KC34

KC34 specializes in PCU med/surg/podiatry/Nursing home.

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1. I'm burned out...what to do...

   KC34 replied to KC34's topic in Stress 101

   This is a wonderful topic. I've had many conversations with nurses about sleep habits and how they are feeling. I notice sometimes that I am just emotioned out and can't function at home or have difficulty giving attention to my family. I am not l...

2. Do you chart lies?

   KC34 replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

   I am careful to only chart what I did. Sometimes I have to go back just to make sure I didn't chart something just out of habit or get 2 pts mixed up. I've done that. If you didn't do it leave blank, but chart some sort of comment that the pt is r...

3. I'm burned out...what to do...

   KC34 replied to KC34's topic in Stress 101

   I was supposed to get PTO off this week. It showed that I had PTO and then the manager put me on for this week without asking me. I/m so angry. I really needed some time off. I will be working almost every other day the way she has scheduled me....

4. I'm burned out...what to do...

   KC34 replied to KC34's topic in Stress 101

   I have really enjoyed all of your ideas. For now I would like to drop down to part time. I will have to pay off a few bills first. I wish I could give care to all our nurses who need it. God knows our job is hard and thankless. We need attention...

5. I'm burned out...what to do...

   KC34 replied to KC34's topic in Stress 101

   So right. I was once told how can we take care of others if we can't take care of ourselves. I plan on dropping to part time soon. I think this will help. I like the floor I'm on but it can really wear on me. I find it really chaotic most days.

6. I'm burned out...what to do...

   KC34 replied to KC34's topic in Stress 101

   You all may think I'm nuts, but I want to study Botany. I would love to teach as a park naturalist. I don't need a lot of money. I need a job that feels meaningful to me and allows for great creativity that nursing just does not allow for. I have...

7. I'm burned out...what to do...

   KC34 posted a topic in Stress 101

   I became a nurse out of family pressure. I thought it would make my husband happy. It has, but I'm miserable. Not just miserable, but I thought about leaving him for this reason. In nursing school, though, I realized I had a skill that not many h...