurse that I immediately told my supervisor to report me to the BON. We had the patient sent to the hospital next door as a precaution and I tried to continue working on the unit. I was so rattled that I was having a hard time working and the supervisor asked if I wanted to just finish the charting on this patient and I said yes. I didn't even get that far when they had me get a drug test and told me that I was suspended from my job pending investigation. The patient's VS were well within normal and she was okay albeit sedated. Of course, I went over everything that happened and remember just drawing up the meds on auto pilot because I had another patient that had started throwing chairs and my mind was preoccupied. I also had been stressed out because I had been written up for not scanning medications correctly into the system and not giving patients on another unit emergent meds in time before we had to call a code. I had PTO approved for vacation the following week and since I was suspended I didn't get paid. By the end of my vacation, I was called and asked to come in and meet with my supervisor. I suspected I was going to get fired and I was, but I feel so inept that I am even questioning my nursing ability. I have never worked in anything other than behavioral health and do not feel adequate enough to apply for a hospital job. I am looking into home health but have read the postings and see that there are trachs, IV, blood draws and the like. I have no experience in those except for clinicals in nursing school which was 3 yrs ago. Not sure where to go from here. Any advice? I feel awful and afraid to give anyone an injection now!

Am thinking of getting into HH. I am a fairly new nurse with only 2 1/2 years experience in behavioral health hospital setting. There are multiple HH companies in my area and I don't want to get into one that does not have a good reputation. There are companies that have websites that sound promising and some don't. Do I check with the BBB? I am new to this area and don't know anyone outside of behavioral health. Any suggestions would be appreciated! Sent from my iPad using allnurses.com

Does anyone know the mneumonic for the foods containing potassium using POTASSIUM? I would appreciate it very much. I am in my third semester of nursing school with one left to go. Will graduate in December and can't wait to get this schooling over!!!!