marie-francoise

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1. I hate nursing..

   marie-francoise replied to flygirls2's topic in New Nurse

   Some of the most miserable moments in my life: 1) The day before med-surg clinicals (dreading them) 2) Being at med-surg clinicals (hated them more than I've ever hated doing anything else in my life) I got through nursing school with high marks; but...

2. burn out in first yr

   marie-francoise replied to futurenicunurse2008's topic in New Nurse

   I hated nursing clinicals more than anything I've ever done in my life - esp the med-surg hospital clinicals; but, really, all of them. Was never so miserable. Totally turned me off to bedside nursing. I kept thinking, "who the heck would do this ...

3. burn out in first yr

   marie-francoise replied to futurenicunurse2008's topic in New Nurse

   I'm done with nursing school, but have to say that it taught me that bedside nursing has got to be one of the most difficult jobs around. It seems to me that the level of stress & expectation placed on nurses is abusive. I don't want to subject...

4. "Other" healthcare careers...

   marie-francoise replied to ONCRN84's topic in General Nursing

   Do what you want to do. Listen to your gut, not the opinions of others. I also cannot see myself at the bedside for very long.

5. I hate nursing..

   marie-francoise replied to flygirls2's topic in New Nurse

   It's almost laughable - I like when staff coach the patient by asking the ill patient who is lying in his/her bed not giving half a $!%# about these survey questions, "So would you say you'd 'DEFINITELY' recommend this hospital to a friend?" It's a s...

6. I hate nursing..

   marie-francoise replied to flygirls2's topic in New Nurse

   True - and you will see on Web boards that older nurses regret & rue how nursing has changed over the years. It is a repeated theme. The mighty dollar now rules health care, and this has made for some bad changes over the years - short-staffing,...

7. I hate nursing..

   marie-francoise replied to flygirls2's topic in New Nurse

   I think it's entirely normal to hate nursing. There are a lot of RN's out there who are not at the bedside. They will talk about the good sides of nursing, yes; but they are not at the bedside. Believe me, don't worry - you are not alone in how you f...

8. Took NCLEX-RN Exam today (YIKES!!!)

   marie-francoise replied to EmilyLucille523's topic in NCLEX

   The NCLEX-RN was one of the most bizarre tests I have ever taken. Weird questions. Did not reflect what was taught in nursing school, or the content of those thousands of NCLEX practice questions. I did very well in school, and now I just feel bla...

9. New Nurse who hates her job...nursing is not what I thought

   marie-francoise replied to dtermineddenise's topic in New Nurse

   What you are observing is a common theme in bedside nursing - much of it does suck. My eyes started opening in nursing school during clinicals. Too much patient turnover, too many patients per nurse, too much documentation (related to the constant wo...

10. stressed..other nursing options??

    marie-francoise replied to LovePurple's topic in New Nurse

    I really do think that the nursing shortage (that was) has to do with these real stresses of nursing. Desk jobs ARE easier, and frequently better compensated. And working conditions in nursing seem to be getting worse (too much charting, number &...

11. Jaded with lack of end of life quality?

    marie-francoise replied to shocker29's topic in General Nursing

    I think that families don't see that there are alternatives between the extremes of tubes everywhere vs. doing nothing. I guess it's denial. I heartily agree with what you're saying.

12. Is is it normal to not like nursing?

    marie-francoise replied to intothemoon's topic in New Nurse

    Ah, what they DON'T teach us in nursing school. There seems to be a studied avoidance in nursing school of discussing the topic of nursing's true stresses & martyr-level sacrifices, not to mention the many ridiculous aspects of today's $-driven, ...

13. Life is too short to be this stressed

    marie-francoise replied to missninaRN's topic in New Nurse

    I'm a recent grad also wondering if hospital bedside nursing is worth the stress & abuse. One of the major lessons I learned during clinicals is, "now I know why there is a nursing shortage!" Having had other jobs, the contrast between those rel...

14. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    marie-francoise replied to jalvino1's topic in Relations

    I agree with this. Not all truths are palatable, and I would say that this is true, that this is truly what's happening.

15. Completely burned out

    marie-francoise replied to tinderbox's topic in General Nursing

    Disclaimer: I'm still a student. Yes, even just from clinicals I can totally see why you'd be depressed at the thought of going into work. I'm having many second thoughts about going into nursing. I don't want to face every workday as a day that I dr...