I'm rarely on this site anymore (for numerous reasons) BUT...I just read all my old posts dating back 8 years to the time when I was a new grad. I just strolled memory lane in a big way.
Anyone else ever do this?
Mostly I'm laughing at the things I cared about...interpersonal issues...HA! Especially funny because I care VERY little about what anyone says or does to me anymore. Including management. I just do my job and go home. Oh, and I NEVER do OT anymore. I still care about not harming patients, for obvious reasons, but...opinions of people...not high on my list.
I'm in this weird place (internally) with my job where I don't think much about what I do...I just do it and it works out. There's like laws and policies and what not. I try not to violate those. The desk-type nurses keep us on target with rules and research I guess, so I don't really allocate many calories to thinking about that either, which is great for me (and their sense of usefulness, I imagine). Usually if they implement something dumb I just don't do it, nor does anyone else, and then it just goes away. I find that I have more conflict with doctors, but it's usually constructive. One of my cohorts is my manager now...I still feel like that is the worst job in the hospital (Like, seriously...I'm convinced admins are obsessed with status and sitting down as much as possible...why else would you do that job???) It takes all kinds I guess.
My latest annoyances in the workplace (Primarily in the Cath Lab) are device reps (Always in the way, trying to talk to me on my lunch break-but they aren't buying me lunch, and inflating Dr egos).In the ICU I'm just annoyed with general incompetence and implementation of dumb rules, but that is an ongoing struggle.
I'm also in charge a lot...I used to think that was fun. Now I mostly despise it. And I always get the train wreck patients when I staff...Either because we don't have experienced enough Nurses, or the fact that I enjoy telling Doctors about themselves.
I have more seniority than 80% of our staff...which I'm torn about weather or not that is something to be proud or ashamed of :) I took my first week of leave over Christmas last year (#seniorityperk)I would say (overall) that I'm content with my job.
I see a lot of nurses chasing Grad degrees...like there is happiness and perfection somewhere on the other side of that rainbow...Most of them in various stages of child rearing, complaining about debt...knowing damn well they're going to go into debt to pay for their 3 kids to go to college...but that's none of my business. Everyone is on their own journey!
I decided to just avoid debt, not have kids and invest money in real estate instead. My main career goal is to work no more than 24 hours per week as an RN ASAP. I am on target to meet that goal in
Anyone else have an evolution story? I love hearing other people's experiences.
I was a raging alcoholic, have been sober for over two years now. I go through my old posts and find myself wondering how drunk I was when I posted them, or how drunk I was during some situation I refer to in a post.
Thats a topic for a whole other post: "nurses and alcoholism." I think it's more common than we care to admit. Thank you for sharing, and congratulations on your sobriety!
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Thats a topic for a whole other post: "nurses and alcoholism." I think it's more common than we care to admit. Thank you for sharing, and congratulations on your sobriety!