Here's a little background on me. I work weekend double shifts every Saturday and Sunday at a skilled nursing facility, and have 5 days off in a row from Monday through Friday. My 2 year anniversary will arrive in February 2008.
However, I experience physical symptoms at the mere thought of this facility. I laid in bed for 3 hours today during the early afternoon hours, because I began feeling GI symptoms such as nausea and stomach ache after thinking about my upcoming shifts this weekend.
The first year at this workplace went well, because I worked the traditional nursing home section. This past year has been different, because I now work the rehab section. The rehab patients tend to be selfish, demanding, impatient, abusive, and wanting instant gratification. They are also higher acuity than the typical nursing home patient due to recent surgeries (CABGs, laminectomies, arthroplasties, hysterectomies, amputations), yet I usually have 15 to 20 of them by myself.
The family members tend to be abusive, vulgar, demanding, and always making thinly-veiled threats to staff. I enjoy nursing, but I absolutely hate other aspects of working at this place. I'm just trying to hang on until my 2nd anniversary in February 2008. Thanks for listening.
