I had a 39 yo patient today who was very difficult with me..fabricating stories, completely lying to the doctors about what i said....making me feel and look like the worst nurse in the world..she continued to complain about me all day..for 8 hours straight...up and down the halls yelling about how terrible I was. I have NEVER had this happen before and consider myself to be a very good compassionate nurse...and to have a patient who has a chip on her shoulder take it out on me is wrong....to top it off the fact that we as nurse have to suck it up instead of defending ourselves sucks worse. I always wanted to be a nurse.....since I was a kid...now that I am.....I want nothing more than to hand in my license, turn in my badge and apply at walmart. I have cried at work before...but today was all I could take...I have to wonder...is it me/ do I think I am a good nurse when in fact I am lousy? no....I AM a good nurse.....but how can I make things better with a difficult patient instead of curling up in the corner and sobbing bc I am exhausted after working 14 hour days......and then get screamed at by a pt and called every name in the book with visitors and staff watching. Guys, I am fed up....I love what I do ...but I dont know if I can keep doing this.