[Angie O'Plasty, RN]

Originally Posted by HeartsOpenWide

I cried once after I missed passing my midterm in med/surg by 1% (but later the teacher threw out a question so I ended up passing) It was right before spring break, which I spent studying the whole time...I was studying and taking notes and when I realized how long I had been studying and how little I got through I just felt defeated...I started crying so I went home (was studying at my parents house) and cried so more on my bed and then through my med/surg book down the hall. I ended up with a B in the class so maybe I over reacted, but the morning after I took that midterm I felt I had just experienced a death and wondered if I was not smart enough for nursing school. I am now in my last year of my BSN and I hear the last year is really hard..hopfully I will not repeat my book throwing tantrum! LOL

My gawd girl, you threw a MED-SURG text???!! And I could barely lift mine! Come work with us! We need some strong nurses!!!


And, to answer the OP's question, I've cried a lot over the years. Mostly in the bathroom with a cold wet paper towel on my face, or at home when I finally get home after something awful happens, sometimes in the car on the way, but yeah, I've cried a lot. We work in an emotional business and frankly, I'd be worried about the nurse who saw all that we see and never felt like crying.

[nursemike]

Originally Posted by Angie O'Plasty, RN

My gawd girl, you threw a MED-SURG text???!! And I could barely lift mine! Come work with us! We need some strong nurses!!!

What amazed me was how quickly my brain could process, "That's $130 sailing across my room." Actually, it was usually more like 80 bucks, since my careplanning guide was airborne more often than my textbook.

You'd think just once it might have fallen open to the right Nsg Dx.

[kitt00]

I have been a nurse for almost 4 months now, and I have to say I've cried a few times...once being last night. This was the first time I really broke down and balled. It's just so overwhelming. There are times when everyone needs you all at once, and this was one of those times. I sadly couldn't suck it up in front of a patient's family member, but quickly walked away and sat down for a few minutes to just let it all out. I thought I would never stop crying. I wanted to leave so badly and just make the stress go away. I've had a tough time on this floor since I graduated (it's an oncology floor--but we get many other types of patients too). Now I'm seriously thinking about getting off of this floor. I already have an interview lined up. I just think it's so sad that we come into nursing to help people and be there for them for support, but what happens is we don't have the time to actually be "with" the people. I find myself in the room, but not "with" the patient emotionally. I feel I'm becoming hardened, and I don't like that. I didn't go into nursing to go through the motions, but what are we to do if we only have a limited amount of time to get 18 million things done?