ann5366

There is definately a night shift diff for 3-11 and for 11-7, otherwise very few nurses or cna's would want those shifts. They are not very family friendly and they are hell on sleep patterns. I have never heard of a place not offering a diff. For me it's 2.25/hr for 3-11 and 1.75 for 11-7.:)

i am new to nursing and it was completely overwhelming, in nursing school they don't teach you about the real world, it's the book world, when you go out there there is paperwork galore, large patient ratios, dealing with issues the family may have, attitudes from some co-workers and skills you have'nt obtained yet. I've been working on a skilled unit in a nursing home for 3 months and carry 30 patients and I definately feel overwhelmed at times, I'm thinking of leaving for home health or psych nursing, although seniors are who I really wanted to work with, but pushing pills all night and not having time to actually nurse, bothers me

I too work in LTC in Va and we carry 30 patients with 10 of them being skilled, usually we have 4 CNA's, but alot of these LTC residents are total care. I think it's borderline dangerous because call lights cannot always be answered in a timely manner.

i'm and lpn in virginia and working 2nd shift i make 14.87 and hour, still not enough money considering you have too many patients and not enough staff and people's lives in your hands