Do I Love Nursing? What Day is it?

Get yourself to a doctor. That level of insomnia is dangerous for you and will make you far less capable of focusing at work. Best to make sure it doesn't have a physical source.

i know this isnt the subject but i couldnt figure out how to blog!!!!!!!!! yes i am 51 and technologically challenged!!!! r there any home health nurses out there who have used the home health computer systems for documentation known as Meditech Maestro or a company named CPSI or one named McKesson?? did u like it, what kind of agency do u work in? pros and cons.............thanks

[I]I'm gonna graduate from school this summer but right now I'm already working in the General Surgery Dept. in a hospital. I thought it would be a new start in my life which should make me a little happier but the same problem came to me again---I can't sleep!!
I can't sleep at night or in the day. My friend says it's quite possible for me to get depressed if things don't get better.
Everyday I'm doing the same old routines, I get emotional, I get angry, I get exhausted, I get sleepless... just can't figure out what i've been holding on.[/quote][/i]
I know this isn't exactly the subject of this thread, but when I read it I thought you were describing me! I haven't slept a decent night in MONTHS. It is driving me nuts. I would love to hear if anyone has any suggestions that actually work. I already do the "sleep hygeine" sutff--no TV or reading in bed, going to bed at the same time, no caffeine during the day, limiting when I eat, etc. Also been taking Ambien CR only to wake back up a few hours later. I currently have a day job and so far I am still able to get through the day--though I am exhausted right around 3 pm. It is a vicious cycle because I am an anxious person anyway. The more I can't sleep, the more anxious about it I get and then I am even less able to sleep. Never ending.

Um...Bipolar comes to mind..hahaha...

When I was orienting the new nurses that came on our unit, they would always seem to ask about the "good days and the bad days". I was very truthful with them. I told them there are days when you walk out the door saying "Slap that big red S on my chest. My name is Supernurse! I accomplished A,B,C,D E, F,and G today!"

Then come the days when you are glad your patient is still alive at the end of your shift. It is what you begged God to let happen at the end of report. Or begging for the IV to last to the end of the shift because they have no more sites left and you tried all day yesterday to get the one that is being used now.

Then there are the days when you say " THAT'S IT! I HVE HAD IT! I am getting a job as a Wal-Mart greeter!" You can substitute any other job here. I have used secretary/ assistant, resturant hostess, etc. You get the picture. If you are lucky then these types of days are few and far between.

So yes I still love nursing. But not on those few and far between days.

Thanks for the article! Here I sit feeling guilty about NOT liking what I do. It took me so long to get my RN, between full time work and raising a family and NOW....I realize it's not what I expected it would be. What you might ask, did I expect?? Not quite sure. At this point, I hate floor nursing....and have decided to take a step back after just 5 months. I am considering getting back into what I did for 27 years....In home day care. Wish me LUCK!

Hey..I am 57yrs old! Quit accounting 2yrs ago to take prereqs and am starting Nursing School end of August! Never say "too late".

Tracy, Good luck to you. I had a friend who was 53 in the AA RN program. she went on to the BSN program at 55 and is now in the Masters program going all the way for her P.h.D. NEVER too late. Not sure I would do that, but everyone is different. You can do anything you wish to do. You go girl.

Whew! Glad I am not alone! Well stated. Thank you for sharing

To Veeh, I am 46 and am in nursing school. I am like the author some days are worth it and some are not. Like today it is 80 degrees outside and I'm inside (supposed to be doing homework) and was looking for some info on the wonderful site and read purple's note. I am worried that I won't have a job when I graduate but the chances are still better in this field than just about any other I would be interested in. I am not naive. I know there a lots of issues and I will have to deal with them when I run into them. There isn't a job in the world that doesn't have good days and bad.