Nursing sucks

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it used to be that you could go to work and do your shift and feel like you accomoplished something, nowadays it is nearly impossibleto complete all your tasks let alone spend any quality time with the patient.

it used to be that you could go to work and do your shift and feel like you accomoplished something, nowadays it is nearly impossibleto complete all your tasks let alone spend any quality time with the patient.

I think you are forgetting one of the most important parts of nursing and that is one of choice. You have a choice of where you work. You have a choice of how your career goes. If you are unhappy with the way it is going then make a change. The definition of insanity is....? Remember, there are LOTS of career paths that you can take to make yourself happy and you are the only one that can do it. I was tired of the grind just as you are now and I made a change. Now I love what I am doing and nursing is what made it possible. One patient at at time and I get to fly! My wife also works in nursing but got tired of floor work so now works in infomatics. She found her niche and ran with it. Find an aspect of nursing that appeals to all your looking for and go for it. The worst that can happen is that you are miserable and it sounds like your already there soooo.....

Specializes in Neuro ICU/Trauma/Emergency.

I would always tell my employees, "if you hate your job/career make life decisions, don't let us make them for you." With that statement, if you are not satisfied change positions or your career all together.

I think you are forgetting one of the most important parts of nursing and that is one of choice. You have a choice of where you work. You have a choice of how your career goes. If you are unhappy with the way it is going then make a change. The definition of insanity is....? Remember, there are LOTS of career paths that you can take to make yourself happy and you are the only one that can do it. I was tired of the grind just as you are now and I made a change. Now I love what I am doing and nursing is what made it possible. One patient at at time and I get to fly! My wife also works in nursing but got tired of floor work so now works in infomatics. She found her niche and ran with it. Find an aspect of nursing that appeals to all your looking for and go for it. The worst that can happen is that you are miserable and it sounds like your already there soooo.....

Thank You for this!

Specializes in Dialysis. OR, cardiac tell, homecare case managem.

I have worked those jobs, I started in the dishroom at my old hospital and worked my way up, sorry but I am an Rn and I work just as hard as the CNAs. I just as much physical work as they do. Don't get me wrong i appreciate everyone on the team but saying nurses don't work hard struck a cord, most days I run mr but off to please patients, family, those employees who will die without a smoke break, well guess what, I NEVER TAKE A BREAK BECAUSE I HAVE WORK TO DO, MOST OF THE TIME ITS MINE AND THE CNAS BECAUSE THEY CANNOT BE FOUND!!

Specializes in Dialysis. OR, cardiac tell, homecare case managem.

I have also been in those shoes although as a RN casemanager for homecare I worked the 60 plus weeks and got burned out all while going through a divorce, yes we have choices but there are slim pickens out there these days for nurses

We need to leave nursing to the folks who are ready to accept it as it is: hard work, poor working conditions, long hours, and underappreciation from management. The nurses who can't take the heat are dragging us all down...

I think we all accept that nursing is hard work, but poor working conditions have a negative impact on patient care. In my opinion, nurses that are willing to accept poor working conditions don't really care about patient safety, and are really the ones bringing us all down.

Specializes in Neuro ICU/Trauma/Emergency.
I have worked those jobs, I started in the dishroom at my old hospital and worked my way up, sorry but I am an Rn and I work just as hard as the CNAs. I just as much physical work as they do. Don't get me wrong i appreciate everyone on the team but saying nurses don't work hard struck a cord, most days I run mr but off to please patients, family, those employees who will die without a smoke break, well guess what, I NEVER TAKE A BREAK BECAUSE I HAVE WORK TO DO, MOST OF THE TIME ITS MINE AND THE CNAS BECAUSE THEY CANNOT BE FOUND!!

Do you not have the authority to write the CNAs up? This may be the fix to your pent up frustration!

Specializes in Med Surg - Renal.
it used to be that you could go to work and do your shift and feel like you accomoplished something, nowadays it is nearly impossibleto complete all your tasks let alone spend any quality time with the patient.

