Try getting some help with your anxiety and see if it is really work that is getting you stressed out or something else. Talking things over with a therapist can help shed light on underlying causes. Don't quit your job just yet....
lawilk99 replied to New2HomeHealthRN's topic in Home Health
I started at a HH agency recently and was given the "holy crap" orientation. I've been working with this agency for 4 weeks and I'm already burned out. Please take the advice of the others on this forum and request an appropriate orientation!
lawilk99 replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in Pediatric
I agree with janfrn and I would also add that giving the parents "permission " to take care of themselves by taking a break to go outside and get some fresh air, etc., can help the child indirectly as well. I know your question was specifically about...
I worked in Mississippi a few years ago and the overflow from the Med-Surg unit to our OB-GYN/PP and Peds unit was constant. We would be caring for Pediatric pts with RSV, 90 year olds with peg tubes, fresh GYN surg, and PP pts all on the same floor!...
lawilk99 replied to reginariches's topic in Ob/Gyn
Congrats on the new career! OB can be very rewarding and also stressful. "All Alone" gave some excellent advice regarding Michelle Murray's books, etc. I have taken a course that used her book as a reference and I must say she is one of the best. ...