Big Mistake: I Hate Nursing!
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This is what frustrates me, nursing is glamourized to young people. They think they're going to make so much money, change lives, love their job, excitement, and wear cute little scrubs. Then reality hits. Don't get into nursing for money, you will be severely disappointed. It's a hard job and sometimes you feel like an overworked medicationdispenser.
I don't understand where the concept of "nurses raking in the dough" is coming from? A number of people have mentioned it, but in Australia nurses and teachers are usually mentioned as the two best known professions that are paid _terribly_.
Hahahah you got that right
Exactly
Some nurses in the States for end up making bank. Depends on location and then if that nurse is single without children that even more that they make. Nurses don't make doctor bank but they make enough here to be comfortable in most areas so long as they aren't living above their means
In Northern California they make money lol.
I am a veteran nurse of 20+ years, and a positive attitude is key for those stressful days. Educate yourself all facets of your job and turn it into a personal adventure. Take your breaks and I mean all of them breakfast, lunch, and potty. Smile, smile and smile look in the mirror and say to yourself I am the one making a the difference today. I have been trained and I am prepared for the challenge. One other note, you are the ultimate customer service rep. It's show time.
Mary really needed this today. Kudos from another struggling nurse of 5yrs! (yup 5 yrs n still struggling) ♥️
Mary you look so young !!
It sounds like you're trying to persuade yourself into something you're not actually okay with.
Mary yes RN 15 years, it’s all about perception and the reason why you chose healthcare. There has to be a conviction within that is not expressed in words. This has to be a beyond a recommendation, beyond an interest beyond a suggestion. This “. “ will allow you to continue in the midst of confusion, fragility, insecurities, pressure, lack of support, lack of money etc etc... I don’t know your “. “ Everyday my “. “ is unfolding and it is not for anyone to know except for you and our Father. He reveals it in all of the merky waters within EVERY occupation/ministry/ solution that we as humans are called to. So search within the hardships and allow it to be revealed. You need this career if you are called to it more than the patients residents and clients. ALL MY VETS IN THE GAME STAND UP BABES!!! WE IN THIS FOR THE “ “!!!!
Positive attitude dont change the amount of patients you have hun.try again
I wish you the best no matter what . I got out of nursing last year after 22 years of misery. I would not go back for $100/hour! No amount of money is worth your mental health. Many nurses say they NEVER would have entered nursing if they had known all the facts!! Many Nursing schools are very misleading and are only after money. Best wishes!
Bingo! 100/hr sounds awesome, but the stress is unimaginably difficult.
I'm in nursing school now and had a big "nope" feeling for awhile. I think it's total bullshit that you practically teach yourself when saving lives. Plus there is only a handful of students in my class who deserve to be nurses. The rest I wouldn't trust. I also work at a hospital and learned real quick that you need a thick skin. Otherwise, you won't last a month. E.R. Nurses are snooty too. There is only like a total of 3 or 4 that are genuinely nice. The rest act like a varsity jock.
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Bingo. I'm in my last year. Since it's mostly female everyone hates each other and there are tons of bullies and gossipers. Most of the students think they are going to graduate and get a $75K nursing job right out of school. One dude thinks because he works as a paramedic he's going to immediately get a job as a flight nurse for $100K with no ER, ICU background or certifications. I'm at least realistic. I already have a BS in Biology and a sales background so I'm lining up for surgical sales jobs. Yep. Screw this.
I honestly miss being a CNA. 😕
Carl, if someone would have told me what you just said at 18 and had me volunteer for 1 month at an institution. Then showed me a movie of the corruption and abuse against nurses and the latter. I would have not dedicated the greater part of my youth and adulthood to this ;)
Nursing is just so horrible. I don’t know why I did it and now I don’t know how to get out 😢
Kristy W....wow 17 years🤭that’s a long time. About me try to go back to nursing school again, I better run 🏃🏾♀️for my life.. I’m tired being a PCT even I see the worst, I want to give a try👀
yep...me too
With no extra education, I now have a job that pays me the same as what my nursing jobs did. If nothing else, nursing looks good on a resume. Do not let yourself feel trapped. Just keep looking for an alternative. The upside is, nothing is as bad as nursing, so most other jobs look good. :)
@@elverdad6805 can I ask what career you are in now?
@@mrs.e3944 I'm actually working in a homeless shelter while taking pre-med. But this is perfect for me as I want to work with marginalized people. I have also seen & heard of lots of even higher paying jobs in managerial & administration type positions that any nurse could qualify for. Night shifts are especially good for students, as you are allowed to study after all the tasks are done. This sort of union / government job seems to be a pathway into a lot of other opportunities, and they are impressed by a nursing history. It just took a while for me to find it.
Another idea I would suggest is "contracting" people into your own home, like foster care, that need nursing care. I have known people that earned well over $400,000.00/year (Canadian), tax free for having three people in their home and only two of them needed (care aid type) care. As a home care nurse, I saw people that had mentally and physically handicapped people in their home, who paid for me to come in for night shift and do simple things like trach care on one client. And they seemed very well off. One of the key factors seems to be to get to a point where you can "write your own contract". Which may mean that you are required to "prove" yourself first with a contract that is not as lucrative. The same thing can be done with a small seniors home type situation which seems to be extremely lucrative, so one could pay for others to do cooking and cleaning, and just be available to provide nursing care. I've also heard that the "real" money is in teaching / nurse education. You would still be a nurse, but avoid a lot of the bullying. Although I have been in classes where the instructors continued arguing with each other from one class to another.
Please do no give up hope. A nursing history is still very impressive to most potential employers. And there are a lot of fulfilling AND lucrative opportunities out there. But you do have to really hunt for them, and "think outside the box". gtg work is calling
While I was in Nursing School I quit. I knew that it wasn't for me it wasn't my personality. I'm sooo caring but I just didn't want that big responsibility on my shoulders. Thank you so much for making this video! Some people see the way things are and they realize that's not for them and that's okay.
Any update on what career path you went with?
I just want to help people,why does everything have to be so difficult...
I agree with the respondent below. You'll do more for one single person offering the energy you do have versus opting to serve an institution with many while you deplete.
10 years of being a Psychiatric Nurse and I'm just weary. Feel trapped because this is all I know. I don't want to transition into another area of nursing, I want to leave the profession all together.. ugh, just needed to vent 😁
Tracey T update?
Go Psych NP...world of difference and what I did. Nursing in general absolutely sucks!
@@russrock1 What is psych NP like? Do u like it?
In that environment for 10 years ur probably insane too!
@@Anon-jv8zy facts
I commend you for making this video. I tell people all the time that nursing is NOT for everyone! I think people look at the money and say, "oh yeah", Im going to do this! So you go through 4 years of hell and then decide, ummm I don't want to do this. I have been in this field for 20 years, and I must say, nursing has its challenges. The good news is you can branch off and do something different if you don't like bedside nursing, like home health, hospice, risk management, working for insurance companies from home, teaching, and much more. The key is experience and education. Folks, you can't advise a patient on the effectiveness of a medication if you came out of undergraduate school (BSN), went to grad school (MSN), and land this awesome job working for a top insurance company without ever working on a nursing unit. Often, you don't learn the effectiveness of a drug until you give it, then you can see the effectiveness the drug has on different patients. You have to know more than the drug classification or what the drug does in order to advise someone. At the end of the day, money will not make you happy, so choose a career that you can grow with... Good luck guys!
Kaykay that is what I did when getting into Radiology. It was a two year program with good money and all the commercials says flexible hours and good pay! Well I quickly found out that the flexible hours we're actually for the patient ( not the tech ) and the pay isn't near as high as it should be dealing with all the shit I do.
I totally understand !!! Many of these schools will try to pull students in to get the money.
Absolutely hate being a nurse. Don't know why I went to nursing school in the first place. Been a nurse for 8 years and for 8 years I've been depressed. I work the bare minimal and if I do work extra it's to go on a trip to take my mind off being a nurse. But I'm finally getting another degree outside of nursing thank goodness.
atleast ur not paid pennies
What degree are you going for?
what do u hate exactly about it? did u think being a nurse was going to be easy and fun? plus you're in the medical field where most jobs ate stressful. have u ever thought on becoming and crna?
