I Am Absolutely Miserable Because I Hate Being A Nurse
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Members are sharing personal experiences and frustrations related to working as a nurse, particularly highlighting issues with management, stress, and burnout. Some members express gratitude and admiration for nurses, while others discuss the challenges of finding less stressful nursing positions. Overall, the conversation emphasizes the need for better support and recognition for nurses in the healthcare industry.
I HATE being a nurse. I’ve hated it since the first day I stepped onto the floor. I’ve never been so stressed out and so unhappy in my entire life. Even before COVID my floor was understaffed, verbal abuse from patients, pulled in 10k different directions and not having time to eat or pee. Then COVID hit and everything got 10x worse. I resent healthcare, I hate it.
I’m a newer nurse, I’m a young person, I should not be this miserable. On my days, off I don’t get out of bed, I’m never hungry, lost weight, cry all the time, have panic attacks over literally nothing, and had to go on anxiety meds. When I asked others if they felt the same way they casually responded with “yeah this is nursing so suck it up, you signed up for this, I’ve been on antidepressants for years and my back will never be the same, but it’s a calling” WHAT?!?
I sure as heck didn’t sign up for unhealthy weight loss, an anxiety disorder and depression. Every time I question something like unsafe ratios, lack of supplies, or management’s unrealistic expectations of us I get told the same thing, “this is nursing”. I have never worked in such a toxic field.
Then I go outpatient--thinking it will be better. Man was I wrong. Patients still abuse you, management still sucks, and I’m still running around like a chicken with my head cut off, except now I get to do it 5 days a week instead of 3.
Life is too short to be this miserable.
I never want to work in healthcare again. I never want to work as a nurse again. I’m currently on a road trip across the country going to the national parks and researching a new career path. Goodbye Nursing ??
Always found it interesting that the Susie Sunshines in nursing wouldn't lift a finger to help others while touting how much they "love" nursing. Had a 445 lb patient. I asked for help to change his bed...NOT ONE person would help. Team work is garbage...whoever gets the heffers is stuck. The patient had a trach cause he was so huge his lung capacity was diminished. When others needed help, I gave it. Never again do I want to work with a "passing of the baton" BS shift to shift or where I have to rely on phony people who speak of team work but are nowhere to be found when it's needed. Call me anything...just don't EVER call me nurse wannabe.
Methinks a new career path won't help unless you look within. Every job will use and abuse you, just in a different way. Take it from someone who has had multiple careers....
In any other job, the verbal abuse and bullying that is accepted as healthcare culture would land you in HR before you would know and end up in a lawsuit for toxic workplace.
Doctors are even worse than nurses. At least nurses don’t have God Complex.
In any other job, the verbal abuse and bullying that is accepted as healthcare culture would land you in HR before you would know and end up in a lawsuit for toxic workplace.
Doctors are even worse than nurses. At least nurses don’t have God Complex.
A lot of doctors are miserable. They were also conned into believing that they would never become an industry clog but here they are, working for the Man just like the nurses. Someone is always scrutinizing their decisions and asking them to complete scut work like charts. Sound familiar?
A lot of doctors are miserable. They were also conned into believing that they would never become an industry clog but here they are, working for the Man just like the nurses. Someone is always scrutinizing their decisions and asking them to complete scut work like charts. Sound familiar?
Apples and Oranges! Over the years, I’ve witnessed surgeons’ verbal abuse, sexist/misogynistic comments, and unacceptable, ‘child-like’ behaviors that are continually tolerated because of the revenue streams that their practices represent to the hospital. Reprehensible and wholly unacceptable-NOT the same. Sorry not sorry
Apples and Oranges! Over the years, I’ve witnessed surgeons’ verbal abuse, sexist/misogynistic comments, and unacceptable, ‘child-like’ behaviors that are continually tolerated because of the revenue streams that their practices represent to the hospital. Reprehensible and wholly unacceptable-NOT the same. Sorry not sorry
I disagree that it's apples and oranges. EVERYONE is dissatisfied with the corporate model of care that is imposed on all of us. I worked in the OR for about 37 years and saw a huge change in the culture over the years. My favorite was when a young surgeon started to complain to the circulator about things not being up to snuff anymore and she replied that she remembered when he had hair. Another one told a surgeon to go S%#t in his hat after he threw an instrumen on the floor and told her to re-sterilize it. Those experiences were decades ago. Any surgeon who pulled that stuff in more recent times would be tossed off the schedule for a few weeks and never did that again.
