Anyone else work in hospital as nursing assistant?

I’m a student nurse and I’m on placement from start of April until end of June and I’m honestly dreading the 12 hr shifts 🥲

It’s so hard going 😭 make sure you make the ward manager aware and don’t be doing anything too heavy especially changing beds on your own I’ve been so savage with what I will and won’t do until it’s safe

Mee! I'm a hca on surgical assessment unit. I only work 2 days a week now which I'm thrilled about! Already planning where I can fit my holidays in when I'm further along and I can get it so I'm down to 1 day a week well before I go on maternity! I'm not really suffering yet as I'm only 4 weeks but I am a bit nervous as my manager hasn't even picked up my email yet to tell her and I'm sure a risk assessment is meant to be done as we have covid and infectious patients as well as moving heavy patients etc. Plus there's moving wards etc so figured I best tell them ASAP. Hope fully everyone else can pick up the extra load to take a bit of pressure off you! X

I’m pre and post surgical as well my sister did risk assessment and has been amazing!! We have covid on our ward at the minute and I’m just refusing to work with them hard to put the load onto others without actually telling them your pregnant as I’m only 5 and half weeks

Yeah everyone on our ward has to tell people pretty early because of this! If I have to then I will. But hoping to keep it quiet for a while cos I'm super early! We have everything on our ward from surgical, urology, gynae, max fax, ent, opthomology etc and all acutely unwell. Can't wait for the fun to begin ha. Hope you manage to find a way around it without telling people x

Yes I’m a labour ward coordinator so can be very stressful the nights were the worse x

@Ashleigh my boss has been amazing a taken me off nights until I hopefully reach the 12 week stage 🤞🤞🤞

I’ve got a fair few nights but can’t really swap them easily because I’m in charge there’s only so many people to cover, I have a meeting with my manager on Monday and will let her know I’m expecting then as if all doesn’t go to plan I will need time off again x

I work every Wednesday night! Hoping to survive them 🙏