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On Saturday, September 12, 1998 at 1:00:00 AM UTC-6, Dillon Carter wrote:
> Kristina,
> glad to hear that the nursing world is just as crazy as I already thought
> it would be.  Do you work 12 hour shifts or 8?  I will be graduating in
> May; and I'm scared  to start working.  The only experience I have is
> clinical.  I worked in a plant for the last ten years.  I've decided not to
> work this last year of school.  I hope I am able to find a job without the
> experience.  I'm interested in Home Health Care, but I am afraid that it
> requires experience.  Hopefully I will find something.
> Good luck,
> Pam C.
> 
> ----------
Home health care is a rewarding field, but most companies require that you have at least 1 year experience first. This is due to the fact that you are on your own and have to make nursing decisions without anyone to collaborate with. 


> > From: Bruce & Kristina Sackett <bsackett@POND.NET>
> > To: SNURSE-L@LISTSERV.ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU
> > Subject: back from the real world
> > Date: Thursday, September 10, 1998 7:06 PM
> >
> > Hi y'all
> >         Well I have been a successfully employed RN on a progressive
> Cardiac floor
> > for 2 and a half months, on night shift. I have now joined the ranks of
> > those who have no life due to eternal sleep depravation. Many nights I
> have
> > wanted to scream ( usually at the Dr who thinks I wake him up at 3am for
> > kicks instead of a "real" patient concern) I went to school for this?
> > However my patients are who I am there for and for the most part the are
> > worth the effort. (occasionally the ones who use the call light to have a
> > sheet lifted off of their hand, or complain they aren't sleeping when
> they
> > snored through the BP 10 min. earlier leave something to be desired in my
> > night) Hospital politics is always fun. The between shift rivalry can be
> > annoying. I have felt like my night shift job description is cleaning up
> > everything that was ignored or not completed by the other shifts. Overall
> I
> > am enjoying the work. I could write a novel of what they never taught me
> in
> > nursing school. We have vasoactive drips on our floor which can make for
> a
> > fun night with 7 patients, but the rest of the folks on my shift are
> really
> > good people and we all help each other out when one is swamped.
> >         I haven't been reading my e-mail so I have a ton of catching up
> to do with
> > everyone. Hope everyone is enjoying jobs or back to school.
> > Kristina
> >
> > Bruce & Kristina Sackett
> > bsackett@pond.net
> > http://fp.pond.net/bsackett

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