:/sigh*

I feel your pain. At this very moment I'm giving myself a pep talk to go back to work tonight. I also just looked at job openings at my current employer and found a few that I'm interested in/qualified for. Knowing that I have options in the event that the self pep talks don't cut it anymore relieved the anxiety a bit.

Hang in there.

I'm sure you gave your very best. Sometimes people have unrealistic expectations.

You are preaching to the choir. It will never be enough. They just keep dumping more and more on us without understanding that it is simply impossible to do it all.

You are preaching to the choir. It will never be enough. They just keep dumping more and more on us without understanding that it is simply impossible to do it all.

Burning out nurses without concerns for their long-term career, mental and physical health or stress level has become "acceptable" it seems. And with nursing schools spewing out new grades in high numbers there is no lack of staff to replace those that give up.

I left an employer and job I really liked because of the frequent calls about "one more visit" and the constant pressure from peers and management to work "more". I am sorry, but I do have a life.

yup. I actually work at a great hospital that is staffed well. But some of a these demands from parents are unbelievable. And in addition to my patient care......I was asked to audit charts, replace iv pumps for biomed, edit and review a new welcome letter, start a draft for a presentation on iv infiltration. REALLY! So I'm biomed, education, and management too. Without the pay!

So I may not have 6 patients, but they require our Involvement in everything.

I'm only 5 years in and part time.....feeling on the road to burn out.

So true. Hard to let it go, but you must.

You are preaching to the choir. It will never be enough. They just keep dumping more and more on us without understanding that it is simply impossible to do it all.

Ain't that the truth. I'm old enough to remember when they rolled out the then new patient satisfaction strategies. Anyone remember the one (some are still using it now) where we got to watch an in service with videos on model behaviors that we were to adopt over the course of a specified time frame. One of which was before leaving the patient's room, "Is there anything else that I can do? I HAVE the time!". Management was walking by one day when we first started this so I said it just like the video. My patient laughed his ass off and said, "No you don't. I see you running around out there." but at least he was laughing and he didn't need anything else.

We will have good days and we will have bad days. So far my good outweigh my bad or I wouldn't keep doing what I've been doing all these years. I try to see the positive side of things whenever possible. However, it's nice to have a place where we can go to vent (and try not to break our keyboards while doing so).

yup. I actually work at a great hospital that is staffed well. But some of a these demands from parents are unbelievable. And in addition to my patient care......I was asked to audit charts, replace iv pumps for biomed, edit and review a new welcome letter, start a draft for a presentation on iv infiltration. REALLY! So I'm biomed, education, and management too. Without the pay!

So I may not have 6 patients, but they require our Involvement in everything.

I'm only 5 years in and part time.....feeling on the road to burn out.

Sounds like you have to get assertive and learn to say no to all the extra demands! Practice, just say no!

Some people are just jerks. My last shift I had to change assignments because a spouse complained about the care her husband received (I got to take over the patient), on every unit he's been on (3 of them). You can only do your best. I'm sorry it happened but keep reminding yourself that you did your best and some people are just jerks!