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I'm currently in nursing school, and I feel the same exact way! Never in my life have I desired to be a nurse. I LOVE helping people, but I HATE science, and I can't stand anything to do with healthcare. I even had to take a career preference test before I could receive a scholarship, and the career advisor said nursing showed up at the BOTTOM of my career preference results, and that my personality would suit more of a linguistic-type career. Teaching, business and human resources management, counselor, and web development showed up as my top career preferences. Honestly, I HAVE always wanted to be a teacher...but everyone (even teachers, themselves) tell me I need to go into nursing to make more money and have job stability so I can take care of my son. My mom is a nurse, even though she didn't want to be a nurse, and she even says I need to suck it up and go to nursing school. The difference with her is that she actually LOVES science. In fact, she wanted to be a biologist before she became pregnant with me. Nursing school has me super stressed out, and thinking about being a nurse makes me feel sick and hopeless. IDK if I can take it. I even tried to work in the healthcare setting as a nurse's aide, and I ended up walking out because I was so miserable with the people I worked under. Do you think I should stop nursing school before it's too late? :(
thanks for posting. I'm so unhappy being a nurse, i literally cry all of the time because of my situation and always wish i went to school for something else.
Malia J update
I always feel like I'm lacking behind im not as smart as other nurses and it doesn't help when they say oh u dont know how to do that nobody helps u because they want to feel inferior to u I just wish they didn't eat there found and just help each other out im not giving up yet but im damn nere there.STAMPLES HERE I COME LOL
I have been a nurse for 13 years and have injured my body, stressed out by selfish bosses, lazy cnas that hide and dont want to work, short staffed. Congrats to new nurses but I am done. Its sooo grueling.
Unique 40 I heard a similar comment from an RN in urgent care in the hospital where I volunteer.
This is the most realistic description of nursing expectations on the job and in school. Nicely done! You have a pleasant, professional outlook.
I have been a nurse for 15 years and the beauty of nursing is that it is so vast!! If there is an area or job that you hate, go find another one. You will eventually find one that is a perfect fit. I have worked in nursing homes, med surg, rehab, and now I am a pediatric vent/trach home health nurse. I absolutely love it! If you don’t like days, try nights. Try working with pediatrics, geriatrics, and adults so you can see which group fits you. There are so many areas, spread your wings and look around. Some jobs are hussle and bussle and some jobs are laid back. Find yourself! 🤗
Oh you are SO right! I became an LPN in 1996, but I got back into the field years later. Nursing school tells you nothing about rude, racist, backstabbing, unsupportive, uncaring nurses!
For a profession that's supposed to "care" a lot of nurses don't, that doesn't even cover messy work environments with the same type of nurses only this time they are in supervisory positions, it's hell and it's heartbreaking. I honestly love nursing as a career but dealing with other nurses whose heart isn't in the same place as mine is discouraging. Nursing should be about more than a paycheck.
I've been a nurse for 14 years. I've done M/S, Cardiac Stepdown, office nursing, and Endoscopy and I love nursing. First, I changed jobs more for life rather than I hate the job. For example, marriage and divorce. Second, do your research about nursing. Yes, the money is good but no company will pay you enough to deal with the levels of stress you will have at work. YOU HAVE TO LOVE CARING FOR PEOPLE. Plain and simple. Nursing is hard work but I knew that when I applied to nursing school. Nursing is an amazing field but it is not the place where someone will hold your hand every step of the way, everyone will not be nice to you, and you will not marry the hot new doctor. I say only become a nurse if you love caring for your fellow man at their worst, learning something new everyday, and realizing that there is always an end to the shift and you can reset the next day.
Geri Hall what a spirit you have. I admire you! I guess nursing is not for everybody? Would you agree?
What do you now?
This video helped me so much during my first year of nursing. I used to watch it like once a week. Thanks for all the encouragement.
AWESOME! That's what it's all about as you say "staying positive and focused on things uplifting". God bless!
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Ultimately, the nurse is responsible for everything! CNAs are appreciated but they aren't holding the bag.
I am currently doing CNA work to get a feel of nursing before I enroll in a program which I have now decided against.Not really a CNA but a "patient care technician",which is the hospitals loophole for CNA.I absolutely HATE it.I don't really mind the work but there's just too much of it,and when you have to deal with combative,confused,violent patients and total cares for 12 hours it wears you down quick.I'm 20 but i feel 40 after my weekend shifts,so not worth $9/hr. It's been about two and a half months now and even with having 4 days in a row off the thought of going in makes me want to throw a fit and I'm a very patient person.Good for those who can do this for years because I can't even handle another month.Looking for new job to tide me over until I finish my biomedical technician program.I have a new found respect for nursing staff you guys are amazing.
not only do u have to worry about violence fr patients, but worplace violence is up among staff. one hosp is training er nurses in self defense.
Aliya Williams Look into Physical Therapist Assistant. They make great money and have less stress They work one -on-one also.
You are one of the best most positive nurses I've ever seen. I just love the motivation. I believe that you are walking in your call.
Thanks Kysha :) God bless.
In my health care career, I have met 3 nurses who use to be....PRISON GUARDS ! Both have told me that when they were doing their clinical rotations in nursing school, they
were very self-conscious about going from the prison environment to the hospital environment. To their shock and surprise, they confessed to me that they found very little
difference between both environments! In fact, they said that their prison work experience
prepared them very well for their nursing careers. These were their comparisons:
1. Patients and even WORSE, patient families act like inmates. They are manipulative and
malevolent. Always finding ways to get you and the hospital in trouble for a lawsuit.
2. Hospital administrators and nursing administrators are similar to prison wardens. They
want to fill beds and have a high census/body count.
3. Nurses will 'backstab' other nurses the same way prison guards will backstab other
guards which is so stupid because there really is no reward in that promotions and pay
raises are few and between and forget about bonuses and commissions compared to
sales, trading, brokerage,etc.
4. In most county and Veterans Admin. hospitals, nurses will form and have a 'gang
mentality'/atmosphere in their units making a new nurse feel uncomfortable and
unwanted, and giving/dumping the new nurse with the worst patients. Also known as
"ghetto nursing." This is very prevalent in the Los Angeles area. Just like prison guards
in the California Dept. of Correction are also known to have gang affiliations.
5. Despite testing, drug/alcohol abuse is very prevalent among nurses. It's a "who you
know" situation depending if the nurse manager/administrator likes you or will send
your career damaging results to the nursing board ! "Drug trafficking" in hospitals just
as bad as the prisons no matter all the 'safeguards'.
jesse alvarado omgosh this is so right.
jesse alvarado 💯 accurate
Dude, this is fascinating lmao
eww maybe it's the area
Ok so i've just finished my 12th grade (called 13th in america) and i am applying for a degree program, so which healthcare degree worth it?
I studied nursing and I loathed it. I dropped out back in 2009. Now I am pursuing a degree in Health studies :-)
Damn and I thought my law enforcement career sucked!! We are not public servants, we are public slaves!
I'm sorry. Know we appreciate you all.
ohionative3131 thank you for all that you do ❤
ohionative3131 hey I like medical career as registered nurse and criminologist. I am a pre nursing student. Any advice?
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I've been in it for 16 years and I'm just burn out. I'm a very positive person but people can suck that right out of you. I am very nice and I make enemies because of it everywhere I go. people see nice and think " weak" or " doormat" and I am neither. I have had to come out of the bag countless times on people because of it and then amazingly, I am the bitch and they are angry because I won't let them push me around. why people try you and then get mad when you fight back I will never understand. just like I will never understand why people complain that others are this and that but when they encounter someone who is generally a nice person the first thing they do is try to take advantage of them. I'm now focusing on a different career to get out of nursing all together. I've lost my flare, I don't have the tolerance for the crap anymore, it's like high school all over again. and it's not the residents. I love the people I take care of. even the difficult ones. it's my job. I'm sick of the staff and coworkers. it's not what it use to be anymore. it's all about the money now. fashion. status. titles behind names. bunch of bullshit. I always say if you want to find a bunch of people who don't give a damn, you'll find them in healthcare. look no further.
