There just may be a light at the end of the tunnel....

Nurses General Nursing

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Specializes in Psychiatrics.

I have been working at a staffing agency for over 3 years. The past year and a half, I have been working in home care. When I started in it, I realllly enjoyed it. Now, I think I'm starting to lose my compassion. I have had two constant cases, and a few rotating ones. My biggest issue lately has been that of one of my younger patients, and it's not even my patient that is causing my stress, its the mom.

Lets just say that I am not the first nor will I be the last to have issues with this particular parent. She has tried to tell me how to drive, how to chart, asked me to do her household chores: which includes, doing her dishes, her laundry, and even asked me to shovel her drive when there was snow on the ground. She has had me watch both of her kids when I am only there to take care of one, and she seems to believe that when coming on to a shift you are absolutely supposed to be on time (I was late all of twice in my entire time working there) but when it comes time for us to leave, well that is negotiable. On my short days, I have left on time maybe a handful of times, and I have had to stay as late as 3 1/2 hours extra without any notice. She also seems to think that I am there to take care of her dog also (this little yappy thing that seems to think I am the perfect place to sit on, diggs in the trash, and never is quite).

I am for the most part an easy going person, and will do my best to get my job done without causing trouble. The past several months I have requested to be taken off of this case because it is causing stress on my marriage (I have been married less than a month). After nearly each shift, it taks me a good hour to de-stress myself, and my husband has heard me rant and rave about this case for quite a while.

But, luckily, there just may be a light at the end of the tunnel. I have just recieved a job offer (written proof), for one of the local hospitals. Even tho it's part time (with the expressed possibility of more hours), I will have less and less contact with this particular parent. I was beginning to think that I was burning myself out, but with this new job oppurtunity, I hope that I will again find the reason as to why I went into nursing in the first place.

Specializes in Certified Med/Surg tele, and other stuff.

Shovel the walk and deal with the yappy dog? You poor thing. Good luck at your new hospital job!

Have worked both areas, yappy dog included.

Out of the frying pan... into the fire.

Good luck.

Specializes in Critical Care/Coronary Care Unit,.

You should charge extra for the dog and kids. Good luck with your new job!

I agree that you're not there to be the house keeper, babysitter, nanny, maid, dog walker, etc etc etc. I'd have been outta there a long time ago! Good luck in your new job!!

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