Where do you work?

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  1. Where do you work?

    • 55
      Acute care hospital
    • 5
      Home health/Private duty
    • 14
      Nursing home/LTC/subacute rehab
    • 4
      Psychiatric facility
    • 3
      Clinic/Doctors' Office
    • 2
      Dialysis Center
    • 1
      Hospice
    • 1
      Agency/Registry
    • 1
      School Nursing/Parish Nursing
    • 6
      Other (Please describe)

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As a newbie to the forums, as well as only having a newfound interest in the nursing field, I'm curious about what type of atmospheres and job descriptions exist for RNs. I'm wondering if RN's primarily work in hospitals at bedsides, or is there a much wider variation?

So, what type of facility do you work in? What unit? Do you work part-time or full time? What type of shifts do you work? What do you generally do?

P.S. I'm not super familiar with all the abbreviations, if you wouldn't mind the little bit of extra explanation.

Thanks a lot!

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Specializes in Hospice, LTC, Rehab, Home Health.

Hospice inpatient unit

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Home Health.

I work in Assisted Living.

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Specializes in Mother Baby & pre-hospital EMS.

Welcome, jlove86!

So, what type of facility do you work in? 851-bed hospital

What unit? Stroke (with some medical)

Do you work part-time or full time? Full-time

What type of shifts do you work? 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

What do you generally do? When I get to work, we have a short meeting in the morning, then we get report on our patients. I look up what medications they have due throughout the day and write them down. I assess my patients every 4 hours, check to see what orders were written, check lab & procedure results, draw labs (if needed), admit & discharge patients, etc.. I am a new nurse so I might be missing some things, but those are some of the tasks I do in a typical day. :)

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Specializes in NICU Level III.

So, what type of facility do you work in? Acute care hospital

What unit? Neonatal ICU

Do you work part-time or full time? Just went PT

What type of shifts do you work? 7p-7a

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Specializes in Rehab, psych, management..

So, what type of facility do you work in? 250 bed hospital

What unit? Financial Services

Do you work part-time or full time? Full-time

What type of shifts do you work? M-F 7:30 to 4

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So, what type of facility do you work in? LTACH

What unit? we have 2 units, med-surg and icu. primarily i work in med-surg but have been floated to icu

Do you work part-time or full time? full

What type of shifts do you work? 7pm-7am

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Specializes in Emergency, Trauma.

What type of facility do you work in?

Hospital

What unit?

Trauma Program Manager

Do you work part-time or full time?

Full time

What type of shifts do you work?

Usually 7-3:30, but hours are flexible as long as I do 40.

What do you generally do?

Ensure we meet State Standards for Trauma Center Accreditation through performance improvement, injury prevention, education. Work with all staff and docs involved in trauma care, EMS, outside agencies for injury prevention.

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Specializes in Psychiatric.

So, what type of facility do you work in? outpatient county mental health clinic

What unit? No unit...just as above...it's 2 docs, 1 nurse practitioner, and lil' ol' me!

Do you work part-time or full time? Full-time

What type of shifts do you work? 8am-5pm, Mon.-Fri.

What do you generally do? Prescription refills, medication education with patients, weekly injection clinic for patients who receive long-acting injections of antipsychotics, teaching a wellness/nutrition class, some telephone triage-type stuff for questions about meds, side effects, illnesses, and tests such as Mini Mental Status Exams, AIMS (Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale), and vital signs checks for patients who need things checked (like blood pressure checks for patients who are prescribed propranolol, weight checks and blood glucose for people on Zyprexa...we don't check vitals on everybody)

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Specializes in CLNC, numerous fields, Supervision.

I am the Staff Supervisor with a small home care agency where we provide personal care (ADL) services and companion services to help client's stay in their homes as long as possible. The majority of our clients are Medicaid. The companion service is private pay.

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I am currently juggling three jobs...namely the first three options. Being PRN rocks!

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