nursfrmjmu

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1. Pediatric Nursing - STress and Burnout (1)

   nursfrmjmu replied to nurselittlek's topic in Arizona

   I chose to be a nurse because I was a patient as a child and I absolutely adored the nurses. Although I loved my physicians they weren't there like the nurses were. The nurses were the ones who really cared about me, the doctors were just fixing my...

2. Pediatric Nursing - STress and Burnout (1)

   nursfrmjmu replied to nurselittlek's topic in Arizona

   I missed last week...my hobby is my dogs...I like to play and walk them. They truly reduce my stress b/c they're nonjudgemental and they don't talk back and they love you no matter what! I think that my work stress can and is reduced when I'm with ...

3. Pediatric Nursing - STress and Burnout (1)

   nursfrmjmu replied to nurselittlek's topic in Arizona

   The support systems that are available to me are my boyfriend. My friends are people I work with, so it's also very easy to talk to them about what may be stressing me out. My non nursing friends ask me lots of questions, but as stated before, it's...

4. Pediatric Nursing - STress and Burnout (1)

   nursfrmjmu replied to nurselittlek's topic in Arizona

   In our gen. peds floor, even if there are enough nurses according to the staffing needs, it still feels like there's a shortage. I have to agree with wells126 that the kids keep coming in sicker and sicker. We are the only level one trauma center i...

5. Pediatric Nursing - STress and Burnout (1)

   nursfrmjmu replied to nurselittlek's topic in Arizona

   This sounds crazy! At least at this facility and in pediatrics, precepting new nurses or even experienced nurses is something that we take pride in. We really enjoy students and always try to recruit them either to our unit or pediatrics in general....

6. Pediatric Nursing - STress and Burnout (1)

   nursfrmjmu replied to nurselittlek's topic in Arizona

   I am a nurse in gen. peds, which includes heme/onc. We currently have a shortage and this directly increases the stress levels of the nurses I work with and myself. When there is no one there that you can check off chemo with because they're busy w...