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What makes you tired!!!!!!!!!
I have signed up and worked a couple extra 12 hour shifts!!!!! Duh!!!!!!! And I am tired!!!!! Duh!!!!!!!
Maybe, I don't eat right!!!!!!!!!
Maybe anyother bad habits!!!!!
Maybe the negative atmosphere at work!!!!!
Maybe because nursing is hard work, even if noone else but other nurses realize it!!!!!
What makes you all worn out?????
Just a thought and question?????
MICRO:rolleyes:
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To Emergency RN: do you have any preadmission testing areas where you live, work? I too was burned out. Now I have a wonderful job where I don't pass meds and am not running around like crazy. All I do is histories and physicals, draw labs and get EKG's! No weekends, evenings or holidays!
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Just one more night and I'm outta there.
I'm kinda sad. I've been there 6 years on the same floor. We have had some great times. I'm going to miss thoses guys. It's just gotten outta hand there. They want us to be like a step down unit but with shitty staffing.
But on to new things! Like getting drunk. I think I'll become a alcoholic!! Then I can get detoxed and get tied down and get drugs! Na. Thinking of being a school nurse or maybe walmart greeter. I'd be forcing those damn stickers onto everybody.
To AYANNA: I am not aware of any of those type areas, but have run across some interesting options, less pt care, investigating and coming up with some positive results - let you know. Hey, thanks for the suggestion. It's nice to know there are so many compassionate and understanding nurses judging from all the replies I have gotten!!
I understand what it's like to be tired. I am working as an agency nurse, working 12 hour nights. Also, every other weekend at a nursing home. Last night I worked a 12 hour shift in a small community hospital. I was soooo tired, I was a fart in a whirlwind. I was regretting ever becoming a nurse. Sometimes it's so demanding. I have personally been thinking of going back to school and becoming a pharmacist. Wouldn't they have a good working environment, with much less stress than a nurse?
I couldn't do it.I couldn't quit. I went to work my last night. We had the party with pizza and icecream. and they even gave me a cute little beany baby bear. I hugged every one goodbye, gave away my locker. I was so sad, teary eyed etc! I hadn't made it home before I called them back up and said I was coming back! LOL :)
It just releaved so much tension, saying I was going to quit. We really have some good times together. I think I have just had a bad run. Going to take a few weeks off and go back. But I'm gonna get me a maid to come in every week! I've talked about leaving for over a year. now I've got it out of my system. I really do love the people I work with.
A couple of them said they cried all the way home that morning.
I went back later that night, got my locker back and hugged everyone. I hope I get a coming back party!
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I was back half an hour when I realized what the have I done!!!!What was I thinking!!! I had 3 "dead" vents and 3 regular patients. It was horrible. and the next night it was still horrible.
So now I just started my new job in Intervential Radiology. I love It. Everyone is so nice. Even the Doctors! They never sit down though. The manager is great, techs are great etc, etc. We had a inservice this morning by one of the radiologists. at the end he actually complemented everyone on how well they worked the day before( it was real busy) I don't think a doctor has ever said thanks for working so hard.
I've never been so tired. Its procedure after procedure. whew. Got some new shoes yesterday. Feet feel better.
I just finished a 16 hour shift, 7p-11a. It started as a 12, and then there was a snowstorm, and callouts, and you know how it goes. I slept 4 hours, and then got dinner for my kids. So I guess I am tired. One of the things I like about nursing is being able to work whenever you want, and take time off when you want. I was a teacher before, and got tired of the 9-5 routine. I figure as long as you get 56 hours of sleep in a week you're doing fine, no matter how you spread it out! And the overtime is great! I also like the continuity of putting in longer shifts with the kids I work with.
What makes me tired? Listening to another surgeon complain about how hard he has to work and isn't getting the recognition he deserves for the amount of education he has. I want to shake him and tell him to have a look at how the rest of the world lives while he is taking 6 holidays a year and lives a life of luxury. :(
Don't you wish the person that makes out your schedule would work it for just one week? To give you an example as to why I am sooooo tired - I work 12 hour shifts - 8p-8a. This weeks schedule - Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
My DON can't even work 5 8hr shifts a week. And to top it off, you don't even get a thank you! I don't know how much more I can do. I really wish I could quit.
Sharon
what makes me tired? confused/ steroid psychotic/ pump- headed/ sundowners/ encephalopathic patients. it's not enough to do assessments, meds, charting, care plans, teaching etc etc etc,... but for every five seconds...don't pull on that... you are in the hospital...don't take that off...no, there is no dining suite here, it's not your home...you are in the hospital...don't pull on that...you need to stay in bed...i'ts 2002, ...don't pull on that... AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHGGGHGHGHGHGH. can i please just bring in a tape recorder an leave it at the bedside? AND WHY DOES MY NOSE ALWAYS ITCH AFTER MY GLOVED HANDS GET FILTHY???? there's my vent for the day...thanks
radnurse2001
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Just being a smart a$$---I'll tell you what makes me tired, comming in a 0700(some days 0600) doing two or three cases by 0900 then sitting around waiting for the interventional radiologist (I affectionately call him "white lightning") to start in the specials unit. Then we proceed to do one case, he takes an hour lunch and we work until 2100-2200. Why can't this man learn time management? do they teach this in med school? I remember learning some prioritization in nsg school. I hound this man, and it makes him---slower frustrating as all get out!!!!!
Then we have upteen add on's and calls from dialysis, the dumb a$$ will have 10 cases on and he will tell them to come right in and they will be done ASAP. Patients get angry, short stay gets angry, we get the brunt of it all. buuuuttt----
it is better than floor nursing!!!!!!!