is your efficiency misinterpreted as lazy ?

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Do people take your efficiency as you're lazy. Lol. I'm too good at this, tho and I think that is why this Job is affecting me so harshly. 3 hours into my shift, my assessments, documenting, and chart checks are done. this is night shift, so it is not as busy, but then I am left sitting around on the computer learning about procedures, or ill admit, browsing on all nurses.com, thinking about how slow life is going for me. 600 meds, for all my patients are done by 0630. Yep, all to the right patients. When a majority of the other nurses around this time are -NOW--finishing charting.

Any way, I often am seen sitting around because I am literally done with what needs to be done, and could be done. I don't do much chit chatting, whats small talk, if it's gossip? I don't do that, and would continue to never do that, just to keep some friends around. The thing is, in nursing, if you aren't bashing someone somewhere, I swear, you are an outsider. I hate talking about others, Im superly concerned about my life right now, with how stuck I feel. Anyway.

Just wondering if anyone is like this, too efficient and on the go, but people think you're just sitting around, but you've done all your work.m helping on day shift right now, and it's 1030, and believe it, yes, my shift assessments, the ton load of 0900 meds are all done, and documentation is done, im just waiting for 1400 to roll around so I can give my next round of meds, and do my notes and get home. Smh,

Specializes in NICU.

Gloryfied, I am like you. I get to work, do my job and I am ALWAYS out on time, unless an emergency erupts. I'll help a little bit for the ones that didn't organize their time, but not to excess. I'll answer unattended alarms, but I won't do their bloodwork, for example. I am extremely organized and always work as if there WILL be an emergency so I will be prepared when there is.

Don't give yourself away!!!

Gloryfied, I am like you. I get to work, do my job and I am ALWAYS out on time, unless an emergency erupts. I'll help a little bit for the ones that didn't organize their time, but not to excess. I'll answer unattended alarms, but I won't do their bloodwork, for example. I am extremely organized and always work as if there WILL be an emergency so I will be prepared when there is.

Don't give yourself away!!!

Yes. I am organized and get my work done and get out on time as well. I am getting my BSN online. So on my down time I am doing homework. I sit outside of patient room with the WOW or COW whatever it is called....computer on wheels and answer lights as needed. Other nurses populate at nursing station and talk on their down time. They often come to me and check on me to see what I'm doing and try to get me involved in their conversation or have me go do different sorts of tasks. It seems to upset them that I don't go and BS with them. To me it is a waste of time. Me doing homework after my work is done and them sitting around talking......it's all "a waste of time", I would rather "waste" my time doing something productive is all.

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