How are you feeling about nursing?

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  1. How are you feeling about nursing?

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      Nursing student. Excited about the future!
    • 2
      New grad, working and love it!
    • 4
      Recent grad, working. Disappointed in nursing, but things will get better! Looking for my niche!
    • 10
      Seasoned nurse. Working in direct pt care, love it.
    • 29
      Seasoned nurse. Having good and bad days. Hanging in there!
    • 12
      Seasoned nurse. Vacillating between wanting to leave nursing and hanging in there.
    • 13
      Seasoned nurse. Burnt-out and want out, but stuck for now.
    • 4
      Seasoned nurse. Burnt-out, actively seeking to leave nursing.
    • 2
      I left nursing and am happier for it.
    • 3
      I left direct pt care nursing and am now working in an office and/or adm. It's the only way I could stay in nusring.

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I have been doing some soul-searching, re: nursing, and how I feel about it, and what I want.

Where are you in your nursing career?

My situation was not listed. I am a nurse of 26 years, 8 years as an LPN and the rest as an RN. I became disabled and had to stop working two years ago. I miss it horribly. I have nightmares about work every night or two. I dream that I have lost a patient or forgot to give a med pass or I gave too many meds. I still love nursing, but cannot do this anymore. Hopefully I will soon adjust to the fact, I hope so.

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Here we go. LPN 5 years, then RN 18 years, except off for about 2 years with injuries. I am burnt to a crisp. Looking for a new focus. Can't seem to come up with one. Just need to retire I guess, but no money. Nursing is a profession that is killing it's own.

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Here we go. LPN 5 years, then RN 18 years, except off for about 2 years with injuries. I am burnt to a crisp. Looking for a new focus. Can't seem to come up with one. Just need to retire I guess, but no money. Nursing is a profession that is killing it's own.

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Specializes in OR,ER,med/surg,SCU.

I have also gone through many periods in my nursing carreer where the burnt to a crispy critter syndrome would have described my feelings. I have changed departments, dabbed in management, and gone to different shifts to provide changes I thought to be needed for my mental serenity.

My last change was to go to the OR. I knew I had lost my mind, entering a area that would require a starting over period, that would last for quite some time. The OR is a much different area of nursing. Far from serene. I changed hospitals and had a compete fresh start. I try very hard to avoid hospital politics, and only use windows of opportunity, where I truly feel change will occur if I do get involved. I do not want to waste time beating my head against the wall, so I choose them carefully.

I can say I do love my job now. It has taken much time, and change on my part. I choose to focus on the good things my job provides for me and my patients. Yes, I wear rose colored glasses at times, I place them on on purpose, for my self preservation. I try to stay focused on my own goals and how to obtain them. My goals are to provide safe, competent care to my patients, to become a positive part of a team providing the care to my patients. I still have ups and downs, but I can say that I do currently love my job.

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Specializes in OR,ER,med/surg,SCU.

I have also gone through many periods in my nursing carreer where the burnt to a crispy critter syndrome would have described my feelings. I have changed departments, dabbed in management, and gone to different shifts to provide changes I thought to be needed for my mental serenity.

My last change was to go to the OR. I knew I had lost my mind, entering a area that would require a starting over period, that would last for quite some time. The OR is a much different area of nursing. Far from serene. I changed hospitals and had a compete fresh start. I try very hard to avoid hospital politics, and only use windows of opportunity, where I truly feel change will occur if I do get involved. I do not want to waste time beating my head against the wall, so I choose them carefully.

I can say I do love my job now. It has taken much time, and change on my part. I choose to focus on the good things my job provides for me and my patients. Yes, I wear rose colored glasses at times, I place them on on purpose, for my self preservation. I try to stay focused on my own goals and how to obtain them. My goals are to provide safe, competent care to my patients, to become a positive part of a team providing the care to my patients. I still have ups and downs, but I can say that I do currently love my job.

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Specializes in Cardiac/Vascular & Healing Touch.

ya know I just can't think of anything else I know how to do other than care for folks. I like animals too. I think I am good at what I do, (not braggin', just confident). I just don't know I will be doing the same job in 5 years as now. Been in current position one year, but havedone same position 7 years ago for 6 years. So I have the T-shirt! I want to be full time teaching & full time private practice in 5 years & maybe part time bedside in 5 years. :rolleyes:

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Specializes in Community Health Nurse.

Seasoned and hanging in there.......have good and bad days...all of life is just that way, soooooo.......a :nurse: I will stay! :D

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Specializes in Community Health Nurse.
Originally posted by barefootlady

..............Nursing is a profession that is killing it's own.

Now that's a topic that should be discussed further because that is exactly how I feel! Going to bed now, or I would stick around and explain myself. Perhaps tomorrow I will. Just couldn't resist sharing how that sentence touched me just now. Thanks barefootlady! Nighty-night all! :zzzzz :kiss

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