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Little nervous I switched to days in hopes will improve my mood. Know days can be bit more chaotic and stressful. Hoping normal sleep pattern will help.

Hi, Inknow this can vary state by state or even hospital to hospital. I have been a nurse 16 months. Been doing nights and want to do days. I apploed to three postions (2 med surg positions) and a haemodialysis floor day position. Use to be an Anesthesia Tech before going into Behavioral Health and eventually becoming a Nurse. They have an opening on a unit that includes RNs and Diaylsis Techs. For services provided a brief synopsis "Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) and Apheresis services to include therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE), red cell exchange and white blood cell / platelet depletion." Sounds exciting and technical feel I love it. So I applied. Anyone work renal or Diaylsis l? What's the floor or unit like? I appreci the insight.

Really! I was worried I be bored on Ortho. Good to know second person to say this. I love the floor I am on now (Rehab) as we have neuro, cardiac, pulmonary, geriatric, renal, psych, wound care, and spinal/Brain injury. Do IVs. No Tele. Lot of patient's from ICU/PCU. I do night's. For me not a struggle for the most part. To others after work I am a walking zombie and a jerk over the last year n half never noticed the change, ha. Not sure I be able to do days on my floor. Probably get use to it. Just heavy med pass, discharges/admissions, patient's have treatment 3 hrs, and add in all the treatment from night's to days. Plus on nights is have 1 to 2 hrs sometimes downtime to dive into the charts get a feel for the patient see what's going on. Also, a chance to interact with the patients.

Hi, I applied for a day position on a Med Surg unit as well as a night position on an Ortho floor. Currently work on an inpatient rehab unit. Have a general idea what I will be walking into on a Med Surg floor. On an Ortho floor have no idea. Anyone able to offer some insight what working as a nurse on an Ortho floor entails? We have a trauma/pulmonary/ortho unit at our hospital do believe so not sure if they have trauma patients that have ortho needs. Any insight would be much appreciated. I do hope during the process be able to shadow both floors get a feel for them. The other question is I currently work nights. I am and not a night person. I don't sleep that much 6 hrs pre nights maybe 2 to 6 hrs depending on the day lately. I have not worked nights while in school. For school I usually wake up early do my homework before classes or just before the day begins. I feel I be too distracted to do homework during the night and wouldn't absorb much information. Seeking advice and feedback from folks what did you prefer or felt work best for you while going back to school? Nights or Days? Thanks a bunch for the insight can give!

Hi, I have been a nurse for a year and about maybe 4 extra weeks. Has been amazing journey of growth. Weak points still tend to be talking to Provider's, education of patients, and having chicken little sky is falling syndrome sometimes ha. I am limited where I can go at the moment on the acute side of healthcare. Ortho, renal, neuro, aftercare maternity, behavioral health, rehab, and med-surg are the main floors can go as an LPN. Some other nearby hospitals do hire in the ICU and ED. They had LPNs on Progresssive unit at our hospital but haven't seen any openings lately. Talks about on a cardiac unit nothing mentioned yet. I enjoy my floor I am on a lot. Like my manager, my coworkers, and the patient's. They are super flexible with the scheudle except for holidays so many holidays can be assigned to, more than the mandated ones. Some nights can be pretty exhausting with heavy med pass from 8 to 11 with task thrown in. Then PRN meds and scheduled meds. Dash of task mixed in. Then lots and lots of charting. Then ADLS and toileting. Then it's 5AM back to meds and task. Sometimes patient's may not be ready for your floor overnight so they are transferred off. Mix lately of TBI and AMS patient's. 6 patient's. 7 is rare. Occasionally a Code Stroke. Lately more Rapids being called. It's quickly burning me out and I know a few other nurses. I floated to a ED to floor transition area where you can have about 4 to 5 patient's. You may have 1 or 2 admissions. Maybe a red or a yellow MEWs. Outside of admissions and rounds everything is basically done charting and all by 10 at the latest. A few pills in the morning and no worry about breakfast. They encourage not waking them up at night. Many are walky and talky not Fall Risk. The downside is seems to be a lot of downtime and the Provider's are not internal like our unit. They say it's a pain and have to learn what Provider is on call as they rotate through how to contact them and talk to them. That sounds stressful on its own. Only plus would be during school working on a unit like that be a plus. Wondering how is med-surge at night. Anyone work med-surge at night? Do they vary with chaos? As much as the action burns me out sometimes I think I miss the action and organized chaos ha. I also enjoy the people I work with it is a challenge to leave for that reason as well. Any advice can give I appreciate it!

