How about the HARDEST job in nursing?

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As a spin off to the "easiest" thread, how about the "hardest" job?

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Nursing homes (Long-term care facilities):o

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I think that depends on a lot of things. There are a lot of variables. Nurse to patient ratio being one. Another is level of acuity of the patients. If I were to say the ICU or the ER, the ICU and ER at a Level 1 trauma center and the ICU at a Level 3 center- completely different story.

Nurses that can probably answer that question are the Nurses who have worked in more that one area and can make the comparison. Even then, that's not fair. Maybe they were finding their "niche". Maybe they would have had a better experience at a different facility.

I am sure there is a "correct" answer to that question. But I am interested to see the posts to this thread.

As a spin off to the "easiest" thread, how about the "hardest" job?
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i honestly don't see how 'hardest' is even measurable.

ea specialty has their own horror stories to relay.

what is considered hard to one is fulfilling to another.

it's a subjective question with all subjective answers.

leslie

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

Med-Surg! It's back breaking and challenges the brain to the max.

But I agree with Leslie.

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Med-Surg! It's back breaking and challenges the brain to the max.

no, no!

it's hospice i tell you!

who in their right mind makes their living out of seeing death day in and day out??????

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Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.

Middle management -- in any specialty!

The staff nurses eat you alive for everything that is not perfect ... and the upper management is always on your case for not having everything their way.

llg

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Specializes in ORTHOPAEDICS-CERTIFIED SINCE 89.

I'd say the hardest is getting up each morning and putting those scrubs on for another day.

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no, no!

it's hospice i tell you!

who in their right mind makes their living out of seeing death day in and day out??????

That's ok, ((((Leslie)))). We know you aren't in your right mind. ;)

There is no "hardest" nursing job. They're all tough. They all have their ups and downs, good and bad.

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Specializes in Nurse Scientist-Research.

Varies too much by personal taste and individual hospital's staffing. Also is it harder to be in a job that's physically demanding or emotionally demanding? Where I used to work it would have been orthopedics where all the patients were in some way immobilized and at night the ratios were up to 9 patients per nurse.

You couldn't pay me enough to work in anything involving birthing. I don't care to be "down there" and admire those who find it their niche. Also, there is no way I would EVER EVER EVER work in psych. And I completely admire the nurses that do.

I changed to neonatal ICU about 3 years ago. Almost all my co-workers in cardiac telemetry thought I was crazy for wanting to be around those tiny infants. They thought it would be too hard for them as mothers to see suffering infants.

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Specializes in MDS coordinator, hospice, ortho/ neuro.

Pediatric Hospice

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Specializes in Anesthesia.

Your first job right out of nursing school.....no matter what type of unit it is!!! ;)

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