At my hospital it varies by unit. On my unit, we are required to sign up for four weekend days in a 6 week period. We self schedule, so this can be four Saturday's, four Sunday's, two...
Unisom? That works really well for me. Also, Ambien isn't the only sleep med available. I took trazodone for a while and that worked well for me, without the drowsiness or burn-your-house-down
A one hour commute after a 12 hour night shift is dangerous. I did it for 5 months. I would not recommend it. The number of times I nearly caused an accident falling asleep... Also, working nights...
My rule of thumb is to take every position at face value. That means that even if they SAY they will be cross training you, they may not follow through. Assume you would be in the LTC building forever...
Zelda, RN replied to aerorunner80's topic in General Nursing
What about floating to medsurg units? I work in a children's hospital, and we get up to 23 year olds on my unit. Do you not see 18-20some year olds in your
I am not a night shift fan. I miss my husband terribly and feel like I never see him. I'm waiting patiently(ish) for a day position to open. Now, if only they would quit hiring people into the day...
I do stairs at work - usually one swift jog down 6 flights & and I jog/walk back up. Wakes me up and I don't feel QUITE so bad if I don't get a workout in. We get hour long lunches on nights (one...
Some baby docs I love, some baby docs I don't. If you answer my page, come see your patient without me having to ask 10 times, and if your answer to my reasonable request at 0200 ISN'T "well let's...
It varies by state. I recently obtained a MO license along with my KS one (the hospital I work at requires both, as it has two campuses - the main one in MO, and a smaller one in KS). I received my...
It's not that people function fine on certain medications. It's that people function NORMALLY. Off these medications, they are much more of a liability than on them! I have a prescription for Xanax...
Zelda, RN replied to vzcookie's topic in Pediatric
I love peds. I work in a children's hospital, and our med/surg units are more specialized... My unit gets kidney (CKD, kidney transplants, etc), liver (disease and transplants), and rehab (much...
I assume you mean high-flow nasal cannula. It is still very new at my hospital, at least on medsurg. We just started using it this past March, and I have yet to see it used in practice. Nurses aren't...
Hey all, So I work on a med/surg floor of a Children's Hospital. We get a fair amount of RSV/bronchiolitis/rhino/entero babies. Sometimes I struggle with knowing when to put oxygen on them. Obviously...
Zelda, RN replied to anna_91's topic in Psychiatric
I did child psych. 90% of what you need to know is learned on the job, more-so than most other specialties (in my opinion). Psych so much communication, and that can't be taught by a book. It takes a...