I disagree that it's apples and oranges. EVERYONE is dissatisfied with the corporate model of care that is imposed on all of us. I worked in the OR for about 37 years and saw a huge change in the culture over the years. My favorite was when a young surgeon started to complain to the circulator about things not being up to snuff anymore and she replied that she remembered when he had hair. Another one told a surgeon to go S%#t in his hat after he threw an instrumen on the floor and told her to re-sterilize it. Those experiences were decades ago. Any surgeon who pulled that stuff in more recent times would be tossed off the schedule for a few weeks and never did that again.
Disagree! I’ve worked almost 30 years in CVOR/General Surgery in numerous states all over the US. I’ve witnessed all of the above as well as bloody instruments and laparotomy sponges thrown at staff. The difference is that if a staff member had made comments such as what I’ve heard and/or behaved in such a manner, it would have surely been grounds for immediate termination.
Disagree! I’ve worked almost 30 years in CVOR/General Surgery in numerous states all over the US. I’ve witnessed all of the above as well as bloody instruments and laparotomy sponges thrown at staff. The difference is that if a staff member had made comments such as what I’ve heard and/or behaved in such a manner, it would have surely been grounds for immediate termination.
Then you are working in a toxic environment which is never good for the patient in the table. Neither surgeon reported on the nurses in the cases I presented because they knew they got caught behaving like toddlers. Today the one who threw an instrument on the floor would be disciplined. I'm sorry to hear that you are working in a place stuck in the 80's.
Apples and Oranges! Over the years, I’ve witnessed surgeons’ verbal abuse, sexist/misogynistic comments, and unacceptable, ‘child-like’ behaviors that are continually tolerated because of the revenue streams that their practices represent to the hospital. Reprehensible and wholly unacceptable-NOT the same. Sorry not sorry
Yeah no, we as providers have any more pressure from the man to perform and we have to bill. Stuff rolls down hill…plus patients can easily ID us and file complaints. Nurses are generally spared from this. Especially since many are allowed to cover their last name on their badge etc. we can’t do that.
Yeah no, we as providers have any more pressure from the man to perform and we have to bill. Stuff rolls down hill…plus patients can easily ID us and file complaints. Nurses are generally spared from this. Especially since many are allowed to cover their last name on their badge etc. we can’t do that.
Actually, the discussion related to doctors’ treatment of nurses-you’re not a doctor. However, do you really believe that just because you have a few additional years of educational preparedness than most nurses, it gives you license to be verbally abusive and generally act like a jerk? What about civility, collegiality, professionalism? I know, it’s because you “can bill”, are a “provider”, are easily identified???, and “stuff rolls downhill”. Wow! You are a real piece of work-try getting over yourself and come back from your ego trip! So not impressed
Do you really believe that just because you have a few additional years of educational preparedness than most nurses, it gives you license to be verbally abusive and generally act like a jerk? What about civility, collegiality, professionalism? I know, it’s because you “can bill”, are easily identified???, and “stuff rolls downhill”. Wow! You are a real piece of work and away on a major ego trip! So not impressed
Funny that nurse who is distancing theirself from nurses because now they have prescriptive authority is refused entry into the haloed inner physician circle. They are still called ‘physician extenders’, not real doctors.
Funny that nurse who is distancing theirself from nurses because now they have prescriptive authority is refused entry into the haloed inner physician circle. They are still called ‘physician extenders’, not real doctors.
Still not welcome at physician-only bashes.
Haha, love it! MD wannabe there. Maybe he/she should try to remember their humble beginnings as a lowly RN!
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Always found it interesting that the Susie Sunshines in nursing wouldn't lift a finger to help others while touting how much they "love" nursing. Had a 445 lb patient. I asked for help to change his bed...NOT ONE person would help. Team work is garbage...whoever gets the heffers is stuck. The patient had a trach cause he was so huge his lung capacity was diminished. When others needed help, I gave it. Never again do I want to work with a "passing of the baton" BS shift to shift or where I have to rely on phony people who speak of team work but are nowhere to be found when it's needed. Call me anything...just don't EVER call me nurse wannabe.