Symptoms started Monday night. Antigen tested negative Wednesday. PCR Friday positive. Antigen positive today. Only symptoms has is congestion, post nasal drip, neck pain, clogged ears, and a wet cough. At the 5 day mark. Had COVID once but way was scheduled didn't go back for 9 to 10 days was negative with the antigen then. This is the first time back to work positive with COVID. Outside of hand hygiene and wearing a mask how do you not get your patient's sick??

I currently make $25.11 an hour as an LPN. Differential for evening and nights is $2.50 and $3 on the weekend. Do work nights. They gave me the official offer it is $24 an hour. Differential is just $2 an hour evenings and weekends. Would be 5 hours of making $26 an hour after week 1. Then would work weekends for next 3 months due to family scheduling issues. So that's an additional $2 extra an hour for 24 hours a week. Has a sign on bonus of $10,000 with 25% payout every 6 months.

I am not sure where my job status is woth current employer. FLMA won't probably go through. Was offered a day position at another facility but it's about 60 cents less an hour. Not sure what to do.

I take responsibility for it. Working nights was the issue should of realized wasn't the right fit. Working days is better. Not sure how to spin it if a night position is offered. At the moment is a day position.

Not sure if FLMA will cover it. I rarely call out. Working nights called out basically 8 times since November (4 if count COVID. 2 other shifts due to consecutive call out & being pulled out for work). It is FLMA for one day I called out and if it doesn't go through high probability of being terminated.

I am in process of being terminated from work if FLMA doesn't go through. Need advice at a lost what do I say to future potential employers why leaving current job? Been employed at my current hospital for almost 4 years and 1 year as a nurse. I appreciate the insight.

Hi, my Wife and I are heavily considering a move to SC. We are looking at Columbia, SC area. We are both Nurses. Wondering thoughts on Prisma or LMC if could send a message or post appreciate the feedback!

I like to job hop. I became burnt out doing mental health for almost 12 years. Now with needing to pay bills, working OT, and nights. Then being off for long period of time was the happiest I ever felt. I can't leave my job I feel because of school as far as I know offer the most flexibility with schedule. As well as a new baby on the way. Taking 1 day of PTO every other month. That way I have 8 day stretch just to recuperate.

Struggling with nights again. IDK. Ever since COVID hit me in December my immune system has been socked. Another sinus infection. After two shifts in a row exhausted and hard to stay awake. Questioning how to lay my schedule out for the future. Planning to do 3 on 4 off. Do 3 on 2 off on 3 off 6.

Wife and I are both nurses. Wife is pregnant. Not a huge fan of her current employer. Some issues with her transferring to another unit. Finishing 3 years with this employer going on to 4 years in May. Our child is due towards the end of November. Wife has been a nurse for almost 8 years and during that time has been a med-surge nurse for 3 plus years. The local hospital less than a mile away from us is having a huge push to hire more staff (still hasn't jumped the LPN bandwagon like their other hospitals has boo I digress) they are offering a $10,000 sign on bonus. Wife has a per diem job already works. Was considering networking doing per diem at the two other hospital networks in our area and maybe another per diem job at a new VA SNF facility that just opened down the road. The other opition is the med-surge job. It's a 36 month contract with $3,000 at the start, $3,000 at 12 month's, and rest paid out after 36 months are completed. Say you are pregnant take time off. You haven't been there a year and have a contract to work 36 months. Can they let you go due to taking time off to be pregnant? May be wrong always recall someone telling me years ago they were going to lose their job because they only worked there for 11 month's. Can you lose your job once you take leave for maternity leave of 12 weeks or less? If can would that mean you have to pay back the money they gave you? The other question is should you look for a full time job now with intermittent FLMA and being pregnant?? Thoughts! Thanks!

