tobydog01

We are married, and he wants me to do whatever makes me happiest. He agrees that it will be tight financially, but we could somehow make it work. I think he rather I was on days as well if that's what I want.

I agree that it is worth it for my mental sake. Nights really is getting to me and I just cannot continue on doing it. I would be happier at home, and not so tired and sluggish all the time. i live in Ohio. Unfortunately, my husbands and my school loans total as much as our mortgage is- which is the root of our financial problems. i am thankful to have found a childcare provider that is very 'cheap' but also what I am looking for in a daycare provider, I feel very lucky. Also it is my friends daycare provider who she has been going to for years so I know I can trust her. If it wasn't for her I wouldn't be able to make the money stretch to cover full time daycare to make the switch to days.

Oh, sorry...rotates days/nights? I don't want to do nights at all anymore. I hope that answers your question.

The endoscopy unit runs Monday-Friday during the day. 7am until 6pm. On call hours otherwise.

I'll start off with saying: I know this is ultimately my decision, I am just looking to hear others opinions :) I currently work in a neonatal ICU, I have been here two years. I worked on a neuro intermediate care unit for two years prior. I have been a nurse for 4 years. I am not interested in med/surg/ICU nursing. I have been on nights these past four years and it is really starting to get to me. I am feeling depressed and anxious and I really believe it is related to working nights. Every day I have to go into work I think about looking for another job. In addition to not liking nights, I am not crazy about how the unit is run (we have 3 clinical managers and two of them just put in their two week notices. A lot of people aren't very happy). There are a couple other things that just make me not feel like NICU is the right fit for me. I have applied to an endoscopy unit in our hospital, and I found out today I am shadowing and interviewing next week. It is 72 hours a pay, day shift, no weekends, 4 days a week 9 hour days, no holidays (but we are on call occasionally evenings/nights/weekends/holidays). I really feel like this schedule would be so much better for me. The pay cut is the one thing worrying me. Going to days would be about $450 pay cut a month. That's a big deal! It already is kind of tight sometimes with finances, and adding that to it makes me nervous. My daughter would have to go to the sitter four days a week instead of the two that she goes now (she is 14 months) which kind of makes me feel guilty and selfish, I want to do what's best for her. But for my mental sanity, I finally feel like I have an 'out' from nights and that makes me so excited. Anyone have personal experience from this? I am torn...and rambling :)