I can totally relate! I'm so over gossiping manipulating folk! I'm so over them that I'm looking into anatomical pathology as a second career. I just want to work with tissue,cells,and the dead! Sorry, but people burn out all the nice.
I know this is an old comment, but why not go into Home Health or Private Duty Nursing, ya'll?
u r so right when u say its not nursing u hate.. its the environment.. i have been a nurse for 8 years and cant stand my environment. I've changed my environment twice and it didn't work out and had to go back to the environment i hated the most.. sometimes i feel literally sick knowing i have to go to work the next day..i love my pts... but i find i am constantly having to prove that heh i went to school too. I'm so fed up... but i do as u said try not to talk about other coworkers or my boss. I'm 40 and I'm looking for a new profession because i think if i stay in this profession i will loose my mind.. my mother recently died and she would listen to all my issues at work and offer me lots of support. but she is gone i have my sisters but sometimes i feel they r so fed up of me complaining. right now its 2:40 a.m and i have to go to work for 7:30.. once again i cant sleep because I'm dreading the day. Anyways thanks for your video.
+Nicole Douglas Big hugs. What you wrote broke my heart for you.
Nicole I hope you are feeling better. Thank you for sharing your experience. I am about to apply to nursing school but reading all these posts makes me concerned. If you could do it all over again, would you say it might be better to go into another allied health profession like ultra sound technician,... etc?
I can completely relate to you. I can't fall asleep either knowing I have to go into my job every day.
Its honestly sad to hear everyone's stress level and dreading you come to work. I'm also a nurse and I've felt this dead before a shift. It's not that I'm happy that your feeling this way, but in a way I'm almost glad that I'm not alone! You guys aren't alone! Burn out is real! Regretting your career path is real. It's never too late to go back to school! Remember your not alone!
I think "being positive" only last for so long. People need to find a much greater and higher purpose in life in order to be able to handle the smaller matters like a job. For me, my identity is found in Christ, therefore He allows me to find joy in the smaller things He has blessed me with. What's yours? I am an 8 year combat medic veteran entering into the nursing program next week and hopefully I will be able to keep up with vlogging the whole journey. Excited to enter in and your video also is encouraging me to go in. So thank you! Take care! :-)
Your medic training and strength in Jesus will be helpful in combating the stress and tasks of nursing. Nursing in the real world, not necessarily student clinicals, can essentially be like a war zone with casualties. God be with you on your journey!
Sweetheart!!! Thank you so much! I'm not sure if your believes and I don't want to at all offend you with this but I believe God led me to this video to hear this from you! I am going through the same exact thing with this new job! I have always wanted to be a nurse and that's what I just knew I would be doing. I went to nursing school and wasn't able to complete the first semester and it really discouraged me. I was a secretary for a while after that and unfelt like I was getting farther and farther away from patient care. I prayed and asked for opportunity to get some patient care experience and he blessed me with a job in patient care. I landed a job at a rehab hospital and I dreaded it. I did the whole cry before work and call my mom and complain and still I was forced to deal with my decision. You are right. I didn't hate nursing it was the environment. I'm looking to change environments now. I would much rather prefer a clinical setting or something in women's health.
Thank you for the video. I am a new nurse and hearing you say that you cried in your car before going into work made me feel better. A few weeks ago I literally cried for an entire day. I just felt completely overwhelmed. Thank you for reminding me that I am not alone and that these feelings are just part of the process.
I also want to share with people that it is very important to find your passion in nursing. There are sooo many things you can do as a nurse!!!.... In nursing school, I hated clinical days because my true passion was in dialysis and unfortunately, we only got one day in dialysis while in school. Now, I work in dialysis and I love it! Don't get me wrong, It is extremely difficult, challenging and overwhelming.... but I think any new job is!!!! Right? So find your passion and try to stay positive! ☺️😷💉💊❤️❤️❤️
Just got a new job as a new grad RN and had the same experience. I cried for the entire weekend and had trouble getting up for my Monday shift. I am still really struggling, not quite sure what I'm going to do now.
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Jennifer Vega so I'm not alone. Thank God! It's my second week and it's tough...emotionally.
just went through a strike at my health system, so now going back after 5 weeks and still just as nervous as i was when i started, i'll be sending good vibes to you c:
I'm a dialysis Nurse too and I love it.
Great video. I am a shrink at a hospital and I have seen so many young nurses struggle, because no one tells them that their experiences are normal. Nurses are the backbone and heart of medicine, and too many docs and administrators forget this!
If you hate nursing: try and arm yourself with a positive attitude before every shift, and write out your plan to bring joy back in your career!. Talk to sympathetic co-workers, focus on the things you do enjoy, practice good self care and try different departments/disciplines. Last but not least: if nothing works: change careers. Nothing is more soul crushing then facing a job you hate every day, without hope!
I just switched my major from nursing, I had a nursing internship that opened my eyes. So, be careful before you chose nursing. You will regret that choice for the rest of your life. dont allow your family to push u into it..(Mark my words) i've been there and changed majors. Some people are so good at nursing but chances are, you're not one of them. on average i think only 10% of those in nursing will be satisfied with nursing. the other 90% are going to be stressed beyound your imagination. save yourself, dont make the mistake I made. chances are, u r one of the 90%
All Im saying is do your own research, dont just choose nursing on the whims of family pressure. Some people like it but many if not most hate it. Nursing is not for everyone. Many are just trapped their. I jumped the trap early on. Im still in school I am a health science major now. so look at what you want to do, and check your self to see if you have the ability to do it and persue that major. Nursing will always be around. u can even do it in 2years and get a masters after you get a degree in something else.
Hi I am a nursing student right now while I do agree that nursing can be stressful and that people should do research on what nurses actually do before getting into it I think that if nursing is something that someone thinks that they will be good at they should at least give it a chance. There is no set number of people that will be good at it or bad at it. When I started back in September I didn't even want to be a nurse, in fact I wanted to take health sciences. But as time went on and I learned what nurses actually do I got more and more interested in what I was learning. I think nursing as made me a more confident person and I have learned so much about what I can do. I think everyone should at least give themselves a chance first.
+ exanimefangirl Hi I am happy that you like the nursing major. It is true that many majors are stressful. But if you did your research and you can do Nursing, then we are supporting you. If possible, do a nursing internship or do a cna Job before you spend many years in nursing so that you are sure that you can live the rest of your life like that. I thought I was going to be great at it but the internship proved me wrong. but you seem motivated.
My family wants me to be a nurse sooo bad....but mind you they only want me to become one because of the money. My parents tells me all the time BECOME A NURSE THE MONEY IS SOOOO GOOD YOULL MAKE SOOO MUCH MONEY!! To me it seems like the only smart option and the best return on your education investment. Plus you can go get a masters and be pulling in as much as some doctors depending on what you specialize in.
My thing is, as much as I absolutely love helping people, I just don't want to become a nurse. I mean yeah it seems incredibly interesting and I know I could handle the stress because I'm a waitress and they say people who work well in the restaurant industry would make good nurses(yes I know being a nurse is ten times more stressful than being a waitress im not trying to knock your job), but my heart is just not in it. I've never even shadowed a nurse, I've only seen them from the point of view of being a patient or visiting someone in the hospital so idk maybe I should shadow one. My true passion lies in dietetics though. I am obsessed with nutrition and being healthy and fit. Only thing is I hear dietitians have crappy salaries. Yeah it's about doing what you're passionate about but you've also gotta be able to make enough money to live comfortably while paying off student loans. So I'm consisting just sucking it up and becoming a nurse anyway.
Anyway, thank you to all you nurse out there. I know you guys work extremely hard and I'm glad so many of you are passionate about what you do and actually care about people because honestly I've never met a rude nurse while at a hospital, only rude and condescending doctors.
