lillian87
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Take heart, you did the right thing. You notified them that it was your weekend to work and they came anyway. Administration looks unfavorably at nurses who call out after requesting time off and being denied, its a good way to be put on their radar. I try to have my family give me a calendar for the year so I know when reunions are so I can ask off at beginning of year. Lillian87
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I have never posted here before, but after 30+ years of bedside direct patient care, I am considering doing something else in nursing that does not include bending and lifting. I love direct patient care but my body is beginning to let me know that the end is near. I have thought about going back to school for the last couple of years but don't know what I would do or what degree to get. I wish there was a little "this is your life after bedside nursing" fairy that would come down and tell me what to do. My co-workers think go education, as I am one of three nurses who do most of the orientation for our unit. I enjoy teaching but lately I am not happy with the quality of new nurses coming out of the colleges. I had a new nurse recently who made it all the way through nursing school without ever putting in a catheter or an IV. When asked about this, she said "the instructors said the hospital will teach you these things when you get a job", really.. When I look back, I see my clinicals was sooo much different then those today, so I am not sure the college teaching route may be my thing. I am one of those nurses who work the students/ orientees to death but they learn when they are with me. I also am interested in infection control, critical thinking, and puzzles especially the ones involving "why is this patient so sick?". I am at my wits end and driving my poor husband and best friend (who is also a seasoned nurse) crazy with my trying to decide what to do. So I am going this route to see if maybe someone out there in this community can give me some ideas. Thanks for just listening and I look forward to hearing from anyone on this subject. Lillian87