I graduated from the RPN program in 1995 and worked as one in a hospital for a few years. I returned to school full time and graduated with my RN Diploma 4 years ago. I work in general medicine and probably always will.
Not sure of our policy exactly but they do often call in Medical nurses to look after admits in ER. I always say no to those shifts because you never know what you are walking into. Otherwise, I've...
I'm a bit strange I guess cause I really don't mind night shifts. Right now I do mostly nights, with some days thrown in (we do 8hr shifts). I worked FT nights when I was pregnant and it was great...
I've noticed that too. The worst family members I have dealt with were nurses. I never really understood that either. You would think they would be more understanding but they just seem to expect more...
I also love med/surg. It's not weird at all. I've been working on this unit for 10 years now and it's probably where I'll stay. It can get really chaotic and stressful at times but that's how I like...
Hi, I work on a Medical Unit (surg is separate at our hospital). It is in total a 70 bed unit with telemetry. I have been working there for 10 years in total (6 as an RPN and 4 as an RN). I loved it...