Twilight Zone/Applied for a Job
I got really freaked out a bit ago.
The iguana lights (Guaco) and the snake lights (Bindy) are on timers. I walked into the living room and the iguana lights are off and the snake's night light is on. I'm like what's going on??!!
I thought maybe the ferrets knocked the cord out of Guaco's time out...nope. Then it dawns on me that Bindy's night light is on. I'm like what time is it. It's 7:15...ok both timers are set for 7:00. WTH?
So I'm just standing there honestly, getting a little freaked out LOL. Then it hits me. It's nighttime not daytime LOLOLOLOL. I woke up around 7 thinking it was morning but it was actually night. I tell you, night shift will get you really messed up. I still love it though.
My job...what can I say, it's kind of better, kind of not. I'm a bit faster at things and sometimes if I get the same patients the next night, I have a little time to breathe like around 2:00 or 3:00AM. But so many times, they switch patients on you. I HATE IT.
So see I'm there at 6:45PM and don't get a break until then except to stop and eat something. So much crap to do in that 12 hour period.
That's another reason I think I would like the nursing home better. You pretty much have the same patients everyday and you get used to what their likes and needs are.
When you have new patients at the hospital it's so much more time consuming because you have to completely go through every chart checking all physican orders. The nurses before you could have missed something and so that's why you can't rely on them and have to do it yourself. Some nurses do but they are crazy. That's my license we're talking about. The next night it's much easier because all you have to do is go back as far as the last time you had them which in that case would be just the last 24 hours. So much faster.
Like Tuesday night I got there and had all new patients. It sucked so bad. I don't understand why they don't let us keep our patients. It's SO ANNOYING. If one of mine leaves, then let me have the ones I had before and then add a new one. Is that so difficult?
I'm starting to have second thoughts about leaving. I mean I really want a new job. But it's like now I'm kind of making friends there and feel like I'm fitting in a bit. If I leave I will lose all that. And what if where I go to is worse?
I applied for a job Friday at the nursing home both my classmates (used to be friends but I kind of feel like they aren't anymore) Hollie and Megan work. They both love it there. Hollie called to tell me there was an opening for the 3-11 shift so I applied again. I had applied awhile back but it was for an older position that I figured wasn't even available anymore but I was still hoping they had my application on file. Well when this job was posted I applied there again. Still haven't heard a word.
And I was disappointed because I won't make any extra money there. I'll be making less there than I made at the hospital which is CRAZY. Most nursing homes pay more. I'll be working more hours and getting around the same amount of money. I work about 72 hours every 2 weeks at the hospital and I would work 80 every two weeks at the nursing home and bring home about the same amount of money.
But if it's a job I love I would be willing to do that. But who knows? I would think it would definitely be less taxing on my body. For that reason alone I should probably do it. There is literally not one bone or joint that doesn't hurt right now and some muscles. It's really bad.
Well they may never call me anyway. You would think I would have heard something by now if they needed someone.
I hate not knowing what to do. Always scared to make a wrong decision. Seems I usually do.
The iguana lights (Guaco) and the snake lights (Bindy) are on timers. I walked into the living room and the iguana lights are off and the snake's night light is on. I'm like what's going on??!!
I thought maybe the ferrets knocked the cord out of Guaco's time out...nope. Then it dawns on me that Bindy's night light is on. I'm like what time is it. It's 7:15...ok both timers are set for 7:00. WTH?
So I'm just standing there honestly, getting a little freaked out LOL. Then it hits me. It's nighttime not daytime LOLOLOLOL. I woke up around 7 thinking it was morning but it was actually night. I tell you, night shift will get you really messed up. I still love it though.
My job...what can I say, it's kind of better, kind of not. I'm a bit faster at things and sometimes if I get the same patients the next night, I have a little time to breathe like around 2:00 or 3:00AM. But so many times, they switch patients on you. I HATE IT.
So see I'm there at 6:45PM and don't get a break until then except to stop and eat something. So much crap to do in that 12 hour period.
That's another reason I think I would like the nursing home better. You pretty much have the same patients everyday and you get used to what their likes and needs are.
When you have new patients at the hospital it's so much more time consuming because you have to completely go through every chart checking all physican orders. The nurses before you could have missed something and so that's why you can't rely on them and have to do it yourself. Some nurses do but they are crazy. That's my license we're talking about. The next night it's much easier because all you have to do is go back as far as the last time you had them which in that case would be just the last 24 hours. So much faster.
Like Tuesday night I got there and had all new patients. It sucked so bad. I don't understand why they don't let us keep our patients. It's SO ANNOYING. If one of mine leaves, then let me have the ones I had before and then add a new one. Is that so difficult?
I'm starting to have second thoughts about leaving. I mean I really want a new job. But it's like now I'm kind of making friends there and feel like I'm fitting in a bit. If I leave I will lose all that. And what if where I go to is worse?
I applied for a job Friday at the nursing home both my classmates (used to be friends but I kind of feel like they aren't anymore) Hollie and Megan work. They both love it there. Hollie called to tell me there was an opening for the 3-11 shift so I applied again. I had applied awhile back but it was for an older position that I figured wasn't even available anymore but I was still hoping they had my application on file. Well when this job was posted I applied there again. Still haven't heard a word.
And I was disappointed because I won't make any extra money there. I'll be making less there than I made at the hospital which is CRAZY. Most nursing homes pay more. I'll be working more hours and getting around the same amount of money. I work about 72 hours every 2 weeks at the hospital and I would work 80 every two weeks at the nursing home and bring home about the same amount of money.
But if it's a job I love I would be willing to do that. But who knows? I would think it would definitely be less taxing on my body. For that reason alone I should probably do it. There is literally not one bone or joint that doesn't hurt right now and some muscles. It's really bad.
Well they may never call me anyway. You would think I would have heard something by now if they needed someone.
I hate not knowing what to do. Always scared to make a wrong decision. Seems I usually do.