If you honestly don't believe you can handle being a nurse then you would be doing a HUGE favor for yourself by not doing it. But to be honest sooooooo many people take nursing for the money it is really not an uncommon trend. We had a class on being called to care and the question was"how many people think they have been called to care and be a nurse and how many are doing it for money?" Would you believe in a class of 40 that 2 or 3 people said they were called to care and 15-20 people said they're in it for the money? I don't think it really matters though... I think the people that make it out are the ones who can swallow their pride and are disciplined enough to pass all their courses in the end. A lot of people fail because of the science courses and a lot of people fail because they don't like cleaning up bodily fluids.
I think if people want to go into nursing for money they better have a strong stomach, be able to swallow their pride, be willing to give up social time to study, and be kind to their patients. In a class of 120 would you be surprised that 20-80 of those people don't end up graduating? ***** regardless of passion or money could you really survive the 4 years?
Nursing would not be as bad as it is....if other nurses, unit mangers etc....just simply did their job....but the truth be told, many do not, and this in turn makes it very bad for the good nurses, who get used as the scape-goat or sacraficial lamb to cover up for the myriad of wrong doings of unethical and neglectful nurses that management doesn't want to discipline or terminate.....
+LADYAQUARIAN42 SO TRUE
+LADYAQUARIAN42 OMG AMEN!!!!!!!
Peace sign comment is right on ✌🏼
Bullseye 🎯
I think nursing is tough coz of all the politics involved.
I've been a nurse for about 25 years. I worked in oncology right out of nursing school. I don't know that I hated it, but I cried a lot (at work - usually due to being overwhelmed). I also knew that I didn't want to do it the rest of my life. For the first few years, I changed jobs every year. I did onc, psych, med/surg. I was lucky to usually work on pretty good units, but I still wasn't crazy about it. I found the patient contact very rewarding, but like the girl in the video, I dreaded going to work. I eventually got a job in research nursing. It's very different. You have patient contact, but not the back breaking, life or death type of pace. It's not hands on nursing, but a lot of education and coordination of research trials. I have been doing that for about 20 years. I am now a clinical research educator. I did a couple of stints in ICU in between research jobs to get experience, and I liked it, but again - way too stressful. I would recommend to ANY nurse who truly hates their job to look around. There are SO many other things you can do with your degree. I've done research, recruiting, home health, education. Don't throw all that hard work away. There is nursing life outside of the hospital environment.
@Brandi Showalter, if you see this, thank you for your encouraging comment.
I am in that boat. I really want to get into Nursing research, but I don't know exactly what it entails. My first degree was in Cellular Bio, so I LOOOOVE research in a lab, writing reports, having to get approval for projects, etc. Is it sorta like that when you say "coordinate research trials"?
Did you have to have a Masters before getting the job? Did they suggest you go back to school? Are the programs all online?
@@needsmorecowbell1758 I did not have a master's when I got my first research nursing job. It's not really like lab research, as you are dealing with patients who go on clinical trials. Depending on the place you work, you may just be coordinating the patient care and overseeing things or you may be administering investigational drugs. Think about when new drugs are going through trials to get approved - the research nurse kind of coordinates all the care and stuff to make sure that everyone is doing what they are supposed to be doing. Sometimes the position is called a clinical research coordinator, clinical trials nurse, etc.. I didn't go back to school until much later, right before I became an educator.
Not sure if I can share a link - but this kind of explains the role a bit. ruclips.net/video/vIMIRU7IcwM/видео.html
@@brandishowalter3680 Thank you for taking the time to expound!! I appreciate what you do and it sounds so rewarding! Do you do anything with regards to primary literature and applying for grant money or stuff from the NIH? (did this during lab and i think googling to see what research RNs do I thought I saw this)
Thanks for the uplifting message. I'm having a rough spot right now, his pep talk has given me hope.
Unicorn Dancer Praise God.
Nursing has not been glamorized by nursing, people have done that!!! It is very hard and back-breaking work. It is most often thankless until... you get that one patient that is so genuinely grateful for all that you have done or is doing for them. Nursing is more a calling than a career choice so if you really don't like dealing with people at their worst, DON'T GO INTO NURSING!!!!!!!! As far as the money goes, it is decent but you definitely do not get paid for all that you do. Oftentimes, you are the clerk, the aid, the confidante, and the list goes on... You must have a genuine care for people in order to be a nurse. We get them at their worst and sometimes they are not the nicest people to be around but if you genuinely care and try to get to the root of the problem, it is usually rewarding for you both (patient and nurse). My experience has been that the environment has changed, there is no or little control, and the fear factor is immeasureable for some. Sooooo, before going into nursing because you think it is glamorous or there is much money to be made, RESEARCH what nursing today is and decide if you want to deal with people at their lowest. Can you care enough to make the best of a situation that is crappy at best???? NURSING IS A CALLING - ARE YOU CALLED... ARE YOU CHOSEN????
The psych nurse.....mental health patients irritate me the most. Never satisfied....
the nurses at our city hospitals suck terribly so. i'm a phlebotomist, but i get extreme anxiety just walking past the nurses station. i'd love to be a nurse, some care i've seen is pretty God awful...@@daw7773
You're right no amount of money can make up for the situation....but a patient grabbing your hand & asking hopefully if you're on again the following day (or noc) does help make it bearable. So I focus on the patients.....& try to do the best I can everyday.
But that's just it!!! We "used" to do it FOR THE PATIENT but that patient is GONE! We can no longer spend time with them like the aids or dietary or housekeepers do. We are told to HURRY UP, not to talk to them, to just give them that pill but NOT to talk to them. Bullshit.
Kristy Swanson Man, pt's are as changeable as the wind. One day you are Satan the next Santa Claus. Sorry. Don't buy that anymore.
Don't buy what lol?
nickinul
It's sad nursing is a lot of work 😔
I'm not a nurse but work in a Psychiatric Hosp and see a lot of nurses being admitting due to stress.
+Jo Wow, thanks Jo can you tell us what are some of the common/ general psych related issues that you see with nurses? Post here or email me if needed. ReMarReview@gmail.com
+Jo I'm about to admit myself when the time is right.
+Jo I wrote a paper on this as a nursing student--LV (lateral violence) as well. The constant feeling of loss of control is a big stressor.
lol st Margret?
+ReMarReview for NCLEX RN/ LPN I used to be inpatient in an eating disorder hospital, and most of the other inpatients were nurses. Not joking at all. And then I became a nurse...
Some of the qualities I could see they shared as an outsider was definitely self-sacrifice and poor emotional regulation in a stressful environment. In their personal lives they spent every hour putting their family and friends first. They did the same at work as well.
props to you sister you keep it real about that s***** nursing job I see women every day with the look of regret on their face
I wish I would have had your attitude during my many years of nursing, but eventually took an early retirement because the workload and heavy responsibility pushed me into burnout. I wish you success. Keep up the good attitude and if ever I needed nursing care, I hope it would be someone like you!!! D. Leone RN
I'm a new nurse (1 year) and it's hard to love something that is so overwhelming because of the lack of staff. I feel like a hamster on a wheel 90% of the time. Also you leave feeling incompetent because you have to go with things undone. It's such a confidence killer.
Great point... i do think that working in a prehospital environment help alleviates some factors before coming a nurse. Socializing, stressful coworkers, gossiping, politics, clicks that like to gain up on other coworkers, bad mouthing/ passing judgment ect......staying focus on patient and their families is the most important about nursing. trust me! it work for me, and i have no ideal whats going on personally with coworker after a year in my dept.
If you have a stressful life or a demanding life at home being a nurse would not help. If you have to come home from work and you are stressed out from your job than nursing would not be a good job. If money is your focus of being a nurse than nursing is not the job for you. If you like helping people but have limits nursing is not for you. Trust me it took me being just a CNA to find all this out. CNAs don't get paid as much as LPN and RN but the stress level is the lowest.
