4theBetterGetter

Thanks for the reply. You said you work 12-hour shifts, which part of the day is most stressful for you? Another thing, both my parents are nurses... how do you keep from your work affecting your home life? If my parents come home from a stressful day, its just best to stay out of their way or they will jump down my throat for the littlest of things... Any tips on how a child of a nurse could make it easier for their parents?

Thanks for the response, I'm 17, but I'm mature enough to handle any answers as long as they are honest.

hello fellow nurses! i haven't been here in a while...hope life is being good to all of you! i have a young man here with me who is doing his senior project on the stresses in nursing! he wants to be a nurse as well. i would like for him to be able to have some honest discussions with those of us who live/love it on a daily basis. any and all stress is open to discussion. btw both his mom and step dad are nurses...........thanks for all you do! god bless...........janie here is rudy>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

To better ask my question, I want to know of some of the sources in which the stress comes from. As well as the affects from the stress like, how did it affect your performance on the job? Stress is different for everyone, so if you were affected physicaly or mentally, all responses are welcome. Anything will help, personal stories, co-worker's stories, or just examples. Thanks!

Hi everyone! I haven't been on here in a while. Hope life is treating all of you well or at least treating you! Lol! I have someone I would like you all to meet....This is Rudy Athay....Rudy is doing a research paper on the effects of stress on nurses. Sooooooo I brought him here to talk to some of you. All please chime in and share some of your personal examples of stressful situations and what you did to cope with it ......Thanks so much in advance for your help! Here's Rudy>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Hi everyone! I haven't been on here in a while. Hope life is treating all of you well or at least treating you! Lol! I have someone I would like you all to meet....This is Rudy Athay....Rudy is doing a research paper on the effects of stress on nurses. Sooooooo I brought him here to talk to some of you. All please chime in and share some of your personal examples of stressful situations and what you did to cope with it ......Thanks so much in advance for your help! Here's Rudy>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

i work in a joint replacement center and all of our tkr/thr patients are turned within 2 hours of comming to the unit. both ways...even to the op side. they are oob the next morning. i can't see why this wasn't done for this patient. there are no containdications to turning and there sure are a lot of complications to not turning!

Patient care is everyones concern! When I was an NA I helped all I could....As an RN I continue to do same. That includes bedpans.....emesis.....spilled drinks.....room and unit cleanliness.....denture and mouth care.....any and ALL of it! Team work works best when all the team is playin!

I think it is a reasonable request ...one less UTI for him........just curious, why do you all cath. for scopes?

hey yall! thanks again for the great responses! matthew says he is for hire btw! i will leave this open for the length of my shift so he and you all can continue this conversation and have a few chuckles! you all are so roght that humor even our " sick" kind of humor is soooooo very important to us all! thanks again and .............here's matthew...............................................

thanks again all of you! we are logging off for tonight! have a great night! peace:yawn:

hey yall! thanks for your input thus far! let me expand on this original question and get the skinny! how can we all help each other while experiencing stress on the job.....what are some of your personal stress busters?? thanks and back to matthew...................................:yeah:

Thats a very good idea, and one that i try to preform when ever i can. As the oldest brother in the house i try to take care of my younger brothers to ease the stress on my mother but i could probly do more. Thank you for the input.

hi yall! let me introduce you to matthew. matt is doing his senior project on stress in the nursing profession. he would like to get some feed back from us. and......here's matthew....................................i have grown up around nursing all my life, my mother is a nurse and my new step father is a nurse and i see first hand the stress they bring home from work. over time i have wanted to find a way to help, though i have'nt been very sucessesful. any infromation would help both personally in my every day life and professionally with my senior project. thank you ahead of time for all the info.

i don't think we are so much "mean" as we are tired and ****** off about the work load and short staffing.

RUN.............FAST!

bEING FROM A SMALL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL i HAVE TAKEN CARE OF MANY FAMILY AND FRIENDS AS A MATTER OF FACT THAT IS HOW i MET MY HUSBAND...HE WAS A FRIEND OF A FRIEND AND MY PT! jUST CARE FOR THEM LIKE EVERYONE ELSE AND DON'T FEEK OBLIGATED TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND ANY MORE THAN FOR ANY OTHER PT. IF YOU FEEL YOU CAN'T REMAIN OBJECTIVE THEN IT IS TIME TO JUST BE THE FRIEND AND LET ANOTHER CO-WORKER BE THE NURSE.

You are not crazy. Yes, death has a smell just not everyone can smell it. i personally think it smells like acetone.

Your classmates are not for real! Our MDs even help clean up messes if they are there when it happens! I am blessed not to have to work under those conditions anymore! We are a team...we round as a team...clean as a team........cry and moan as a team! Can I get a whoot whoot!

Nursing assistant...........it's a genetic theme in my family!

no i don't want to....have tried other avenues but i always come back! lol:coollook: i love bedside nursing!

No one under 18. Sure has cut down on alot of needless chaos!

we do this as well. on our unit we take pics at various stages of their recovery (with their signed consent of course) the we all sign the card and mail it with the pics so they can see how far they have come. they like the idea.:redpinkhe

i absolutely would.....there is no choice for me as i have always felt compelled to care for people. i wish i would have done it sooner. i don't like how far away from the bedside nurses have been pushed tho. please don't let the rants get to you....nursing is a challenge and this forum is a safe place to decompress, laugh at the things only a nurse finds funny and support, cry with or to each other. if you feel that you want and need to be a nurse go for it! good luck in whatever your choice!

This is true. Also use a pediatric stethescope. Kids are not little adults and you have to do things a little different.