We are not saints! (just because we work hard)

[Emergent]

I notice a recurring theme here at allnurses. 'I worked my butt off to get into school!', 'I deliver compassionate care to patients, working long hours.', 'I am unappreciated by entitled families and ruthless administrators!'. There is a tone of victimhood in these statements. These are martyrs on the altar of an evil, uncaring healthcare system.

Then the poster goes on explain how they were 1 point under the minimum grade point average requirements, or they were disciplined by their employer. How could this happen when they worked so hard! It's so unjust!

I don't think studying hard to get through school and then showing up on time to work, and doing the job you were hired for, is enough to qualify for sainthood...

[Davey Do]

Can I get canonized now, please?

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[EDNURSE20, BSN]

I agree in the sainthood thing. But a bit of appreciation would be nice, or even just respect. Anyone whose there to help shouldn't be abused, whether youre a nurse, ambulance officer, PCA, student, doctor, physio ect.

[TriciaJ, RN]

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My minions are dressed in the colour of my old nursing school uniform. Nice touch!

[thoughtful21, BSN, RN]

Nurses have no choice but to work hard-

Totally agree about the participation trophies and victimhood - but let's be real, we do have a choice about working hard. We all know a few fellow saints that do the bare minimum. No judgment, just sayin'!

[GrumpyRN, NP]

No, no, no! You are all aiming too high. In the UK ALL nurses are angels don't you know.

Never mind this sainthood nonsense, all that gets you is (usually) martyred.

Be an angel - everyone loves angels.

[ponymom]

And how dare the poor souls have to work weekends, holidays and any other shift than days, how dare their religion not be accommodated (even though they accepted those conditions upon hire). Why, Their 'passion' and 'want-to-help- people'ness should negate all of that cruel nonsense. Surely the mean and discrimminatory schools, class instructors, clinical instructors, facility staff, patients , families and the janitor are all out to get them and just make their lives miserable. Mean, bad people....

Doesn't their constant crying before shift, on the way to work, at work, on the way home from work, in their sleep, on their days off, while eating, while breathing account for anything? Where is the humanity? Nclex failure 7-8 times, 200+questions each time, *everyone* has anxiety, scared of families, sacred of staff, scared of eye-rolling, scared of administration, scared of their own shadow. 'I'm introverted and hate people, so I became a nurse. So I need dayshift only with no direct patient contact, my own office, oh and I cannot work weekends or past 5pm.

[nightlightnurseaide]

alot of it is just a job, but in healthcare (especially nurse aides) are expected to go outside there promised work hours agreed upon hire. having to pull doubles, come in when sick, and even work a hall by themselves. Thats how it is on my job, but i do not know about everyone else. If you stay at a place like this (especially if offered another job) then you care about your resident deeply and thus qualify as a saint.

but thats just me

[nightlightnurseaide]

I agree just doing the job you willingly, knowingly, went to school for, whether nurse, firefighter, police officer, even joining the military, doesn't make you a saint.

My husband is a Marine in case someone thinks military service does imply sainthood.

yes that is true, but everyone can always try to be something else. if you honestly think soldiers in the military fighting wars are not saints then well.....

im not here to fight

[bgxyrnf, MSN, RN]

yes that is true, but everyone can always try to be something else. if you honestly think soldiers in the military fighting wars are not saints then well.....

im not here to fight

I presume that you realize that many of the people in combat are doing so because they *like* combat? Taking enemy fire doesn't make one a hero. One's actions under fire may run the gamut from cowardice through expected to heroic...

[NurseBlaq]

Somebody link me to the thread. I feel like I'm missing out on this "sermon." LOL

[nkkshvnne]

Somebody link me to the thread. I feel like I'm missing out on this "sermon." LOL

Just hit the "what's new" button. The saints come around seven days a week.

[JadedCPN, BSN, RN]

alot of it is just a job, but in healthcare (especially nurse aides) are expected to go outside there promised work hours agreed upon hire. having to pull doubles, come in when sick, and even work a hall by themselves. Thats how it is on my job, but i do not know about everyone else. If you stay at a place like this (especially if offered another job) then you care about your resident deeply and thus qualify as a saint.

but thats just me

That doesn't make you a saint. It makes you someone who puts work above their personal life, or someone who is okay being taken advantage of by their employer, or someone who doesn't know how to say no, but still not a saint.