shyrn88

Never thought I'd get to a point where I can't handle pts that have poor habits, attitudes and disrespect those that are trying to help them..been a nurse for a few years but the acuity of some of the patients on my floor has been getting worse. Feels like there's no support from management and the cattiness amongst the nurses just makes it that much worse..what other nursing jobs do you guys recommend that aren't as high stress?..and if you deal with this type of scenario how do you handle it?

I think what sucks too is having your own CNA's almost critique you and think they know more than you. Sometimes I feel theres that much more pressure on you to prove yourself not only to yourself but to others. I know I shouldn't worry about what others think of me but its hard to ignore it when you hear them talk about you when they think you can't hear them. I just hope i can grow as a better nurse and eventually learn to love my job again cause lately i have not been so fond of it. Never realized how difficult this job was.

I'm not sure if I'm the only one but there's been sometime that I've been feeling more anxious before work. The worse my patients get the more anxious I get about situations to the point where I don't feel like I'm not competent enough to handle them at the moment. It's because of this that everyday before work I get so anxious n scared of going into work because I never know what I'm going to deal with. Do any of you have a way of coping with something like this or am i just crazy for feeling this way about my job..