I have come to realize that I have a Hate/Love relationship with nursing. Being a LPN is all about the 30/20 problem. You can't put 30 pounds of po*p in a 20 pound bucket. Nursing in school was all about patient care, in the field it is all about documentation, cya and staying off the radar. Nurse encouragement is a backhand slap across the face and a write up. Going to work is 8 hours of fear, intimidation and accusations. 10 hours of work in 8 hours is not a exception but an expectation. Punch out and finish your work, or get written up for casual overtime.
What happened to patient care? Professionalism, respect for the nurse, effective leadership, teamwork, pursuit of intellectual andskill improve, compassion for the patient. Why is picking up something off the floor has become a piece of earth to be fought over. Why not just pick it up.
So many nurses told me to forget nursing when I was a CNA. Now I know why. Being a CNA was great.
Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.
It is the politics of nursing that is fatiguing and I see it at all levels. To me, it was never about patient care, it is about dollars and cents, which makes us all losers in the end.
Have some of you worked as CNA's before you went to nursing school? I feel like those that have worked in facilities as CNA's beforehand understand the politics a little better than those who jump into it fresh. Nursing is nothing like what they tell you in school. As a CNA you get an idea of what goes on and once you step up they are not able to take advantage as easily. Its easier to speak up for yourself if you already know the rules and how things work in a facility
pagandeva2000, LPN
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It is the politics of nursing that is fatiguing and I see it at all levels. To me, it was never about patient care, it is about dollars and cents, which makes us all losers in the end.