Mrs.B-

Hi everyone. I am new to this site and have really liked reading all you have to say, I am new to nursing, I have worked on med-surg for one year and I love it~most days, I consider myself lucky because the nurses I work with are really good at their jobs and I love learning from them. My only c/o is that I really really stink at working night shift, I will get about 2 hours of sleep on the days between shifts, and I do take all the precautions, such as dark and cool room to rest in. A few moths a go i floated to dialysis for a couple days to help out when a nearby town with a dialysis unit had a big storm and lost its water supply, so all those patients were shipped to our town on bus so they could get their treatment, I did not do any "real" dialysis stuff, i just took health info, did vitals, cleaned and that sort of thing. I love floating to different units, I also float to OB, ICU and our Psyc dept. I am in love with nursing so far, I know it will take time but eventually I want to be able to work anywhere. A full time position opened up in dialysis, the director asked me if I would be interested and long story short I took the position, though I have not started yet. The hours are 0600 to 1800 on three days per week, I have to be honest and tell you that not working nights is a huge part of my choice because the night shift has really started to effect my personal life in many ways Ill spare details, lets just say I am not a night person. When I did float to dialysis to help out, I guess the staff liked me (not trying to sound like I think I am special, I just want to tell you all how it happened because a couple of the dialysis floor nurses asked me if I would be interested in the job) and I do remember mentioning that the unit would be an interesting place to work. Many of my med-surg coworkers think I am crazy for doing this and they tell me so all the time, I do not want to loose my skills that I learned on medsurg and I do plan on picking up shifts on medsurg to stay current. This was a big decision that I did not take lightly but I am afraid I am to new to nursing to be packing up and going to a specialized unit, I still get nervous to start ivs. If anyone has any input on my situation I would love to listen. Thanks, And if this post is difficult to follow I am sorry, I have a difficult time putting my thoughts into a logical story.