When you just don't want to go to work....

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Although I love my job, and would not work anywhere else, sometimes when I've had a day off and I am going back for a three day (12 hr shifts) run, I just don't feel like going! Sometimes I'm a little sad, pre-occupied, or just need time for myself. I know I have to go anyway. You can't just stay home because you want to. So here is my question for you all: What do you do motivate yourself, to psych yourself up, or help yourself look forward to going in to work at those times when you do not feel like going? I'd love some advice!

Specializes in Infusion Nursing, Home Health Infusion.

As far as work goes I play a mental trick with myself. I tell myself to just get to the halfway point of my shift...so just five hours.. once I get to that part I tell myself. Yeah..I did half and now I am on rhe down slope. That seems to work for me!

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Specializes in Urgent Care, Oncology.
That is why I have a cat because I absolutely detest mice and rats.My female cat is the best mouser cat I have ever had.The only slight problem is that I do get dead mice presents at my back door and an occasional rat and they must be tossed ASAP. Luckily my daughter or BF gets them for me!

We have a cat. She failed miserably. She's indoor/outdoor and regularly brings lizards and birds as presents for me but she just had a minor interest in the mouse.

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Two words:

Per Diem.

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I used to feel like that when I worked 12 hour shifts, too. After 28 years in hospital nursing, I went into a monitoring position, and love it. You may want to look at your other options as a nurse- lots of good opportunities out there besides 12 hour shifts. I also used to pray a lot to get through my 12 hour nights!

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Per diem. Best thing that ever happened to me. Lol

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I work 2 different jobs equaling full time. this helps me avoid burnout and experience different sides of nursing. I'm a staff nurse 2 nights a week and I'm adjunct instructor for a community college. I enjoy the change in roles and settings and both positions benefit from each other.

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I Feel like that today. But them bills who's gonna pay those. I was seriously doing the math of how long I can live off my savings without a job 😂. It's about 8 months and it sounds tempting

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Gyn, Pospartum & Psych.

I have put a time limit on staying in this position...a day when I can consider transferring to a different unit or changing jobs completely. It helps take the "this goes on forever" aspect away and turns it into a temporary situation that is time limited. If it gets really bad, I also research what else is out there so that I don't feel so trapped. When I get to that day, if I stay I will also put a new day to re-evaluate my status at that job. I refuse to become the experience nurse who has panic attacks in the med room almost daily and gets joked about because she rapid responds someone daily. She needs to do something else for a while. I usually like the job once I get past hand off and the "unknown" isn't so unknown anymore.

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We have a cat. She failed miserably. She's indoor/outdoor and regularly brings lizards and birds as presents for me but she just had a minor interest in the mouse.

My fur-people don't mouse, (especially the dog!), but they sure are a comfort when I need one!

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Dialysis.

I love my on a week off a week schedule, but I always dread Monday morning my week back. Mostly because until I get there I have not a clue what I am walking into. Once I am there though, it is OK.

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Specializes in LTC.

College education for the kids, retirement, bill payment - these things get my butt to work each time. I am a widow and I feel the pressure of being the sole provider for my family of 3 intensely.

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I have apprehension before I go to work, but I know once I get there I feel fine. So I tell myself "once you get to work you feel fine, right?" My apprehension isn't due to the job itself, it's due to feeling like I lose three days of home life. I noticed when the nights began to draw in, some of it for me is I don't see my home in the day light.

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