I agree change the environment. If your an lpn like me it's limited I would encourage everyone to get their RN. This way you open up more options
wow! this video helped me a lot. im a nurse here in the philippines for about a year now. but i hated the job (every single day). i feel your pain when you said that you dread going to work everyday. hahaha i feel exactly the same. the dreadful feeling when i cant sleep because i keep on thinking about negative stuffs like commit errors during my shift. thank you for the advice. i like your accent by the way. God bless
Maraming pinoy na nag nurse dahil lang sa pera
I'm a nurse and I know exactly what you are saying. I'm back in college working on a new career. Soon I will be doing something different. If I need extra money I can always work a shift as a nurse somewhere but won't have to do it full time.
You are absolutely right changing jobs definitely helps! I enjoyed hospital work (ICU) but had to leave after an injury. I hated the five years I spent as a home care supervisor in high-tech home care (vent/trach). Then I found ambulatory surgery PACU and I love it!!
Fundador Burgos in some states, Nurse Practitioners can open a practice and operate without a collaborating physician. No physician supervision needed. In all states, PAs need physician supervision and cannot practice independantly. In many ways, they function in the same roles.
The problem with the nursing field is most people are in it for the money. l have as a CNA PCA PCT and Telemetry technician for about 22 yrs Its no longer about care its about profit and lets be honest most people would not dedicate so many Hrs at school for low paying job. The old school nurses. provide bed baths and clean poop Now nurses rely on their CNA or support staff to do the care.
Also no nursing administration no longer supports their staff. If nurse or aide makes a mistake they are automatically penalized. You are also dealing with more difficult patients that are potentially agggresive. If you going to be a nurse remember your dealing with the sick. They vomit on you spit at you and poop. If you can't deal with this don't be a nurse its not just a salary.
Rebecca Abel When I was about 11-12 years old, I was in the seventh grade. I remember I was in Algebra class and I don't remember why and how but I vomit. I remember the teacher, Mrs. Branch hold a napkin on my mouth and she got all vomit on her hands. Right now I feel so bad and I hope she is all right. Her face is still in my head. Poor girl. I am so thankful for her help. God bless her heart and soul.
They are trying to save money and have less staff on the floor. How in hell do they expect to feel confident about their patient care when they can't even barely get to the patient.
nurses must realise they get paid to clean poop and vomit.PERIOD
Love this video, this is exactly how I feel. And I'm currently working towards getting out. I dread going to work everyday and tell myself....I'm going to be out of nursing soon!
This girl knows exactly what she's talking about! Finally someone is telling the truth about every nursing aspect. People swear its wonderful its great someone is telling both sides the good and the bad! great video
It is a horrible industry, with so much stress. It’s not worth my physical and psychiatric health. Being positive only helps you much. I can’t imagine doing this for years and years.
There are many other opportunities in nursing besides working in the hospital. Take for example: nursing education, home health, managed care for medical insurance, outpatient community clinics, public health, research, pharmaceutical or medical device companies. True you do need to get some time on the floor. Let that be your starting point. It is more like building a foundation. From there, move on and seek your passion. I have to agree...you have to love what you do. Nursing is not for everyone. I have been an LVN for 28 long years, and I am finally getting my prerequisites for nursing school.Thank you for your video.
TheDonna1959 I like forensics sooooo much! But i am almost done with my nursing prereqs and go to nursing school. I really want to work in a lab some day as a forensic scientist. :3
Since you like both nursing and forensics then why don't you consider being a forensic nurse Caroline. If you really look into there are even different kinds of forensic nurses.
As a new nurse YOU WILL MAKE MISTAKES. You are not perfect, you don't know everything. You are expected to ask questions.
realme rara I left nursing due to the errors. Plus I had issues with a suspension. For some of us, it is not for us. You live and you learn.
realme rara I was told that ("You will make mistakes...you are expected to ask questions"), in the Nursing program too, but no one told the Nursing employers. Their jaws actually dropped when I repeated that same sentiment that I had been told by one of my Nursing instructors. Also, no one has told the bullies. And if they have, the bullies were too busy bullying to listen.And "asking questions" was used against me. I was screamed at for asking questions.
***** You made the right choice. I have seen countless errors and actual physical abuses. The physical abuse was seen when we were Nursing students, and we were told (by Nurses) that we could not say anything because we were students. Since then I have seen and heard of countless medication errors, and one way or another, the information is either aggressively covered up to protect someone in power, or aggressively used to get rid of someone who is a current target.Whatever valuable information you have learned from Nursing can still transfer to other, more accountable occupational fields. Do not be discouraged! Good luck!
Jesus Diedforyou
I am saddened to hear that. I do see people like that at work but these bullies need to hear from the ones being bullied. Talk to them. If they don't listen to you then talk to higher ups.
realme rara I did. I was demoted to a Care Aide position. That's when I went into Home Care Nursing.
Great and honest video. I'm not a nurse, but your tips could apply to any job. Be blessed :)
Nursing is hard and can be stressful, its not as laid back as some people will have you think it is...And yes environment plays a big part because if you got alot of negativity floating it just puts you in a sour mood...you have to stay positive and know that I an a good nurse and this is my calling!!!! I got this!!!
I've been a nurse 10 years. What's sad is that you have so many people that see the money and rush into it and fuck it up for tbe people who truly have the calling. If you have thin skin then this is not the field for you. It's a tough job and when your responsibilities mean life or death you don't have the option of crying or being full of shit. Nursing is the front line of the battlefield. We earn our stipes everyday. We fight hard but like with anything if you love it it's not work. I love the paients and that's my first priority, if the staff is full of shit let them know, why put lives on the line cause someone isn't doing their job. Again this career is not for the coward hearted, it's war and we need Soliders not crybabies on the front line. Dig the fuck in and man or woman the hell up! But if you only see dollars or worst, you have a fucked up attitude, do us all a favor and find anothet career path. This career requires caring not bitches with attitudes or out for the money only.
ThAnks for the post. Me too as new nurse i go to work an hr early to know the hx , allergy of my assigned pt for my day to go smoothly on how to assess and care for them. Still it was not enough for my preceptor, she is successful to let me feel stupid and belittle, harass, humiliate me. I ask advise from other new nurses. Sadly, most of them told me, suck it up coz the management will always protect the bullies. They know youre new, no experience, protects your license and that gives them the power to step on your neck. Those Evidence based, ask and clarify..it got me to trouble in the real world...my preceptor snap at me 'stop arguing, you know nothing'. When i spoke to the manager, they let me go. For two months, the feedback is 'they baby me' - if thats the case, why am I asking often? If they baby me, I should have all the resources. For every penny i received, it also rips the good part of me inside.
They should have supported you!!! This is what makes me so nervous as a new grad, I can't believe they let you flounder. Much love
The same happened to me when I did registry in a SNIF. She made it a point to belittle me and laugh out loud and made sure everyone heard how incompetent I was.
+sucedeu... I think its psychological because they cant snap from pts so its displace to newbies. There will always be a place that will welcome you and fit you in. Its normal when youre new nurse ..you still bounce around , finding your fit.
I sure hope so. I've been for 6 years and it's still very tough. Even home health that others mention it's a piece of cake because you have only one pt. The problem is you bounce from acute care bullying into family home territory, where even the strictest boundary gets crossed by the parents, who think they can dictate how to do your job because they received training too. You can't make this shit up, I'm sorry! Lol
+sucedeu. Its ok atleast we relate to those situations. been there too. I started w backbreaking neuro and ortho where techs suddenly disappear, home health where family is breathing behind your neck , extended geriatric rehab with 1:20 ratio.. Until I settled with dialysis which offered good training foundation and non judgmental co-workers. Im at the point where im content of just having a peace of mind. 😓
It started all at my first internship on a ward for the elderly, where I was put because others in my class had allready experience with care of the elderly. First day ever, me and my nursing coach from the school were assigned to a patient with dementia who smeared all of his faeces all over his bed, with my elder coach complaining to him about it (not that he understood a thing). When I couldn't find a thing she asked for (bc she used a dialect word) she snapped at me and said I wasn't made to be a nurse. Afterwards she apologised though.
