OliveVinesRN

I do because I work in psych and most of the people I work with don't have medical problems. And when I put some on, I put on just a bit and lighter scents like splashes. I know that some of the more expensive stuff and heaview colognes do offend those who are sensitive to it. I haven't had any complaints against the body mists and cheaper colognes.

I just wanted to say that I am so sorry that this has happened to you. And I applaude the great courage it took for you to come and tell your story. Maybe it will help others who are in the same situation. May God bless and keep you. You are in my prayers.

Okay, ButterPecanRican, you must be a Wu-Tang fan. I'm Chocolate Deluxe mixed with a little French Vanilla. LOL!!! Just an inside thang for those that don't know. But, to answer you're question; No, I don't HATE nursing, but I do have a dislike for it at times. And it's all because the way things are now, a nurse can't do the job he/she would like to. You have Social Workers, Case Management, Doctors, PT, OT, lab, all trying to undermind you. No one listens to the nurses' judgement. Never mind that we are the ones that interact with the patient 99% of the time. Nobody values what we have to say. So, as a nurse, I often feel that my hands stay tied. Also, whoever let healthcare become business oriented needs their behind beat with a bamboo cane. It's put enormous pressure on us to discharge the patients too soon or cut corners to save money. The bottom line is all about money to these business-minded CEOs, COOs, Marketing people. I'm not saying that we can't save money when we're being wasteful. But we should never, ever push patients out of the door before we're ready. I feel that all healthcare facilities should be charity-run. That way, whatever the insurance doesn't cover, the hospital asorbs. That way, we don't have Case Management down our backs about getting patients out because the insurance will run out. And if one more unlicensed ancillary person tries to tell me what's best for my patient, I am going off. I went to school and was trained to take care of my patients. I don't appreciate every Joe having something to say. So, that's just the tip of the iceberg reasons as to why I am growing discontented with nursing.

I know, sad isn't it? And before anyone dare disputes me, I have experienced this firsthand as a patient. The other weekend, I had to go to he ER due to rapid heart rate/anxiety. Being that I just started a new job, I am in between insurance coverage. I know I could have the COBRA coverage, but we all know that's too expensive for anyone to afford (what a joke). Well, to make a long story short, I was dismissed without my psychosocial needs even being addressed. They did an EKG, which showed a "slight abnormality" (probably respiratory sinus arrhythmia, I suspect), but the doctor said it wasn't anything to worry about. Thank God for that, but, I still felt that I could've had assessed my psychosocial status since that was one of my chief complaints. So, to this day, I am still dealing with unresolved anxiety. I guess, since I didn't have insurance, they didn't want to go too deep. You know, it is awful that just because doesn't have insurance they are not thoroughly treated. When a person gets sick, all they need to worry about is getting well. They don't need to hesitate to go get checked out just because they don't have insurance. And they definitely do not need to be worried about all of their assets being seized just because they got sick. Why, in this "great" country, are we still mistreating our citizens?