I'm tired of it!

[sunnyskies9]

I'm tired of the verbal and emotional abuse thrown at me from patients and especially their families. I'm tired of the condescending and rude comments. I'm tired of those patients and their families who believe that they are better than all the other patients on the unit and deserve VIP treatment. I'm tired of management and their "out to get us" mindset. Shouldn't we be able to look up to them as mentors and go to them when we need encouragement and help? Instead, they look for ways to get us in trouble and write us up. I'm tired of doctors and their "holier than thou" attitudes... that they can't even pause a beeping IV pump but instead go and complain to the charge nurse that their patient is not receiving appropriate attention. Who the hell am I, superwoman?! Get me out of acute care ASAP!!

[Been there,done that, ASN, RN]

Amen!

I do have a shirt with the superman logo, that says SUPER NURSE.

Of course I can't wear it to work;)

[Bortaz, MSN, RN]

Even worse, their families do.

Ah, but I can't understand them when they do, so it's all the same.

[enchantmentdis, BSN, RN]

I suffered 16 years in acute care, and left finally because of the stuff the OP mentioned. My life is so much better now. I pray i never have to work in a horrible hospital setting again.

[enchantmentdis, BSN, RN]

My patients can't talk. Can I get an "amen"?

I love it when pts can't talk and when they have no visitors.

[Kittypower123, BSN, RN]

What is wrong with you people, did you not see the call light?" as a example.

I have actually told family members to push the call light when I was really busy and they needed something a CNA could do (one of them had actually walked all they way to another hall where I happened to be at the time getting something).

[GitanoRN, BSN, MSN, RN]

i love it when pts can't talk and when they have no visitors.

obviously you have the best of both worlds having pts. intubated no visitors allowed

p.s. to: bortaz rn..... amen~

[Hygiene Queen]

If our patients' families get too intrusive, we kick them out.

Sometimes they even get banned.

Psych has a few good points, anyway.

[sharpeimom]

i worked psych. forensics... addictions... general locked ward...

resident md comes out of the dayroom with a strange look on his face and tells me, "that guy in there has a weird look on his face...:eek:"

really?!

[buytheshoes11, MSN, RN]

I definitely agree with the part about the families. Many of them are over-controlling and expect nurses to act as gods and know all of the answers and to wave a magic wand and have the MD appear, stat. Jeez. Anyway, I guess all jobs have their ups and downs...

[CapeCodMermaid, RN]

It's not just acute care. In LTC we send out patient and family satisfaction surveys and have to deal with all sorts of crazy families. "why is mom/dad/grandma/grandpa tired?" Really? Grandma is 99 years old...it's okay for her to be tired. Things aren't getting any better.

[notjustanurse]

I'm tired of patients who voluntarily come to the hospital seeking care, and then get angry with me about EVERYTHING required to give them care, from the IV to the lab draws to the diet restrictions.

[ami427]

Wow, I'm a new nurse and this stress is just overwhelming. I had a patient who refused all care and meds, not only did she verbally abuse me but physically abuse me. She'd scream and curse at me when I'm trying to get her blood pressure, her eyes are closed all the time when I try to get her to eat. I get that she is confused but it's just overwhelming to see that I have an assignment of patients; two that are confused (one wanders), and the other two are post op day 2. *sigh* And seeing that I am a new nurse I can't say anything because in order to get a permanent job (its a temp contract) I have to show I can handle the crazy patient load.