Today I worked with a recent organ transplant recipient who was progressing extremely well.

I had another patient with gastroenteritis who was advancing his diet without pain or nausea. His MD daughter spent the entire day telling me how incompetent I and his medical team were and how we were screwing up his case. All this while the patient ate, showered, and hung out with his wife in total comfort compared to the day before.

My third patient was a complicated case that came down to anxiety and failure to thrive. She and her family berated me and everyone else all day how she was doing terrible. She was walking in the hall, up in her chair for meals, getting back and forth to the bathroom with assist. Two days ago, she was immobile, refusing to move even an inch and incontinent. I had chased the family out and got the patient to get out of bed with "maximum encouragement." I got her up and going after she refused PT and kept her skin from breaking down. Still, i had played "bad cop" all week so she, her husband, and her 11 kids hated me and were kind enough to let me know it every chance they got.

She went home today.

This is a great job, a hard job, I am good at it and I am proud to tell people I am an RN.

:cry: After much thought and frustration, I have decided that I will not renew my nursing license next year. I am tired of being told that I need more experience, more education (BSN and above), remedial courses, etc. to get a job so that I can be mistreated and marginalized. I will perhaps try PA school in the future. The leaders of nursing are not leading nursing-they are being pushed and shoved by forces such as doctors and other health care professionals and they can't or won't protect nursing. It was enough to have a RN, now they want a BSN (no matter how worthless the content of the classes). It was Ok to have a Masters to be an APRN, now its a DNP and no one cares about the experience or the quality of the education. The DNP is being looked at by MDs and they are working to marginalize that degree (don't call yourself "doctor"). It's OK to be called "Doctor" if you have a PhD in a "medically related field" or even Psychology. But not nurses. I have a BA and Masters and I will not waste another dime on further training or education in nursing. There is no where to go where you don't feel conflict-either from MDs or from other nurses. As a PA student, I do 2 years and I am done. I can change careers without having to spend more money-I learn on the job and get paid for it. As a nurse, I have to "invest" in BSN classes, then MSN and then DNP all to get the same salary - a lot less time and a lot less money and as a PA, I don't have to deal with other nurses who want to be mean to each other to make themselves feel important. Come next year- I am out!
Specializes in med/surg; floatpool, mom/baby, nursery.
I don't know if any of you agree but I like nursing. I feel I can do more in my career feel if I don't like bedside. As I have planned to go pursue higher education becoming FNP. There are people work harder than you get paid less. Think about the CNAs, housekeepers or food service. They work along side you but get paid way less. I like working 12hrs shift vs 8. I feel I have supportive colleagues when I need help. I had worked in a place LTC where I dreaded go to work. I am much happier now.

while i appreciate my CNAs, housekeepers, and food service people, I am still responsible for several human lives during the course of my shift and they are not.

Specializes in med/surg; floatpool, mom/baby, nursery.

I am also tired of begging for adequate staff! They staff based on numbers and not acuity. I'm tired of being a nurse, secretary, tech, respiratory and whatever else all at the same time while still being yelled at because i forgot to do chart checks at the end of the day. I can see how nurses get burnt out real fast.

Specializes in med/surg; floatpool, mom/baby, nursery.
Nursing is still the most admired profession in public polls. Folks generally see nurses as overworked, underpaid, and selfless in their devotion to patient care. As a 30-year veteran, I have seen nursing make many transitions, mostly for the good. What disturbs me now is the overmarketing of the profession by schools who see nursing programs as a cash cow. I see many men and women entering the profession because they see it as a steady job with good money. Nursing is still a calling.... folks who think they are getting an easy ride to quick success need to stay out of nursing. I'm tired of hearing students say that they have chosen nursing for the job market or money (let's face it- where else can you come out of a 2-yr college program and enter the market making $50K to start?) We need to leave nursing to the folks who are ready to accept it as it is: hard work, poor working conditions, long hours, and underappreciation from management. The nurses who can't take the heat are dragging us all down...

i don't know where your from but I don't make $50k a year to start much less after 17 years.

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