txnurse48 replied to anotherone's topic in Stress 101
Late comment to anotherone. I had to giggle at your comment re the colors and the leaves on the trees. I've noticed the same things after working app 100 hours in 10 days, then sleeping it off, and switching to being a day-timer during my time off. ...
I love working 12s at night and have been doing it for two years, but I have always been a night owl. I feel very queasy if I get up before the sun rises. Although working 12s at night, especially 3 in a row, leaves me feeling jet-lagged, I love ha...
I have been working nights for two years and try to work 3 12s in a row. On my first day off I sleep til 2 or 3 in the afternoon. Then usually nap between 10 and midnight for an hour or so (usually falling asleep during Leno or Fallon), then go to ...
I, too, prefer to review on my own or with 1 or 2 others who study similarly to me. While I don't remember sitting through reviews in nursing school, I do remember certain instructors spending too much time listening to whiners during some classes. ...
I prefer to wear a watch with a stretch band (I know, my son tells me I look like an old lady) or a slap watch which has few nooks and crannies for fomites. The slap watch is really nurse-friendly. I can easily and quickly move it to my upper arm i...
txnurse48 replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Nursing
I have to say our hospital is great with scheduling meetings. They are usually scheduled mid day shift or right before night shift. Our scheduler calls at all times of the day but it doesn't bother me. I turn my phone off or put it on vibrate when...
txnurse48 replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Nursing
I have been working nights since I graduated a couple of years ago. I love it! The pros: usually no management around, no meetings or few meetings, few family members or visitors (as they are often more demanding than the pts), more time to get the...
I have really enjoyed reading these comments and as an RN who graduated at the age of 48 with a second bachelor's degree, I can say getting my BSN and RN have been the best moves I have ever made in my working life! I left a decent-paying job but no...