Then the same ward: ALL nurses went to the kitchen on the ward and locked themselves in there from 1 pm to 3.30 pm. We, nurse students had to fend for ourselves. Once, I needed them, they said I had to figure it out myself, and bam..... door was closed. Nice. They were also smart enough that they kept their phone with em. And that was the start of the very asocial environment of the supposed to be social workfield. At the end of my three years of nursing I had to go back to that ward for another internship.
I never learned anything on any of the hospital wards I worked on, I was always been left alone with the patients that needed the most care/the dirty jobs. It was like doing band work, but instead of with products, with people. U have not much time to have a conversation with people. You're constantly hurrying against the clock. I still have knee problems, and after back problems because of all the lifting and handling of patients.
When I was with another nurse in the room, it was to get a grade, but that's about it. It was so frustrating (and infuriating). Back then I was naive and not assertive enough, when I was, it was reflected in a negative way in the score nurses gave me.
Nurses were so unfriendly, never asked if I needed help or anything. They usually never talked to me even.
The nurses never followed any protocols: on every ward they didn't follow hand hygiene protocols: no washing, no disinfecting, handling food after washing someone else, and about changing diapers: they were on most wards only changed at certain times of the day, not when someone had 'used' it. Butts were NEVER wiped clean, that was one that also struck me! Would you, yourself liked to be treated that way when u are old? I know I don't. Ethics are sometimes hard to find in the workfield unfortunately.
The ONLY wards that met my expectations and were employees were nice, were the psychiatric wards. Looking into to be a nurse aide (with my nursing degree), because it's abit less stress and lifting (here it is at least), but hm... I hope I
have more positive experiences really.
TL;DR: I hated the staff, loved my patients (usually). Everyone for themselves mentality. Ethics/protocols are not followed. Lots of time pressure and nurses with back/knee pains. Only psychiatry wards were okay.
Lol, people think nurses make a lot of money . The stress can be depressing. I think I am like you I had to move away from the other negative nurses. Its important to know that every jobs is the same challeges. You are right it's not the patient or nursing ...It's the people & environment. Thanks for sharing honest video!
Angelina Pitts your comment hit the nail on the head! I have met MANY nurses that didn't seem to be called to nursing. They are rude, grumpy, lazy and only happy on PAYDAY! It takes a special person to be a nurse. You must be skilled in 'checking' your problems at the door, for you are about to deal with a LOT of problems on the unit. Showing up with a smile definitely helps! You must be empathetic, patient, able to EFFICIENTLY multi task, have a great memory, take good notes, have great observation skill, and know where to find 16 hr shoes!. ..that's just to mention a few. I took some time off from nursing and I am in the process of returning to work as I look forward to being that exceptionally caring and efficient nurse. Take care.
***** I'm retiring from nursing in one week. It is true that people that you have helped are very ungrateful, and yes many do not pay their own tab and feel that you the health care providers are their servants. Management are the worst, all they care about is saving money. To me the greatest reward after a lifetime commitment to humanity is knowing that I have made a difference in people's life, although they may have neve thank me.
***** Very true, I'm a nurse and I hate this sh..t
Jacquelynn Coviel It is always people on the outside looking in thinking nursing is sooo great, it could be but politics is STRONG in nursing, and ran by women. I hate to say it but its true this FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE attittude is why we are abused today, people think we are suppose to just take any and every kind of treatment to the point we are no longer seen as a human beings but someone to play fetch. No other profession claims this calling attitude but nurses, well just do it for free then if its such a "calling." Nursing is a HARD job and I feel I should be compensated as such, I'm not saying treat your patients badly but we should demand more respect, and paid better for the work we do, all of this is politics if you do more research nurses have low self esteem before and after they start this career, YOU DO NOT HAVE MUCH OF A VOICE, the pt, ot, any kind of techs can simply order you around all day demanding things, this person need pain meds, this person is on the floor, all while you are running around like a damn chicken... nursing is RESPONSIBITY WITH NO AUTHORITY AND THE JUICE ISN'T WORTH THE SQUEEZE, TRY RADIOLOGY.....
I think something needs to be done with nurse to patient ratios, especially when it comes to med/surg nursing. Med/Surg nurses often take care of upwards of 7 to 8 patients apiece. That's just ridiculous. Sadly, it is what it is nowadays. Med/Surg nurses often get little respect for the hard work they put in. It's the hard back-breaking field of nursing. Sometimes it feels like you just can't catch a break. I've been nursing a long time and I made the mistake of staying in med/surg too long. It's hard to move on to something else because at my age and experience level they expect you to have experience in whatever field you apply for. But you can't get experience unless someone gives you a chance. I loved nursing and being a med/surg nurse but as the years went on the patient load just kept going up and up. When I first came out of school years ago. 1 to 5 ratio was the norm. That was managable. I will soon be startting a job as a psych nurse. I'm excited to learn something different and try something new. I agree with this video, if you are unhappy change the environment. You shouldn't have to dread going to work.
I have been a critical care nurse for 8 years in the UK. I've come off duty feeling like absolute hell, so undervalued I could cry. You made such a great point. It's not the patients! I love my job. I love being able to have the skills and knowledge base to help people in need. It's the management and the Healthcare system that are to blame. They under value nurses and treat us like crap! Plus the pay is awful. I'm at the top of my pay grade and it barely gets me through a month. I was better off financially as a student nurse. Hell I was better off working in a call centre. Now I have a job where I'm basically doing a drs job and getting lumped with all the responsibility. I'm done! I wanna get back into Art and Photography again, be happy! Nursing is amazing but seriously the system needs reform.
Ok so i've just finished my 12th grade (called 13th in america) and i am applying for a degree program, so which healthcare degree worth it?
I think you have very good method for getting through the work day. I do the same thing myself. I realize regardless of how unhappy I am I can't be a negative, whiney complainer all day long. Nobody wants to work with somebody like that. I, too, am miserable in my nursing 'career' and dread going into work every day. Like you, I just focus on the fact that I will not be doing floor nursing forever. My plan is do be out of floor nursing completely next year. It's too bad because nurses are crucial to society, yet everyone's response is to treat us HORRIBLY. From administration who continuously buries us in work and micro manages every second of our day, to patients and their family members who scream at us for things that aren't our fault, every day is a draining, challenging experience that sucks us dry. This is why there is a perpetual nursing shortage that continues to get worse all the time. I'm a traveling nurse and have worked all over the country and the hospital environment, the issues, the politics, the workload, the frustrations, are all exactly the same. Management is constantly piling more work on our already overwhelming day, but insist on wonderful patient care, attention to detail, and to treat patients all lovey dovey. Every day it's all we can do to pass all the meds, monitor all the labs, and complete the mountains of documentation they require. Hospitals are an absolute pressure cooker to work in. It's the ultimate hypocrisy, and I for one, am counting the days until I can finally leave for good.
Wow, this comment makes me NOT want to go to nursing school at all.
Then I'm happy my comment helped you. If you enjoy the medical field, be a physical therapist, occupational therapist, lab tech, speech therapist, x-ray tech, or any of the other members of the medical team. There are several other things you can get a bachelor's degree in that are non medical related where you can make the same amount of money, and in some cases, more. Some ideas are business, accounting, marketing, and hotel/restaurant management. Good luck to you.
Southwest Johnny i hope the confused and misguided read your post, so true it's nearly the same environment EVERYWHERE I've been at it 11 years now trying lab tech
That's a great idea. You can stay in the medical field, if that's what you prefer. I know a lot of lab techs that love their jobs. Good luck to you.
Thanks for this gut-check, I'm looking forward to my career but these are words of wisdom, much appreciated.
Kristin Hughes You're welcome!
positive and understanding co-workers makes the best work environment 😀
Thanks for the advice you have given in this video I really open my mind through u are right I don't hate nursing or my colleague or the patients. I'm just really not a fan or the environment ...
