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  1. Love night shift when I'm at work, hate it on my days off. I'm torn!

    xtina15 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have worked 12 hour night shifts in acute care for four years now. I enjoy the pace, the lack of administration presence, and supporting my patients when their families leave and the lights turn...

  2. Unsafe work conditions?

    xtina15 replied to whitsj2's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I unfortunately don't have much to offer in terms of WHO to talk too, I have tried to explore similar avenues and have found myself going in circles. I am only able to commiserate and also hope for an...

  3. Working over 40 hours... still no overtime pay? Legal?

    xtina15 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently worked two additional shifts, (full shifts of 13+ hours) to orient into a leadership role the unit asked me (well really, told me) I was going to do, in addition to my regular 3 shifts of...

  4. Working over 40 hours... still no overtime pay? Legal?

    xtina15 replied to xtina15's topic in General Nursing

    They've done this before with meetings, classes, etc. Called them "education hours". My schedule this week because of this goes as follows... Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday. No OT for any...

  5. What's the worst injury you've ever worked with?

    xtina15 replied to val421's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I am a relatively new nurse, a few years into this gig, but I worked as a nursing assistant for years before also. And although I have not been officially diagnosed with an injury, I can tell you that...

  6. I need a vacation-- is it too early for burnout?

    xtina15 replied to Scrubs_n_sirens's topic in Health, Stress Management

    "I'm so disgusted with myself right now that I'm even asking these questions." PLEASE do not feel disgusted with yourself that your putting your self care as a priority. If you don't take care of you,...

  7. Very stressed (2.5 years into it) - please help

    xtina15 replied to IcanHealYou's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I learned early on that there are some coworkers who will always, and I mean ALWAYS, find something you didn't do or give you attitude during report. You could have had the craziest shift and still...

  8. What is the Registered Nurse Patient Ratio at your hospital?

    xtina15 replied to LinenP's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a post cardiac interventional unit, so post PCI/ICD placement and we also function as a telemetry floor when beds are available. We also get all patients s/p heart/lung/kidney transplant as...

  9. How fast did you land a job?

    xtina15 replied to johndough's topic in General Students

    I work and live in Northern New Jersey and went to at a large and esteemed school in PA. I graduated in the month of June and had a job by September after applying to over 50 jobs. One, I repeat, ONE,...

  10. Why I refuse to work overtime. Anyone else?

    xtina15 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I receive calls almost on the daily basis to work overtime on my large and understaffed inner city telemetry floor, and for over two years I have never once said yes. My colleagues who say yes seem to...

  11. Why I refuse to work overtime. Anyone else?

    xtina15 replied to xtina15's topic in General Nursing

    Fair enough! I think I am also bitter because "coincidentally" during recent nurses week awards, everyone nominated and/or who received an award happens to fall into the "dayshifter and consistently...

  12. Nurse's Week Gifts from Employers

    xtina15 replied to twss2323's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We had a "Thank You Breakfast" that had the same food as what comes on the patient trays. There was also a "You Made a Difference" dinner, which not a single night shift staff member was invited to....

  13. Love nursing, afraid of what it will do to my body?

    xtina15 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello wonderful nurse friends! I am wondering if any RNs share this concern with me... I am almost one year into our profession (I was a nursing assistant for years before) working night shift on a...

  14. Don't go to co-workers' parties where drinking is occurring

    xtina15 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The way I see it... after a crazy shift, or a crazy few weeks... hell lets all admit that sometimes this job is pretty crazy all together... a few mimosas at brunch with coworkers is essential to me....

  15. Staffing Ratios/Shift Length, NEW RN, What Is The Norm?

    xtina15 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello All, Thank you in advance to all who take the time tor read this post. Just a little background on me, I am a new nurse on a large telemetry floor in an inner city hospital in New Jersey. I...