RandeeN

RandeeN specializes in med-surg,tele,vents.

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1. Burnout

   RandeeN replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

   you have to look way deepinside you and know that you are doing God"s work. If you have laasted 30 years you're way past the beginning symptoms of burnout. Be careful or you'll hurt so bad that it'll take a long time to recover. I still haven't.

2. Burnout

   RandeeN replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

   me to.since my burnout,i can't get a job and have been out on unemployment. can you imagine that?

3. Burnout

   RandeeN replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

   thanks for the support and understanding...it helps

4. Burnout

   RandeeN replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

   so sorry that this hasn't been a great start for you. relax, be yourself and get into your own rhythem. you'll find out that it's hard ,yeah, but not impossible. be nice, be honest, and accountable. if something is not in your control. don't take...

5. Burnout

   RandeeN replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

   Burnout or compassionate overload is a very real and life altering experience. i seem to be getting better,but only because I'm not working. I can't really afford this,and it may ruin my future, but i couldn't stand it another day.

6. Burnout

   RandeeN replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

   i have pretty much decided to stay away from the hospital for now. Home care,or nursing home will probably be all I can muster up. I'm 35+ years into it,not including the nurse's aide years. It has gotten to be so much harder than I can emotionall...

7. Burnout

   RandeeN replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

   love being a Christian and a nurse.

8. Burnout

   RandeeN replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

   the suffering i am in has to do with giving and giving and feeling misunderstood in sooooo many ways. I'm hot and tired and going to take a xanax and chill out. Thanks to all for love and caring. i really do appreciate it. peace

9. Burnout

   RandeeN replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

   thankyou from the apex of my heart. Your kind words of empathy and encouragement mean so much to me. I wish the hospital supervisors and administrators understood this half as well as you all do. I breaks my heart that after all these years I went...

10. Burnout

    RandeeN replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

    :banghead:Amen...sister. That's the way iy is. GOD bless the new nurses in the field.:redbeatheI hope the fact that they didn't know it as it once way,the way Florance wanted. Patients appear to be the last concern..The dollar is first,documentati...

11. Burnout

    RandeeN replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

    to all serious nurses,how ever and whereever you got started. Pace yourselves. It's a tough road ahead. sure there are rewards...liike being a hero,even though your purple heart is a broken heart. the feild let me down. I was sick a little too lo...

12. Burnout

    RandeeN replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

    trying to get back into it,but in a different setting. nursing home is not as intense,so I'm applying there.praying for a miracle that it goes well and i can do a few more years prior to retiring.:typing:yeah::redbeathe

13. Burnout

    RandeeN replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah:thanks for the understanding. Sorry you have troubles too,but it seems to be the norm:typing

14. Burnout

    RandeeN replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

    i know how burnout occurs. too much multi-tasking. delegate and prioritize as much as possible. yeah, it puts it on someone else. But, save yourself. I'm deep into real burnout. in fact, i lost my job due to it.:cry:take your breaks. drink water...

15. War on the Floor

    RandeeN replied to nysvetnurse's topic in New York

    take it easy ladies. wars are not fought in the hospital unless it's against some swine flu. give your patients your sweetest smile and you gentlest touch. Love them, and your ability to care for them:redpinkhe:yeah:peace