To put it bluntly, my orientation to the Med/Surg unit I just left sucked! They hired 5 of us as new grads, all to work nights. They were in such a bind to get us on the floor due to being short...
Southeastern IL, the hospital I started at, base pay for new grads was 14.77 an hour, $1 for shift differential for nights 7p-7a. Got a whooping $.34 cent raise after 6 months! Moving to the...
Fortunately, yes, we do have night clinical supervisors who are there to help us or answer questions. Another advantage we have is that all of the new grads on my night shift (including myself) all...
As a new RN (graduated in May), I really look up to the "older" nurses in my facility. They don't make us feel stupid for asking questions or wanting a little guidance the first time we do a...
I also live in a rural area and typically have between 6-9 patients per nurse on nights. Often we don't have an aide on nights either, sometimes 1 aide if we're lucky. Time management and organization...
I agree with you NurseBee....I work nights 7-7 and we are constantly busy! Usually between 7-11 we're all running around like chickens with our heads cut off, many nights without aide's and...
something else that I didn't see mentioned (which doesn't mean it wasn't listed, but workin 7p-7a in the dark is takin a toll on my eyes! hehe) but... Don't be afraid to stand up for yourself...to...