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I'm 58 and it's been 27 years . I'm very tired . My goal is 60 years old . Financially I need to work but mentally I'm burned out even with part time . Is this normal ? I'm finding now that younger nurses are bullying older nurses . My assignments are usually much heavier . The charge nurse is young and has an attitude . Nurse assistants are lazy and don't help much or give attitude when asking for help . Patients except more and families complain . It's never ending . My back hurts my wrists hurt . The lifting is heavy . I'm so done . I drag my feet going into work because if the lack of help : I'll be running all night while people sit at the desk watching videos laughing . It's just so unfair and the managers are blind to it all . The more you complain the worse it is and there is retaliation with coworkers if reported .
MarkMyWords
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Not a nurse, but your post looks like it is time to quit.
Easy to say try another area or setting, but who hires 58 year old nurses? Isn't there age discrimination, as with most occupations? Well, maybe not in eldercare.