I absolutely understand!
Hate the high for profit corporation. Good for you in sticking out your first job. I did the same thing. Quit after 11 months (moved) Worried every day going to work. Now almost 25 years later, I know my job. I've worked mostly LTC as an RN floor nurse. You are right also, it's not the patients. It's the work load. I now work in a large building. 30 patients, can be the only RN. Hang 5 IV. Falls, G tubes, (I do placement check everyday and I know most don't) too many diabetics alarms, the phone, families. Make sure everything "looks" good. Gaslighting administration. Co workers who don't do their job right. It's an extremely hard job if you do it right.
I grew to despise the "Western Medicine" environment.....Giving jello to patients with Auto immune disorders......Being more concerned with pumping patients with pills than proper nutrition....All of my fellow nurses were either smokers, over-eaters, drinkers, or had some kind of personality disorder....I felt sooo unhealthy and hated my life.....thank goodness I had the courage to get out! I started my own business....I shiver at the thought of ever going back into the nursing profession....Very gleefully allowed my license to expire....My heart goes out to any of my fellow nurses who are currently suffering....Please GET OUT! Life is to short.
T Powell hi, what type of business of you start? You are so right about western medicine... a lot of the nurses I meet are freaking overweight. Back home in Cuba we practice preventive medicine and it's free. Just like education.
You have to cope with stress abusing something, anything. I know, it’s so hard
And btw no job should ever get to the point where you are in tears. You have the power over your general happiness. A job should never determine that. If you sincerely enjoy a job than those tears should be happy tears. Find a career or something that sincerely and genuinely makes you happy just thinking about it. When you find it reach for the stars to make it happen and don't look back.
I feel the same way, I do not look forward to working everytime. I’m dreading going to work each time. Nursing is a mistake for me.
If you're not sure if nursing is for you, try out being a CNA or hospital sitter first. There will be politics and drama in EVERY field and especially in female-dominated workplaces. Yes, that may sound sexist but I'm a female and it's true-- we like talking about each other. I worked in cushy office jobs for 10 years and experienced politics, drama, and bad bosses. Believe me, it's not exclusive to nursing. It's not exclusive to any one field; it's just part of dealing with other people.
The great thing about nursing is that it's such a versatile career. Try different specialties, different workplaces, private duty, different shifts, different locations, etc. If you love caring for people, please stay in nursing in some capacity; people need you! Find where you are most passionate.
Other health-related careers that pay well (and with better work/life balance) are dental hygienist, physical therapy assistant, and occupational therapy assistant.
great advice,she made want to give up and I haven't even started lol
I absolutely agree 💯. If I didn't get a job as a sitter in a hospital, I would probably be one of those miserable nurses out there. Thank God 🙏! I was so close. After observing so much and hearing the complaints from nurses as a Constant Patient Observer I didn't hesitate to change my mind.
Skilled nursing is the most stressful environment. I have 40 patients. Treatments and meds. In Hospital, you have 4 or less. Skilled nursing needs to be fixed. That's why nurses quit after several months.
I'm a pharmacy technician and this advice has helped me! I like the actual job but I don't like the environment at CVS pharmacy....
+Brittany Bell - ah the people or atmosphere??
How much does pharmacy tech pay?
It's actually a lot better now with prayer and a good perspective change. Do you work in a retail pharmacy?*****
Megan
Techs make Penny's while the pharmacist make dollars. I started off at 9 an hour. But I'm grateful. I'm currently in college, so this isn't the end of my personal development.
I'm also a Pharmacy Tech...My co- workers are Toxic...I'm a woman in an all woman environment, including the Pharmacists...Its like a mean girls club, with the head Tech running the show.
Bless you and I hope you find your way in life with a job that makes you happier rather than nursing. Nursing is so hard, there just isn't a descriptive word for it. There are many things you can do with your nursing degree. You might find your niche, or you might consider doing something totally different with your life. You have to take care of yourself dear. Nursing is nothing but Dangerous! It is back breaking, mind breaking, soul breaking work. There are so many rewards, but you alone can weigh the pluses and minuses. And you will never know how very hard and stressful this career is until you've already paid a fortune for schooling and are in debt for life. I wouldn't suggest nursing to anyone!
ReMar i appreciate your video and yes school does a great job of creating this illusion of the real world as a Registered Professional Nurse. Your colleagues were miserable before you got there secondary to the lateral work places violence amongst nurses who will not mentor new nurses for varies reasons hence the term " nurses eat their young." In the profession since 2004 here in NYC, having my share of uncomfortable situations so i totally get it. You learn to seek out alliances with nurses that remember their first day on the job and you form friendships which in turn increases your confidences. No shade but the work related stress coupled with hormonal estrogen makes the profession difficult to the 10th power. You will experience growing pains but they will past... Good luck to you..
I'm a new grad nurse who's been working for a month and I want OUT. It's a thankless profession.... Too much to learn in too little time. Getting yelled at by doctors, having other nurses set you up for failure, being treated terribly by patients and their families. It sucks because I got into nursing because I love patient care.... I still like taking care of patients for the most part but with all the other bullshit that comes with it, it simply isn't worth it! I'm going back to school for something else.
I've been nursing for 24 years and there were times I hated my environment. so I agree transition is important .find the right environment and you are golden. I was in medicine , and I did home care for few years, worked in a nursing home and I'm in surgery now. great journey.
Great video!!! Being positive is key in everything you do.
thanks for making this. Youre right its not the patients, its not nursing itself its the environment im in. I need tips for changing my environment now lol
and it seems like now we have to make a choice in the matter of having a harder more miserable or boring job or a job where you are constantly tired to make a lot of money and go through 4 plus years and major in a field you have no interest in, or if you major in something you actually love then you end up making almost nothing, its crap
I hate nursing as well. I am so burnt out that I could scream but continue working 2 days a week for the insurance and benefits. I don't like most of the doctors or patients and dread every day I have to work. Fortunately I work with some wonderful nurses.
We had guest speaker at the University once and she admitted that The Nursing profession is a true calling. I could care less uf half my entire family have gone into the nursing profession. I knew exactly how i felt about going into the profession before i decided to even to do so despite my mother's constant harping and nagging about shoulda-coulda-woulda.
There are other careers in nursing besides floor work. Research other opportunities because that license u worked hard for is worth keeping and building upon....fellow nurse x 11 years
Can you give me some examples of job titles that aren't floor work
You can work in a dialysis center, do home health, case management, or further your nursing degree and get into teaching or IT.
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I am a new nurse who often wonders if I hate nursing or the hospital I work in. I have to do Everything at my job: nurse, aide, secretary, and phlebotomist. We’re lucky if we have one aide on my unit and we never have secretaries. As for phlebotomy, we’re only allowed to call the lab for help if we have attempted and failed at drawing blood on our own first. I also find I have to be the monitor because I've found our monitor room doesn't keep track of the tele like they should. It’s just overwhelming and frustrating. I find a lot of days I just want to quit. I’m looking into other jobs but I am so fearful it’s going to be a similar environment.
Ok im a pca personal care aide and i am also a cna certified nursing assistant im starting my pre req n jan to start my rn i have been working as a pca for 4years now and been a cna for 1 like u said i love my clients they are the best but the environment ppl around them and the head office make me want to thro my hands up but i always tell myself NO ONE CAN TAKE CARE OF MY CLIENTS THE WAY I DO AND THEY DESERVE NO LESS THAN ME AND THERE IS NO ONE BETTER THAN ME AT MY JOB and it keeps me going they love me and i love them they even request me if they have heard from friends about me i love nursing
I too feel like they are getting the best with me, but it's time to move on...no more pill pushing for ME! By the way, is a pca different than a CNA?
Kristy Swanson yes a pca is actually under a cna
Mahogany Scott I think you need about 6 weeks of training and a test to become a CNA in Minnesota, is there any training required to become a PCA?
