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Hi guys! This is my first time posting something on this section of the allnurses. Nice to meet you guys!! Currently I'm working a double weekend shift at a LTC facility and I care for 34-37 residents depending on the admission and discharges. At first, I considered myself lucky because I only work weekends totaling 32 hours a week but I get pay for 40 hours. Sounds great right? Here is a problem. I am always overwhelmed by amount of work that I have to do and feel like throwing in my towel every time I'm at work. I can't never get med pass on time and people are putting on their call lights screaming and yelling for the PRN pain meds and also have to do cluster call, incident reports, supervise aids in between. I often try to skip my lunch breaks working straight through 16 hours often 17-20 hours. It has been about a month and a half since I worked there but I haven't gotten down everybody's routine down yet since I only work weekends. Well... tomorrow is my 6th time working weekends and I have this massive anxiety coming through my head thus, I'm venting here. I like this schedule since I'm starting school next year (Jan/2013). But I feel like having this anxiety even through my time off is not worth the benefit. What should I do? Should switch to night shift? I'm totally lost Please experienced nurses or new nurses give me some advice. Pretty please...

Hi guys! This is my first time posting something on this section of the allnurses. Nice to meet you guys!! Currently I'm working a double weekend shift at a LTC facility and I care for 34-37 residents depending on the admission and discharges. At first, I considered myself lucky because I only work weekends totaling 32 hours a week but I get pay for 40 hours. Sounds great right? Here is a problem. I am always overwhelmed by amount of work that I have to do and feel like throwing in my towel every time I'm at work. I can't never get med pass on time and people are putting on their call lights screaming and yelling for the PRN pain meds and also have to do cluster call, incident reports, supervise aids in between. I often try to skip my lunch breaks working straight through 16 hours often 17-20 hours. It has been about a month and a half since I worked there but I haven't gotten down everybody's routine down yet since I only work weekends. Well... tomorrow is my 6th time working weekends and I have this massive anxiety coming through my head thus, I'm venting here. I like this schedule since I'm starting school next year (Jan/2013). But I feel like having this anxiety even through my time off is not worth the benefit. What should I do? Should switch to night shift? I'm totally lost Please experienced nurses or new nurses give me some advice. Pretty please...

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Great Article!

I am not from out of state but would like a little tip on how to land a hospital position. Pretty please? :)

I agree with the last comment. It is really tough to find a job as a new grad in Washington never mind Harvorview and UW medical center unless you have a acute RN experience under your belt. I am a recent graduate myself and it looks like it is impossible to get a job at either of these hospitals. Some of my friends are getting hired for RN residency position because they did their preceptorship at the unit or they worked as a nurse tech or CNA on the floor that they got hired as a RN. Sorry to burst your bubble but if you are out of state and a NEW GRAD it is going to be really hard to get a job at the Harborview and UW. But it doesn't hurt to try!

Sisters of Providence just laid off 100 people. No specifics on whether or not any nurses were laid off. Kinda depressing for someone like me who is still in school

It is tough out there. If you don't here anything back from within 1 week from the day that you applied, you probably didn't get the position. They get about 100 position per open position and they simply ignore application that they don't seem to fit what they are looking for. I know this is tough but keep looking. Make sure you tweak you cover letter and the resume SPECIFIC to the department that you are applying. I personally had hard time finding a job but I finally got one this past week.

I had an interview for nurse tech position at local hospital and I was told that the director would call me two weeks later after they make their decision. My interview was not too good or too bad either so I didn't have high hopes for landing the job. Plus the competitions were fierce. They interviewd close to 20 person to pick 3! After two weeks+3 days later, I called and left a voice message for the manger to see if I got the job or not. The director did not call me back and human resource would not tell me either. But today, I found out from someone's facebook that the position was given to someone else a weeks ago! *** . I know that jobs are hard to come by but writing a email that I didn't get the job only takes 5 minutes!! I am so frustrated and I just want to cry Sorry I just had to vent

I am sad to admit that this is a new trend and a lot of ADN nurses might have to work on getting BSN or MSN regardless of their work experiences (there is an always exception). I will probably work on getting MSN once I graduate from ADN program but for now I am going to focus on finishing my degree and getting clinical experiences to make sure I can get a job once I graduate!!! :)

I am just bit worried because most urban city hospitals and metro city hospitals state in their job description that they prefer BSN over ADN. I know that it doesn't mean they won't hire ADNs but if there are two spots for new RN residency and 30 new graduates apply for that position, than BSNs have higher chance of landing that position. I am by no means downgrading the value of ADN or BSN but I am bit worried because I am starting ADN program this year. The state of Washington has over 20 ADN programs. Where do all new ADN nurses go when they graduate? Really sad...

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Try sea mar community health center up in Seattle. I don't know where you live but I live in south king county and I going to get all my immunization done there. They have sliding scale fee so that you don't have to pay arms and legs for it. I asked health works, which is a private clinic and they asked for 100 dollars for a single hep b shot. Imagine getting all the 4 shots, that is 400 bucks!!! By the way sea mar is located near west seattle so if you live around Tacoma, the commute will be about 40 minutes or so. hope this helps

Hi guys.. This is my first posting at allnurses.com so I am really excited.:redbeathe I heard from my college professor that a new grad with ADN degree will have harder time finding a job than a new grad with BSN degree. Is that true? I also heard that a new grad who just graduated from UW Seattle nursing had job lined for her even before she graduated.. I am considering going ADN route but that made me rethink about if I should really go for ADN instead of BSN. Does it make a difference if you have a BA degree from a four year school? I appreciate you opinions in advance... Thankx :)