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  1. Nonetheless

    I want to quit 4 months in

    Nonetheless replied to Nonetheless's topic in First Year After Licensure

    > so much time off You must be kidding. Every single calendar day I have to work. I get a night off in between, but I have to be at work the morning before and the night after. I have spent about...
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    I want to quit 4 months in

    Nonetheless replied to Nonetheless's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You read it correctly. 3 overnight shifts per week with 4 days off is much better than 5 overnight shifts with only 2 days off. Every single calendar day this month I have been at
  3. Nonetheless

    I want to quit 4 months in

    Nonetheless replied to Nonetheless's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's because I would get 4 days off to sleep well and do self-care instead of just
  4. Nonetheless

    I want to quit 4 months in

    Nonetheless replied to Nonetheless's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am not asking for a 9-5 job with weekends and holidays. I want a 3-11 job or a 7p-7a job. I am tired of working 11p-7a constantly. I was grateful to have any kind of job in this market, but my...
  5. Nonetheless

    I want to quit 4 months in

    Nonetheless replied to Nonetheless's topic in First Year After Licensure

    trust me, when I started working I was grateful just to have any job. Now I am burned out and fed up. Again, I am not working 3 12's per week with 4 days off to rest. I am working 5 8's graveyard...
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    I want to quit 4 months in

    Nonetheless replied to Nonetheless's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I WISH I WAS WORKING 3pm to 11:30 pm!!!!!!!! I did that for a few weeks at my job and I loved it!!!! You get to sleep at night, take care of things in the morning, and then work hard for 8 hrs then...
  7. Nonetheless

    I want to quit 4 months in

    Nonetheless replied to Nonetheless's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know I don't have any medical issues because I am at a 3 day period where I orient on days and I feel healthy and have been sleeping 8-12 hours per night . Being exhausted on night shift doesn't...
  8. Nonetheless

    New RN, not interested in bedside nursing

    Nonetheless replied to nf87654's topic in First Year After Licensure

    All the stuff I read online about how awful the job market is didn't apply to me. I got several interviews and a job offer as a psych nurse before I passed the NCLEX. If you don't want bedside...
  9. Nonetheless

    I want to quit 4 months in

    Nonetheless replied to Nonetheless's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't think I want to go into acute care after this job. I want to go somewhere with good hours like a clinic or public health, or work part time in the same type of unit I am in now. I am willing...
  10. Nonetheless

    I want to quit 4 months in

    Nonetheless replied to Nonetheless's topic in First Year After Licensure

    amen I
  11. Nonetheless

    I want to quit 4 months in

    Nonetheless replied to Nonetheless's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I sleep deeply in the day but I have to devote my whole day to sleep and rest. I can't go out to the grocery store or do too much cooking and cleaning because I am pooped all
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    I want to quit 4 months in

    Nonetheless replied to Nonetheless's topic in First Year After Licensure

    no, I don't have a family. But I don't feel safe staying up all night to do a night shift, going home, dressing up for a job interview, going to the job interview, coming back home in the afternoon,...
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    I want to quit 4 months in

    Nonetheless replied to Nonetheless's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i will try to stick to it, but every inch of my being is screaming "quit now!" I can't job hunt very well when I am always sleeping in the day and working all
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    I want to quit 4 months in

    Nonetheless replied to Nonetheless's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My sleep schedule is not like that at all I sleep from 9-3pm then from 7-9pm. I wish I could easily sleep 8 hours straight in the day but I can't. Being unemployed would not be bleak for me, albeit...
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    I want to quit 4 months in

    Nonetheless replied to Nonetheless's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am going to talk to my manager but I am scared she will say it's not a possibility or that I am lazy for wanting to do nights, or that I have to pay my dues for a year or two
  16. Nonetheless

    I want to quit 4 months in

    Nonetheless replied to Nonetheless's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am going to talk to my manager soon, but I am nervous she will think I am lazy or tell me that I have no other option. I have no room in my schedule because I basically work 5 days a week and my off...
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    Coworkers tell me to get out while I can

    Nonetheless posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a new grad and I work as a nurse in a psych unit. I mostly like my first job. A lot of my coworkers have issues with management and don't like their jobs. Practically every shift, someone tells...
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    Coworkers tell me to get out while I can

    Nonetheless replied to Nonetheless's topic in First Year After Licensure

    About 2-3 years. The veteran nurses who have been there for like 20 years dont really
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    Coworkers tell me to get out while I can

    Nonetheless replied to Nonetheless's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Things like "this unit is falling apart" and "it is unsafe here" and "do you really want to work here long term"? I don't have much experience in other units so I don't know if what they are saying is...
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    How to explain reasons for leaving?

    Nonetheless replied to afterseason's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would start off by saying something positive. "At this job, I really liked the coworkers and how we worked together as a team". Then say the negatives "however, a few issues made me realize it was...
  21. Nonetheless

    Should I put bar experience on my resume?

    Nonetheless replied to dee789's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would put it in. It's all in wording. "serve drinks to people" is very different from "Customer service and time management in a fast-paced environment of over 60
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    Psych Nurse to FNP?

    Nonetheless posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I am a new grad psych nurse. I have never worked in med/surg or tele. A lot of people tell me this is career sabotage. I basically only really liked psychiatry and public health in school, and was...
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    Psych Nurse to FNP?

    Nonetheless replied to Nonetheless's topic in Psychiatric

    But what if I want to do FNP instead of PMHNP? I am not sure yet. I want to work in family practice. Maybe I should become a PA instead of an NP if I decide I want to work in family
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    New Grad Salary

    Nonetheless replied to Sweet charm's topic in Psychiatric

    Forgot to add: I have a BSN, new grad in psych! My coworkers keep telling me they don't make nearly enough but if I calculate correctly they are probably making $40-45/hr with $4 extra for nights and...
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    New Grad Salary

    Nonetheless replied to Sweet charm's topic in Psychiatric

    Southern California: $25/ hr, will go up to $37 an hour after orientation. It's good pay! $4/hr differential for nights, and we work 40 hours a week. I am very happy with this. My rent is high and the...