kitri2779

I accepted my first position as an RN on night shift in a med-surg/ICU unit working 7p-7a and I am very excited but at the same time extremely nervous. I will be on days for a month but then will transition to nights for the remainder of my training and will stay there. My question is this... How do I meet my physical needs, be an effective parent/wife and an excellent nurse simultaneously on this schedule. I am most concerned about juggling it all. I have 4 children (ages:12-8-8-2) and last time I was on nights (worked 3p-4a) I didnt do so well and gained a TON of weight. I was also in an abusive marriage at the time and that is now behind me. I truly want to be successful at making this schedule work with minimal impact on my children and my health. I do have a great support system and a wonderfully supportive husband but still I worry about meeting the needs of my patients, self and family without gaining weight, losing sleep, or neglecting my own health. Any and all advice is appreciated.

By all means take the W. If you recieve a failing grade it will reflect poorly on uYou transcript and may hurt you in your future if not immediate endeavors. Either way you have to retake the course. So you might as well start fresh and not have a low grade pulling your future efforts down. I am at UAH in my second semester of nursing school and I had 3 Ws on my transcript.