What State you are in? Vic
What are you? RN
Where do you work? Hospital
Do you specialise in anything? Aged care.
What different things have you done and what do you enjoy the most? I've worked on acute medical ward, surgical and now my ward has become an aged care ward which I actually do find I enjoy. Like mentioned I know it sounds cliched but it is great feeling helping people. My patients being elderly, and alot with cognitive issues like dementia does make them quite vulnerable, just making them feel settled, protected that sort of thing. They can be quite interesting to chat to to. We also get often patients with chronic illnesses who are at the end of their life, yes hard but we do keep them comfortable and offer support to family who always come back and thank us for making a difference in their loved ones last days.
Shift work can either be a pro or a con. My mum baby sits while i work so arvo shifts come in handy then as it only ends up being 4 hours we need care for between me leaving and Df coming home.
Weekend work sucks and so does xmas day work!