What do you hate about nursing and why?

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I'm curious to see why other nurses may hate nursing or what they hate about it? AND GO!

When I was in nursing, I really enjoyed it, actually...I left it to do anesthesia as a CRNA, but I can absolutely say what I don't miss about it and what still gives me fits even now that I am no longer in the field. And that is the pissy, "gotcha" territorialism. The idea that the "offenders" have a monopoly on the correct way of looking at a situation and that if the "offender" RN doesn't understand something there is something terribly wrong and needs to be corrected. And if anyone dares to challenge the "offender" RN's point of view, that person should be disciplined accordingly.

Y'all know that person...

I agree with this too. Some days, I feel like if I'm not on my game to catch all of their errors, somebody is going to die.

I seriously have to make numerous phone calls a day asking did you really mean to order this because............ And then waiting 15 minutes for an answer.

I know these guys have to learn, but my gosh..... Iworry what happens when we have a new grad nurse with a med student.

Don't your med students have to have their orders co-signed by a licensed physician? And all nurses need to know that they must not accept orders from students if those orders are not co-signed.

As a Psych NP, after I have put hours of work into evaluating and treating a patient over months, sometimes years, some idiot who takes a 2 minute look at the situation, has the nerve to open their pie hole and make sounds.

I agree that some nurses can be mean. When I went into nursing I thought I was going into a profession with compassionate humans, I was wrong (quite a few times). I don't like how we are rushed to do things, when patients and their families don't know what we're dealing with in the next room. I also don't like how healthcare is a business and many facilities don't care about safe staffing ratios.

However, I have learned to deal with these things. If I'm around mean nurses I don't involve myself with their negativity. I still would choose nursing again.

Specializes in PICU, Pediatrics, Trauma.

THIS! It ruined what was work that brought me joy and fulfillment. Some days I couldn't wait to get to work and many I didn't mind going in to work to start with....especially once I got into the specialty I had always wanted. Then....when a patient nearly died due to in large part, short-staffing, and short-staffing that had been going on for months, it took its toll on the whole unit.

Specializes in Med/Surge, Psych, LTC, Home Health.

I hate that I no longer have the time to spend with my patients that

I used to, because my little med surge floor that used to never stay too

busy or full, has become VERY busy and full, and expected to stay that

way.

I hate that staffing has not been adjusted to reflect the change in

census.

Specializes in Medical Writer, Licensed Teacher & Nurse, BA Psych.

The following reasons I hate nursing (I quit because of them) - and it was always and only while hired to do direct patient care.

* Absurdly long shifts while constantly on your feet.Barely time to go to the bathroom or eat.

* Because of the long shifts, you are sleep-deprived and it is extremely difficult to find the time to take care of yourself (exercise, eat healthy, etc. Plus, you don't have a normal family/social life.

* The shocking amount of cruelty, hostility, bullying, etc., between nurses and management.

* Being treated like a child - must get a "note" from a doctor if you are sick; cannot participate in making any decisions to improve the workplace; nurses "take orders", punishing attitude for making mistakes, etc.

* You are placed in a box in your job and to veer outside of that box with new ideas, creativity, etc is forbidden.

* Many families, managers, CEOs, patients, State Boards, physicians, treat nurses horribly - like they are expendable subordinates. They are not respected.

* You constantly hear that the nurse is a "professional". Yet, they are treated just the opposite. Nursing at the BSN level is a blue collar job no matter what anyone says. If you have to wipe a butt, clean up vomit or any of these kinds of disgusting things, you are NOT a professional.

The following reasons I hate nursing (I quit because of them) - and it was always and only while hired to do direct patient care.

* Absurdly long shifts while constantly on your feet.Barely time to go to the bathroom or eat.

* Because of the long shifts, you are sleep-deprived and it is extremely difficult to find the time to take care of yourself (exercise, eat healthy, etc. Plus, you don't have a normal family/social life.

* The shocking amount of cruelty, hostility, bullying, etc., between nurses and management.

* Being treated like a child - must get a "note" from a doctor if you are sick; cannot participate in making any decisions to improve the workplace; nurses "take orders", punishing attitude for making mistakes, etc.

* You are placed in a box in your job and to veer outside of that box with new ideas, creativity, etc is forbidden.

* Many families, managers, CEOs, patients, State Boards, physicians, treat nurses horribly - like they are expendable subordinates. They are not respected.

* You constantly hear that the nurse is a "professional". Yet, they are treated just the opposite. Nursing at the BSN level is a blue collar job no matter what anyone says. If you have to wipe a butt, clean up vomit or any of these kinds of disgusting things, you are NOT a professional.

I do not agree that cleaning up feces or vomit is disgusting in any way. I simply do not agree. I am no longer in this clinical role, but when I was, my complaint about my job was never about providing hygienic dignity for seriously ill people.

Many of your other complaints are valid. Nursing wasn't for you. It wasn't for me either, and I became an NP.

The following reasons I hate nursing (I quit because of them) - and it was always and only while hired to do direct patient care.

* Absurdly long shifts while constantly on your feet.Barely time to go to the bathroom or eat.

* Because of the long shifts, you are sleep-deprived and it is extremely difficult to find the time to take care of yourself (exercise, eat healthy, etc. Plus, you don't have a normal family/social life.

* The shocking amount of cruelty, hostility, bullying, etc., between nurses and management.

* Being treated like a child - must get a "note" from a doctor if you are sick; cannot participate in making any decisions to improve the workplace; nurses "take orders", punishing attitude for making mistakes, etc.

* You are placed in a box in your job and to veer outside of that box with new ideas, creativity, etc is forbidden.

* Many families, managers, CEOs, patients, State Boards, physicians, treat nurses horribly - like they are expendable subordinates. They are not respected.

* You constantly hear that the nurse is a "professional". Yet, they are treated just the opposite. Nursing at the BSN level is a blue collar job no matter what anyone says. If you have to wipe a butt, clean up vomit or any of these kinds of disgusting things, you are NOT a professional.

All of this ^^^^^^

I'm retired.. still don't have enough time to answer your question.

The following reasons I hate nursing (I quit because of them) - and it was always and only while hired to do direct patient care.

* Absurdly long shifts while constantly on your feet.Barely time to go to the bathroom or eat.

* Because of the long shifts, you are sleep-deprived and it is extremely difficult to find the time to take care of yourself (exercise, eat healthy, etc. Plus, you don't have a normal family/social life.

* The shocking amount of cruelty, hostility, bullying, etc., between nurses and management.

* Being treated like a child - must get a "note" from a doctor if you are sick; cannot participate in making any decisions to improve the workplace; nurses "take orders", punishing attitude for making mistakes, etc.

* You are placed in a box in your job and to veer outside of that box with new ideas, creativity, etc is forbidden.

* Many families, managers, CEOs, patients, State Boards, physicians, treat nurses horribly - like they are expendable subordinates. They are not respected.

* You constantly hear that the nurse is a "professional". Yet, they are treated just the opposite. Nursing at the BSN level is a blue collar job no matter what anyone says. If you have to wipe a butt, clean up vomit or any of these kinds of disgusting things, you are NOT a professional.

I agree with you, although I do not mind cleaning up after people. I'm just curious what do you do now?

I'm retired.. still don't have enough time to answer your question.

Hilarious and true

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