happyRN77

I also am pregnant and work at a SNF. The stress is elevated most days, but I just try my best. That is all anyone can do. I am more fatigued than I have ever been in my life. I work extra shifts when I can, and I regret those long hours most of the time. I find that every employer stretched nurses thin. Whether you are a supervisor or a floor nurse, you will be stressed. Other jobs may look greener on the other side of the fence, but I find that all nursing is stressful. Yes I cry too on occasion, but those incidents are fewer and fewer (at work anyway). You probably are doing very well if you have been at the SNF for a year now. Just hang in there. Congratulations on your pregnancy! Keep positivity all around you.

I wanted to be the person that my family could call for medical help/assistance. I also wanted my big brothers to respect their little sister. I always knew that I wanted to help other, but I just wasnt sure the best route or career path to take. Nursing just feels like it may have been something I was born to do. Like as if all the choices in life brought me to this wonderful opportunity. To conclude however, my brothers still think I am a joke, and my family is proud but have not needed my skills (thank goodness).