HickoryRN

3-11 shift is the hardest shift to work in any setting. You have visiting family, preps for the morning, sundowners, and everyone seems to get sicker as the night goes by. Guarantee that those other people have worked in a hospital setting and have their routine down. You just have to make a routine for yourself. Although sometimes even with that it is almost impossible to catch up or finish your work on 3-11 shift. There are many times i haven't taken my breaks either but take it from me, you need a few minutes to regroup. One thing that worked for me was writing everything everything down that i needed to do. That way there's an end in sight. I've worked 3-11 for over a year now and just last night stayed an hour over. It happens all the time in all settings. Too bad your manager forgot what it's like to be a floor nurse. Apply elsewhere! Good luck!

because the act of digesting food alone takes up a lot of energy. For a pt who already has no energy and is on chemo, eating and then doing an activity will be very draining. They're going for spacing out activities and not doing multiple ones at the same time. Hope this helps!

did that surgical center happen to be in Chicago? I worked for one in Chicago after my flu shots that hired new grads and he was completely out of his mind! Just wondering if it was prob the same one. He likes to hire new grads.

Don't take this a bad way but you are where you're supposed to be! I agree with the comment above, that HH was not a good fit and it DOES NOT mean that you are a bad or incompetent nurse that doesn't know what she's doing! Things happen for a reason and although we might not agree with them and even feel absolutely terrible after them, there is always another door that opens. Just because you were fired from one job doesn't mean you'll never get another. I've known nurses that were fired more than once from different jobs and still have a good job now. So keep your head up and pursue what you want! Don't stop after one bad experience. Nursing has lots of ups and downs and you can only go up from here. Good luck!

thank you for your advice! will do that asap!

i have spoken to my hospital and risk management and have done some reasearch and they carry the insurance for us and provide lawyers if a nurse were to be in some type of legal issue. That is the only reason why i have not gotten insurance. I might just do it to be on the safer side, but i have also heard that if you have your own insurance the hospital won't cover you and it's even more of a mess. I don't know what to believe at this point. Any info for that? I would definitely have it if i were to take the phlebotomy job but it's not necessary for my hospital job. thanks!

wow. Thanks so much for the info, guys! I do not have liability insurance and since i feel like i have to protect my license with my life, i think i won't be taking that job after all!! I appreciate all your comments and your research. It was an easy decision. And thank you for your concern and knowledge!! Guess i'll just have to wait a little longer to take on a registry job or something like that for some extra income. Thanks again!

Hi, everyone! I am a RN and currently work in a hospital but am considering getting a second job going to people's homes and drawing their blood. The pay is very close to my hospital pay right now and they would even pay for my gas. The only thing i'm worried about is if something were to happen or if a pt was really sick and i didn't assess them if i could be held accountable and as a RN if later something were to happen. Or would i just be seen as the job title i held at that time (phlebotomist)? I've just heard so many different opinions on this and i was wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction as to the legalities of it. Is there anywhere online i can find this? I've tried with no luck. I live in Illinois. Any info would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!!!

You need to take the NET (Nurse Entrance Exam) to get in first. Then, you have to have taken their cultural diversities class and i think 1 more that do not transfer from any school if you've already taken them elsewhere. You need to take them at Lewis. And I'm sure you will get in for the Fall semester since they accept many students. Most of them are transfers. I only waited one semester to get in and that's just because i had 3 pre-reqs to take before i started the actual nursing classes. I figured it would be too much work to do everything at once. I really wouldn't worry about getting in. You'll be accepted if you meet all the requirements but don't quote me on that! You may just have to wait 1 semester is all if there is very limited space.

I'm guessing you'll be on the top of their list to get in with your GPA. You probably wouldn't start the actual nursing classes until the fall if you're a transfer. You'll just have to take some pre-reqs if you haven't already. They'll let you know soon. I don't remember waiting more than a month to find out. Good luck!

I took Micro at COD but the professor I took isn't there anymore. Go to Ratemyprofessor.com and it'll give you some ratings on teachers from real students. That's how i picked all of my COD teachers and it never failed!

Lewis University accepts anywhere from 50-100 nursing students each semester. It all depends on the hospitals, how many instructors they will have for that semester, and how many students apply. Lewis has a strict teacher-to-student ratio and is the reason why not many people get into their program. It's a really tough program and they accept most people with a 2.75 and above GPA but more than 50% of the students end up failing out. A couple of years back they accepted almost 100 students and it was the largest group they have ever had. Hope this helps!

Lewis University accepts anywhere from 50-100 nursing students each semester. It all depends on the hospitals, how many instructors they will have for that semester, and how many students apply. Lewis has a strict teacher-to-student ratio and is the reason why not many people get into their program. It's a really tough program and they accept most people with a 2.75 and above GPA but more than 50% of the students end up failing out. A couple of years back they accepted almost 100 students and it was the largest group they have ever had. Hope this helps!