purrsiancat

I am an RN BSN since 1999 and have been working in acute care settings since. Burned out my first year..its safe to say that the system has everything organized so that we are completely oppressed and at the mercy of our employers and the system as they work us to the bone. No one needs anything anywhere...as much as they need a nurse. You see we don't realize this because they break you and turn you into a robot that puts everyone else's needs before your own. Your self worth deteriorates as your spirit fizzles. And they turn other nurses against each other so that they don't trust each other, and will never unite. Its divide and conquer. And the only thing you have to show for all of this is a bad back, sore feet and a mediocre paycheck that just barely satisfies your needs. I am ready to start a revolution and organize a march. If we do not unite, we will continue to be the doormat, instead of being respected as we should be. Nobody is going to respect us until we respect ourselves!