I love nursing but I'm too busy to:

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I love nursing but I don't have the time to be the kind of nurse I want to be.

My thoughts exactly!! Would love to be able to give a nice leisurely bath and take that time to talk to the pt instead of having the CNA do it. Kind of jealous of CNAs at times.

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.

I never gave a leisurely bath as a CNA. A little difficult to do that when you have 13 other pts. that are next.

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I never gave a leisurely bath as a CNA. A little difficult to do that when you have 13 other pts. that are next.

Sorry. I didn't mean to imply anything at all. I just wish that I had more time to spend w/ the pts. My time w/ my pts is limited to med pass, dressing changes, and a quick assessment. Would really love to be able to spend more time w/ my pts.

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I love being a student nurse but I am too busy taking care of my patient appropriately to take care of YOUR patients too, especially the ones you really care less about and feel they are a BURDEN to you.

this comment is only for those nurses who have developed a hardened heart and cut corners with patient care.

This is a cynical statement for a student nurse. I have never known any nurses with hardened hearts, nor ones who didn't care about their patients. Well, maybe I have known one or two supervisors who fit this bill. Before you pass judgement, please realize that nursing is very stressful at times. You will need to set priorities, but it doesn't mean you don't care. Also, you may look to people like students or volunteers, or auxiliary personnel from other departments as an added resource when help is needed. Keep an open mind and don't be so quick to criticize! :rotfl:

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This is a cynical statement for a student nurse. I have never known any nurses with hardened hearts, nor ones who didn't care about their patients. Well, maybe I have known one or two supervisors who fit this bill. Before you pass judgement, please realize that nursing is very stressful at times. You will need to set priorities, but it doesn't mean you don't care. Also, you may look to people like students or volunteers, or auxiliary personnel from other departments as an added resource when help is needed. Keep an open mind and don't be so quick to criticize! :rotfl:

Perhaps this is a realistic statement from her experience and she should be free to say so otherwise the issue does not get resolved.

Kay the 2nd :)

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I love nursing but I'm too busy to have a wee sometimes :uhoh21:

I love nursing but I'm too busy to fill your jug of ice right up to the top when you allready have a half full jug of ice and you can see that my confused pt is just about to take of his last item of clothing of in front af all the visitors and is convinced that he is strong enought to stand up and wee on the floor without falling over....pause for intake of breath... and someones pump decides to bleep... and the HCA has gone on break... :uhoh3:

Perhaps I am the confused one to love nursing :chuckle :chuckle

Kay the 2nd :)

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Specializes in Government.

I love my nursing job (community health/policy analyst RN) but I don't have time for listening to the personal health care issues of the other 5,000 people in my building. Let me add that I am NOT the employee health nurse. Hey, if your back hurts, here's a novel idea...go to a doctor!

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I love being a nurse, but I just dont have the time....

to be a:

pharmacist

phlebotomist

social worker

Respiratory Therapist

Discharge planner

psychologist

customer service representative

dietary aid

maid

secretary

supply tech

physical/occupational therapist

private duty nurse to an emotional rather than medical needy patient

staff scheduling specialist

or be a DOORMAT

AS WELL, as being a "nurse"... have I forgotten anything?

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I'm a nurse but I'm too busy to sit and listen to family members and their endless demands, questions, concerns etc. when I have patients to take care of.

Of course when I TELL them this (no matter how politely/diplomatically) I'm reported and reprimanded for 'poor customer service'.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Pediatrics, Geriatrics.
This is a cynical statement for a student nurse. I have never known any nurses with hardened hearts, nor ones who didn't care about their patients. Well, maybe I have known one or two supervisors who fit this bill. Before you pass judgement, please realize that nursing is very stressful at times. You will need to set priorities, but it doesn't mean you don't care. Also, you may look to people like students or volunteers, or auxiliary personnel from other departments as an added resource when help is needed. Keep an open mind and don't be so quick to criticize! :rotfl:

Referring to a very rude nurse I had the other day that knew I had my hands full with her MOST difficult/priority patient that was dying, in severe pain, and needed lots of comfort... However, she proceeded to ORDER me to take all her other pts I&O's, assessments, and vitals, and even a dressing change while she sat at the nurses station flirting with a male CNA. Then she yelled at me when she saw it had not been done just as my instructor was walking up. Needless to say, the nurse got reprimanded by the charge nurse who said this particular nurse treats her pts with tremendous disrespect and lack of care/compassion....very frustrating experience for me and I don't believe I am cynical thank you very much! :angryfire :angryfire

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Too busy to go to the gym on a regular basis..... sheesh.

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:o

You said this, it made me think of when i was an aide (on a night where we were full and there was some sort of deal on pt. with dementia that liked to go for strolls toward the elevator) and one of the pts. rang her call light and asked for some water. She seems upset so i asked her if she was ok. She said she was sad because it was her son's birthday, he would have been 30, and he'd died 2 years prior from an aggressive form of cancer. I asked if she would like someone to talk to, and she said yes, said i could sit if i wanted to.

Well i'd been seeated and we had talked for all of 2 minutes when i saw the pt. next door (dementia) literally running down the hall toward the elevator. The pt. i was talking to saw this, and i quickly excused myself to get the other pt. back to his room. It took a good 15 minutes to (temporarily) convince him of where he is and why, and then somoene's bathroom light rang, so i had to go there, and then 45 minutes later i get back to the the FIRST pt.'s room. By then, she looked ok, meaning she wasn't crying, but i truly didn't know how she felt. She was talking on the phone with her husband, and seemed fine, and whispered "thank you" to me.

Long story, sorry, but my answer would be to SIT with my pt. To sit and talk to them, to sit when they're dying, etc. Just because they might be there for a physical condition doesn't mean they don't have things or concerns on their mind that they would like to express.

I would love/need to sit with my patients, but that's the point, I'm too bussy.

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