Published Jan 2, 2014
Gaby_rmz77
28 Posts
What is it that you most like about nursing? What is it that you most dislike?
Here.I.Stand, BSN, RN
5,047 Posts
I love being able to help someone when they are in their most desperate situation.
I hate GI bleeds, C. diff, and pseudomonas.
canesdukegirl, BSN, RN
1 Article; 2,543 Posts
I love patient care, and all that in entails. I despise the fact that our hands are tied in so many ways.
xoemmylouox, ASN, RN
3,150 Posts
I like being able to make a difference. I dislike the non-sense with admin and how they work us to death.
NO50FRANNY
207 Posts
It really comes down to basics for me on this one, too easy. I love looking after sick people and making them feel better. I dislike not being able to look after sick people properly, sometimes not having the time to make them feel better, and all the elements that conspire to cause this which are usually- a) people who aren't sick, b) people in very high places who won't staff / resource us appropriately.
ceccia
269 Posts
dislikes:
getting up before dawn
constantly being in pain from heavy lifting
ridiculous amounts of documentation
being treated like a servant/dealing with patients' disrespectful attitudes and not being allowed to stand up for myself
going entire shifts without anything to eat or drink
getting sick all the time from being in close contact with contagious patients and then being forced to come to work sick
anon456, BSN, RN
3 Articles; 1,144 Posts
Love being able to make a difference, see a patient improving, and feeling like a rock star at the end of an especially busy shift where I did a lot and my time management was great that night.
I hate (HATE) the sad cases I often get on my trach/vent unit: child abuse, accidents, etc that steal the life of a child and leave behind a very disabled shell of what they could have been. It's so tragic and there's no easy way to to swallow that pill.
Also, suctioning the prolific secretions of a very sick trach patient who is over about the age of 8 makes me gag behind my mask. I know they can't help it. And somehow the younger kids don't get to me. But when I get a big kid or adult-sized patient who needs frequent suctioning of the nose, mouth, and trach, I just about lose my lunch every time. I have never gotten used to it.
nursegreene
35 Posts
-love helping people
-love always learning / everyday is different
-hate dealing with nasty/ rude/ unrealistic family members
-lack of supplies!
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SwansonRN
465 Posts
Like
-having 4 days a week off
-having a job
-getting better at skills and critical thinking
-leaving someone better than I found them
Dislike
-rotating days and nights
-heavy lifting
-jerks...whether it be management, doctors, ancillary staff, patients, families, they can be everywhere sometimes
-high acuity, over census, understaffed
jadelpn, LPN, EMT-B
9 Articles; 4,800 Posts
I love critically thinking.
I do not love sputum.......
K+MgSO4, BSN
1,753 Posts
I like the practical changes I have made for my team of nurses, new products that work, redesign of areas that they wanted.
I hate that they are put at risk by dangerous patients and face aggression most days
Nurse SMS, MSN, RN
6,843 Posts
Likes: Imparting hope and giving great care, maximizing a patient's potential to heal
Dislikes: Business models getting in the way of good nursing care.