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Help!! I’m new to cm, I’ve been a Med- surg nurse for 14 years. I’m on week 4 of orientation and I’m lost! I’m On a busy tele floor. I’m finding it hard to get organized! Any tips? What do write / important on your works sheets, etc.

Hi, I’ve been a med-surg nurse for 12 years now. The work is hard and as I get older only will only get harder. What makes it worse is my manager. She shows a lot of favoritism and also takes about people behind there back. I have no respect for her. I’m considering applying for our acute rehab department. I like the fact that I will get to know the patients but realize it could be physically harder on me. I’m pushing 50 yrs old. Anyone have any advice?

I've been a med/surg nurse for 12 years. I did tried icu -gave it a year and hated it. Not sure if it was actually the icu or if it was the facility. I went to another hospital. I've always liked er, but not sure I would be any good. I'm 49 years old now, not sure if u can teach a old dog new tricks. I'm so task oriented from doing med surg for so long. I'm scared if I switch, I will hate it. Any advice on what makes a good er nurse?

I'm not sure admitting and discharge nurse would be considered bedside nursing. Or would it?

Haha, I know right!

Do you feel like you are always at work? Do you have more energy when you get home to do things?

I'm at the point now that I want a change, but scared! This would be a good opportunity for me to stay with the same hospital plus I already know what to do cause I've been doing it some prn. I've been told that I will feel better when I get off work cause its 8 hrs versus 12 plus less stress. I just don't know what to do!

I will be doing discharges and admissions. I've done this some but just prn, it's alot less stressfull than floor nursing. I'm just concerned about working 5 days a week although my days will be shorter.

Anyone go from working 3 12 hr shifts to working 9 to 5? If so how do you like it?

I'm sure it will prob change. Like I said this is a new position in the this hospital. I know it is alot less stressful than working medsurg and icu. I just hope I don't feel like I'm working all the time!

Yes, this is a new program. There will be two discharge/admission nurses for 4 floors, medsurg/Tele floors.

I currently work in icu and prn on a medsurg floor. I was offered a job in the hospital as a discharge/admission nurse. It is fulltime 9-530. It's a easier job, less stressfull and something I can do for many years ( I'm not getting any younger). I'm just so use to working 12 hours and having 4 days off...will I feel like I'm always at work??

Yes, I think that could be it, I don't do it enough to feel comfortable doing it.

Keep me informed! :)

How do you like CM so far?

I also thought about going to nights, I do days and it is busier with some procedures, which I panic when I have to assist with one. I just hate to go back to night shift because I did nights for 6 years.

Hi, I'm a seasoned med/surg nurse for 10 years. Switched to icu over a year ago and still feel lost. The hospital I'm at is small so we don't get alot if critical pts but when we do I panic. I feel like maybe I'm getting too old to learn or maybe I'm just not a critical care nurse. I don't want to go back to med surg because I'm not getting any younger, I'm looking for something I can keep doing as I get older, especially being I'll prob have to work til I'm 70 yrs old! Any advice?