Usingthejon

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1. 12 hour shifts and weight/exercise.

   Usingthejon replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in Health, Stress Management

   I bought a barbell and some weights for home, as well as a jump rope. On days (well, nights) when I have to work, I'll hit the gym hard in the morning (about 1.5 to 2 hours), then sleep. Ask anyone...

2. What is the worst case of bullying you've seen in your nursing career?

   Usingthejon replied to Guest878640's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   It would have to be my current manager: he has single handedly driven the morale down in the entire unit. How? 1. berating nurses in front of family, patient, doctors etc...for leaving a single...

3. Burned out and hate nursing

   Usingthejon replied to RN1023's topic in Health, Stress Management

   just had to comment on this; it's my 3rd night in a row (my schedule sucks) and guess what? 3rd night of no charge RN, break nurse being taken off break duty and given a patient assignment cause of...

4. family members working in the same hospital and exact same unit

   Usingthejon replied to EternalFeather's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   without reading the other posts, here's who was staff at one hospital, at one time: My parents both worked ICU as RN I worked telemetry as an RN my sister was an EKG tech, while pursuing her RN my 2...

5. RN in a rut....

   Usingthejon replied to Usingthejon's topic in Health, Stress Management

   Thanks for the replies thus far. As for work, I have fallen into the "crappy work area, but love the pay/benefits" environment. There is no ancillary support, or Charge RNs, so every night I work,...

6. What is your nursing "joy?"

   Usingthejon replied to jamisaurus's topic in Nurses Rock

   when my coworkers find out I don't drink, smoke, or gamble. Sadly, those are the common vices within the demographics I identify

7. RN in a rut....

   Usingthejon posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

   I've been an RN since 2007, and honestly, the past few months have been the absolute most challenging times in my short career. In short, I just have a hard time working now. Before, I rarely called...