Nurses, why do we nurse when it is so hard for some of us??????

[kat009]

I am a nurse in the UK. Nursing environment is hard to cope with in Britain. Managers and politicians regulate and some nurses function in some environments as " round pegs in a square holes" and no one is happy. A disparity exists; expectations and what nurses can cope with in reality appear to be two different things. I am trying to understand it and so I am completing a research in nurse identity and I am stuck. I would appreciate any descriptive statements based on your views. The views do not need to be politically correct, but they need to yours; in synchronisation with your own believe system. I want nurses to tell their perspectives on things in their lives. I will not quote anyone personally, this is anonymous. The aim is to cover the following topics as widely and as fully as possible. I need as many statements as possible so please ask any nurse you know to tell me their perspective. Once I have lots of statements I will extract trends. PLEASE HELP to answer any of the following questions or provide a statement in response to it:

1. As a nurse what do you really think about accountability and what does it mean to you as a nurse or as a human being? How does it affect your behaviour in professional or personal life? Does it worry you?

2. As a nurse do you strive or avoid autonomy? What does it mean to you and how do you view it?

3. Please describe your identity as a nurse:

Who are you (feel free to describe)?

What drives you to get up in the morning and still wanting to work as a nurse?

What do you value and care about most when you are nursing?

What do you dislike when you are nursing?

Who in reality gives you support so you continue being a nurse?

What do you do when you are angry or disagree with the way nursing is organised or managed?

I appreciate your help, Katarina

If you do not wish to publish your views please email me directly.

[kat009]

I am trying to collect nurses perspectives on nurse identity. Can you help?

Who do you think are you as a nurse?

What kind of a nurse do you think are you?

What keeps you nursing?

What do like and value about nursing?

What do you dislike about nursing?

Thank you.

[kat009]

Do you think you avoid or strive for autonomy? What autonomy means to your everyday nurse life?

I would be grateful to hear your personal views on this.

Many thanks

[kat009]

Is being accountable worry you every day?

What does accountability mean to you personally?

Avoid or embrace it?

[NOADLS]

Who do you think are you as a nurse?

Just an average person who went to school to earn some average money.

What kind of a nurse do you think are you?

I work in LTC... hope this answers your question.

What keeps you nursing?

The money.

What do like and value about nursing?

Again, the money.

What do you dislike about nursing?

I could give you a really long list, but at the end of the day, the money makes up for a lot of it.

[kat009]

Thank you for your honesty

[BrandonLPN, LPN]

You mean like being accountable for answering your own essay questions?.....

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

What do you think? What have you found in your literature search, because until we hear something substantive from uou to begin a conversation we are not contributing to doing your homework for you.

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

What is the purpose of your inquiry? Is this a paper for school? What has your preliminary reading taught you about this topic? We don't do your homework or provide you with infinite amounts of text to cut and paste.

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

Katarina, a few bits of advice:

1) NEVER, never use your full name on an anonymous, often-searched online resource. It's a good bet that your faculty will find you here trying to get us to do your homework. Change it stat. The mods can help you.

2) We don't do your homework.

3) It looks like you have all of 6 posts, of which at least three are requests for us to do your homework (I haven't looked any further let).

4) See 2), and please tell your classmates.

[caretakerofkids, RN]

Possible her name is Katarina Parr, but my bet is that it's not her actual name. Katherine Parr was the 6th wife of King Henry VIII and I'm guessing that's a play on that name.

[AmyRN303, BSN, RN]

Is there a sticky for this kind of thing? In all capital attention-grabbing letters? :)