TrishaDL

Great job cluvlpn! Im reviewing to take my AnP from there also. And yes your goals are absolutely obtainable. I wish I had that much dedication!

I totally can relate, however I am still a fairly new nurse so I have worked only nights. I wanted a job so I took what was offered! Does not work too well for me since I have always been a day person! If the sun was up so was I. So needless to say when I started nights i couldnt sleep for 3 days. Finally I had to go to my PCP and ask for a sleep aid or I would have a psychotic episode. Lol took ambien for a while but it made me groggy. So here I am almost 3 years later and am still working nights! I dont really like it and still have a hard time sleeping decently despite the black out curtains, the soothing cds and the white noise! Lol I still wake up feeling like a zombie, have put on some weight:crying2: even on my days off i come home and sleep then at night when the family goes to bed i do too. Hard to balance it all! Nights are not for everyone! Am looking for a day job myself. good luck. From what i understand it takes your body about 2 months to adjust your sleep cycles! !

I am a PDN nurse and my clients are children with special needs. I have one family that i have primarily worked for the last, well almost 2 years. The mother tells me all of the time how greatful she is that I am here, and in this field there is a high turnover rate so this family has seen nurses come and go. I had to quit once before but that was due to the company that Im with and their unwavering need to jack up my paychecks. I have the only income so that really hurts when you are missing half of your pay check or not receiving one at all.....ok back on track, I know the family very well, have seen clients highs and lows, have done alot of worrying and brainstorming and caring with mom. Well Its time for me to move on so i can utilize other skills and learn more! My husband is also pushing hard on this too as he would like to see me advance and use my full potential. Also clients mother is thinking that the hours that client is receiving for nursing will be getting cut with Medicaid but has reassured me that they will let the other part time nurses hours go before they do mine. I reassured mom that i am greatful that she would do that but should not worry about me having a job! Lol nurses will always be needed! Soo after all that...lol is there an easy way to break the news that I am going to move on? I just feel like I will be letting her down! She already has soo much on her plate and now she is going to have to find a new nurse! I know honesty is the best policy. Maybe this is just a personal struggle for me. Lol I know she will be so dissapointed! Should i wait until I have something lined up and go with the norm of the two weeks notice or give her thae heads up that I am looking? I know she will be so stressed! GRR. Lol any advice would be welcome! I am pretty sure I know what I should do, but a fresh view never hurts!

Wow very nicely put!!

Wow very nicely put! I have to agree with you!!