JaredOwen
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I am an experienced RN new to the OR. I have been in Healthcare for 21 years. That seems like forever and I am 38. Today is my 4th month at the hospital I am with now. I am coming to the end of my orientation very soon. I feel like a calf on new legs still but it is getting easier. It is the harshest environment I have worked in. I have had to take confidence when I lacked it and don't do that well. Your original question though... at our hospital right now call time for nurses is 48-50 hours in a 6 week schedule. So about 8 hours a week on average. Best of luck and try to stay alive if you do decide to go the OR route!!!
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I am currently in a position where I work nights at a factory as an OHN. I have a lot of down time (20-30 hrs/week) where I am not doing anything. I am looking into going back to school. Here is my life at 35. My wife and I (yes I am a man) have a 3 year old and a 1 year old. We are remodeling an old farm house which will hopefully be done this summer after 3 years of work. We also have a rental house which is being managed for us. Life has been anything but dull since I graduated with my ASN in 2008 (BS Psychology was in 2001). In fact, I got engaged on February 21st 2009 and took the NCLEX-RN on February 24th! Yeah, three days apart. No stress there at all and obviously I passed both tests! My question is I have all this free time at work where I am just basically surfing the internet and I can be using the time so much better in furthering my education. I am just not sure how to do that. I need an online school. I don't want to work bedside nursing forever. I have already been in health care for 18 years. I would like to get into leadership in nursing. I am just not sure what to pursue. I have been looking at a lot of MSN in Leadership and Management programs. Are there any programs out there that, with my given educational background, I could go onto DNP in Leadership? I don't really see a benefit in obtaining another BS degree so I am considering at least a masters. I am so confused and have been perseverating on this for quit sometime. Does anyone have any advice reguarding these issues or what I should do? Thanks.