Shiner1

Shiner1 has 1 years experience.

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1. An all time low for a new night shifter

   Shiner1 replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

   Have you ever considered or do you have the option to go 6 on/ 7 off? I find this to be tolerable because I do not have to flop between first and third shift schedules all the time. I convert back to the 1st shif schedule on my week off.

2. Absolutely incompetent...not so sure "it gets better".

   Shiner1 replied to opossum's topic in New Nurse

   Just fyi...I've been holding bags of ice to my ears during my shift because my B.P. is up so bad. *****?

3. Absolutely incompetent...not so sure "it gets better".

   Shiner1 replied to opossum's topic in New Nurse

   HA! I am sooo glad you have time for assessments! I normally start tossin' meds right when I walk in the door. The E.D. looooves to give us new patients at shift change. I'm lucky if I can even see them before the assessment starts. I feel completely...

4. Absolutely incompetent...not so sure "it gets better".

   Shiner1 replied to opossum's topic in New Nurse

   I agree. They "prepped" us for the world of nursing...but didn't let us in on the joke that bed-side nursing in the real world...is NOTHING like they taught us. It took me at least 3 weeks to not say "that's not how they taught us in nursing school"....