Hi, I was curious those that have children does working 8 to 430 vs 7a to 7p or 7p to 7a benefit you more with being home with family? Just curious. Do you supplement PRN hours at the hospital? Contemplating making a change down the road to working in an office as I feel give me more time with family. Appreciate the insight.

Hi, currently work nights. Wife is pregnant with our second child. We have worked nights when our little one was a year old. That was a challenge. Curious did you switch over to days? How did you survive? Thinking Wife works 3 in a row. I work 3 in a row after her. Then just keep rotating.

Hi, for night shifters do you love it, tolerate it, or despise it? I enjoy nights for the pace as it helps being a new nurse and adjusting to the life as a nurse. On the other side I feel sad working nights and mood/emotions elevate feel happy when off awake during the day. Working days my Wife and I discuss this. Wife feels I be home more doing days. With days see my Wife every other day and every night. With nights see my Wife at least once a week and in the morning hours she is off. That leads me to health and well-being. How do you find time to work out? Usually work nights come up watch my child. If I don't watch them send them to school then clean then by the time done motivation wans for exercise. On days off to exercise have to get up before 7AM or after 11PM. Usually nights one not motivated or time with the misses. I do try to schedule myself for 84 hours bi-weekly with that have 5 days off in a row. Able to get in 4 to 5 days of exercise in a 2 week period. How do you find time to work out? Also, what is your usual work scheudle like? Nights for me is 3 on 1 off 2 on 1 off 1 on 6 off. Look forward to hearing everyone's feedback!

Literally been taking 20 different supplements since getting sick all the time for last few months from prebiotic, to multivitamins, magnesium, zinc, elderberry, vitamin D, and so forth. Then add in monthly script of antibiotics and steroids for whatever bug I have. I just got wrecked this Winter with viruses.

Hey there new nurse for 6 month's. Worked at my unit for 5 1/2 months. I have worked in healthcare awhile prior. Been exposed feel like to almost every germ out there from my time working with adult, pediatrics, in the ED, and in psych. Rarely called out. Think can count 6 times called out with exception of times pulled out of work for injuries. 4 months in as a nurse called out 6 times already. Two to three days due to COVID-19, once for a sinus infection, twice for this respiratory/flu like virus (still dealing with after effects after 3 weeks), and another time forgot was on as they moved me on the schedule I didn't sleep for my shift. Now have the norovirus day 3 torn to call in or not. I'll be at 5 points where anything over 8 is a concern. 5 you get a verbal, then a written, and one final verbal. I am close. Think be selfish load myself up with messages go to work to avoid getting in trouble. Be best to not be selfish call put for patients health and my co-worker's health?

I am hoping to get into LPN school be done quicker. Fingers crossed. Program is 3 classes and 3 semesters. Two days of class one clinical. With evening, weekend, and part time option. Just to be able work full time. Then go on to RN or RT while working. Have lot more job opportunities and make higher pay.

Hi, applied to the program in early February and application went onwards to the nursing admissions to be reviewed. They are bit vague on when you'll find out. Just curious those that attended the program when did you find out the news if accepted or not? Anyobe apply for the 2022 program?

Feel as if I do nothing feel antsy on my day's off. Usually run/workout see the fiance after she is done with school. We at least have the same weekends off for the time being so we go for walks outside or the mall, go to the gym together, visit friends on the weekends, play card games, and watch movies. Huge movie buff. Try to read like to read more like I said antsy work variable shifts so my body never knows when to rest ha! Hoping to go to school next year at least going to class one day a week will keep me preoccupied. Outside of that love my sleep on my day's off.

25 and turning 26 in August. I have a bachelors already. However, need to keep up with work and balance it out with school. Plan to finish my pre-reqs by Spring of 2015. Have maybe 10-15 nursing classes to take. If I do the ADN dissapointed won't be done till 30. 32 if I do the BSN program.

Well happy belated birthday. Think going for the ADN finish two years earlier. Work as an RN possibly if keep up with school could finish in that 4-5 year window.