I'm Tired - A Rant

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I'm tired.

I'm tired of being mandated to work 50 hours a week to cover shifts.

I'm tired of working short even when staff are working overtime to cover shifts.

I'm tired of getting yelled at. The wait is too long. That shot hurt my child. Why do I need an IV? Why can't I eat?

I'm tired of people thinking Emergency means instant medical care for every small ailment?

I'm tired of the ER being used as the second or third opinion in a long list of doctor shopping tactics?

I'm tired of fluffing and buffing patients and then being told we aren't fast enough, checking in enough or controlling pain well enough?

I'm tired of seeing my coworkers struggle to keep up, struggle to keep their chins up, and struggle to tolerate the constant belittlement and anger we receive from our patients?

And I'm tired of having my heart broken. I'm tired of looking around what was once a happy workplace to see doctors and nurses who are holding back tempers and tears because we are seeing more patients, they decreased our nursing staff, took away a provider, and everyone is working overtime.

I'M TIRED OF PROVIDING SUBSTANDARD CARE TO MY PATIENTS BECAUSE I'M TIRED OF EVERYTHING ELSE!!

I love my coworkers. I hate to see them hurting. I love the doctor's I work with. I hate to see them getting stressed over wait times that are double what they were when we were properly staffed.

Sorry for ranting and raving. Big shout out to all those nurses who are working a job they love through circumstances they hate.

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Sounds like a recipe for a sentinel event.

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Is there any way for ALL of the dept to grieve these issues to management? I would hope that an en masse intervention would have to have some weight. Suffering silently does nothing.

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one day, hospitals may have right to refuse patients who don't meet the criteria for ER use... those that come in for wrong reasons. this country's healthcare... it's something else

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With so many opportunities within this profession, have you considered moving to another unit within the hospital, or pehaps to another facility?

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but that wouldn't solve the problem, would it. besides this is a clearly marked VENT thread.

With so many opportunities within this profession, have you considered moving to another unit within the hospital, or pehaps to another facility?
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I share your frustrations

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Specializes in Med Surg.

We are not allowed to schedule overtime but you can call me every day when it's too late to have slept to go in for night shift? Yeah. THANKS. I'd rather be mandated to work overtime or be on call so I can plan my life and KNOW that we are decently staffed every night.

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I know this is a vent thread and I completely understand and share most of the frustrations you do, but do you have a union? can you refuse to work during understaffed and unsafe conditions?

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Specializes in ICU.

In France people who abuse emergency services for non emergecies have to pay a hefty premium.

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Specializes in ICU.

Ohio sucks

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Specializes in ED; Med Surg.
In France people who abuse emergency services for non emergecies have to pay a hefty premium.

Would love to see this here...wonder how they collect it?

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