I took a 2 week class for pca and cna i took a 4 week advanced course most are 6-12 weeks tho and some pca classes in my area are 1 month depending on class time length what really matters is the amount of hours i THINK
Kristin Hughes
You're so right about "the environment". 66% of all new grads leave Nursing before the end of their second year on the job because of the lateral violence (bullying). I found going into homecare sidestepped the bullies for the most part. One of the only ways they can bully you is in the Nurses Notes, and then it's documented. I've found it definitely pays off to persevere until you find a "bully-free" environment. You may spend more time documenting or driving (as in Home Healthcare), but the trade off is definitely worth it! I would have left Nursing otherwise.
I was bullied in my very first nursing position. It was horrible! (also, side note, I think my charge nurse my have been a sociopath or narcissist or something)
These days I work in home health (been doing home health for 3 years), but my issue there is that I hate bringing my work home with me. I'm going to try to transfer next month into the hospital and hopefully I won't be bullied simply because I have a fair amount of experience now. Ugh, nursing is hard! haha
It's not unlikely that your charge nurse possessed narcissistic/sociopathic traits. The percentage of people from highly dysfunctional backgrounds is much higher in Nursing than in the general population. I actually studied abnormal psychology as part of the degree I was working on before Nursing, and I am very sure I know at least one Nurse that qualified as a psychopath. She just thinks she's a "strong woman". (There's a difference between "strong" and "sadistic").
I wish you luck returning to the hospital, but I have just finished working a number of shifts with a private ("homecare") client who happened to be in a hospital, and witnessed all the dynamics that made me leave. But perhaps if you know ahead of time about the bullying, it will make it easier.
I really think the first class in Nursing should warn about the bullying, and begin to prepare students to deal with it. In our class, they waited until the last four minutes of the program (I checked the clock), to address and advise us on bullying. Their advice? "Don't gossip". Well that was worth the cost of tuition.
Good luck
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Jesus Diedforyou you are right
Jesus Diedforyou Please elaborate on the lateral violence, I'm in school now and scared to death after hearing (reading) so many negative things.
Kristin Hughes Hi Kristin, are you in Nursing school, or high school?
My personal experience as a new Nursing grad was that of being tag teamed. I was warned within minutes of beginning work there that I "would need a thick skin to work in this place". That was my first clue. Then I found out that they had switched jobs on me to a lower paying, Nurses Assistant job. (Because that's what they really needed). It was a smaller town, where there was a core group of bullies that lived there and had complete control of the situation. Because the hospital was understaffed, other Nurses would commute from out of town, but the bullies always seemed to run them back out of town again. ( I made the mistake of moving there). And of course the facility couldn't fire members of the core group, because they had seniority and the majority of the hours, and the facility was already understaffed. Also the head Nurse was very sweet, but very passive - but she had seniority. She/they knew about the bullying, but did nothing about it. The people I dealt with were extremely aggressive about obstructing needed information, especially when the time pressure was on, which would make me look slow and incompetent. They would then proceed to loudly publicly humiliate me because of my apparent slowness/incompetence etc. When they weren't publicly humiliating me, I would be yelled at in "private" (at the far end of a hallway, in a bathroom with a non-cognitive patient), being told that they would test me the next day on the information they had aggressively withheld that day. Their favourite saying was "everyone does it differently", which translated to "you can be screamed at no matter whose way you do it". And if you have the audacity to ask your "partner" how they would like to do something, because you're trying to be a team player, they will tell your supervisor that you don't even know how to do such-and-such, when in fact you know their ten different ways of doing it, most of which are unsafe. My "mentor" who was supposed to "orient" me, would not even acknowledge that I existed. She spoke less than ten words to me over an entire 8 hour shift, and when she spoke to me, it was as though she was seething with anger. I believe she tried to set me up for a narcotic medication error.
And that's just the start. It got progressively worse from there...
And I don't mean to sound arrogant, but lest you think I actually am incompetent: I was the head of my class, I had already taken pre-med, and I was a paramedic before I became a Nurse.
I copied and pasted this list I found in an article on Nurse Bullying:
Signs of Bullying There are many behaviors that can be equated with bullying. Some of these actions can be subtle or blatant and can be made by co-workers and management as well. These actions include:
making a snide comment;
eye rolling;
inappropriate joking at another nurse's expense;
cursing/swearing;
humiliation
shouting and intimidation;
emotional/verbal abuse;
demeaning another person's work, input or comments;
constant criticism/harassment;
spreading rumors/gossip;
withholding needed information about a patient or work environment; denying promotions and vacations;
impeding/undermining someone's work;
shunning/excluding a nurse on social occasion;
rummaging through someone's personal belongings; and
assigning tasks (unfair assignments) that someone is unable to meet; i.e., setting them up for failure.
I liken the Nursing field to entering a pirana pool. There may be a few sweet little guppies in the pool, but they can't help you. And they know that if they were to stand up against the aggressive ones, it would be the end of them.
I have managed to find work environments free of lateral violence in Home Care, but I have had to take a huge cut in pay and work bizarre schedules. But it is worth it. And now I am trying to pay off my Nursing school debt and arrange a different career. There are other health care jobs, that still involve helping people, but that distance you from the lateral violence. I really think it would be worth it to you to research your career options.
I wish you the best of luck, and please know that when the attack is on, it is not your fault.
I would add broadening your professional network...sometimes moving is not possible. For me , positivity lived outside of my work environment...I had to straighten my professional network of positive nurses.
I quit Mental Health nursing and started my own business, Patients treats you like a worthless piece of crap, they will call you all the ugly names under the sun, some will attack you, You get no support from management because they always side with the patients. That's why i left.
Im a cna and i wanna quit based off of what u just said. So many patients are disrespectful af.
Living Thedream As much as I hate defending the patients, try not to take it too personally because the patients themselves are having a hard time and that they're taking their frustrations out on you. I know the feeling and I'm still struggling on how to deal with it.
Living Thedream that is so true. So sad. But 100 percent true. I have had a patient punch me in the face where my glasses flew off , I have had a patient tell me I'm an idiot and didn't know how to do my job , I have had radiologist scream at me bc my patients moved during scans ( like I can help that ) I have had managers yell " you are lucky to have a job bc I can find 30 others to replace all of you " I have had to carry a pager abd get woken up at ungodly hours to scan routine exams .... if you work in MRI you know what I'm talking about ). I am so tired of patient care. I'm back in school for IT. I'm
Done with this crap
Living Thedream Gurlllll! I hear you dry substance abuse😖
Khyi Unique word!😕
Just as I was applying for nursing school..... second guessing myself now.
Definitely was looking forward to the money and going into a specialty (Anesthesiology or surgical)
I totally agree with you and know the feeling ALL TO WELL!
I am in the nursing program but I when I am in the hospital I get overwhelmed so I know the hospital setting isn't for me because it's too busy
This is so crazy I recorded a video my first week of nursing school... a few weeks before I dropped out. It's on my channel. Fast forward three years I'm a happy travel nurse.
Thank you for your honesty and advice in this. Helped my thinking on my nursing career.
I'm in nursing school right now and it's the hardest thing ever and i'm not even in clinical or anything.. too idk how i feel about continuing with this career path..
+spzb14 It's a great career, just know what your getting into in order to prepare yourself :)
Sounds like burn out. I wonder if she varies her units. Maybe you're a peds nurse, or a surgical position? If it works out that you're just passing through, have a strategy for escape then follow it.
I know I'm not going to love everyday but being miserable everyday is not going help my situation at all. I will try these steps that you insisted until I get a better opportunity but I honestly thank you soooooooooo much for posting this ❤️❤️ God bless
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Their are over 100 different nursing jobs, you just have to find the one you like, you will do well in, and knowledge in that field.
Three weeks in...worst part is the hostility from the other nurses. They ignore me or worse...roll their eyes, makes faces...i hate it
Let's face it. The real nursing school for all of us nurses is at all of our work places. Our real nursing professors: our co-workers, doctors & patients. I have a nursing supervisor friend who told me to think positively; therefore, the day will be good. I've had an old friend tell me a couple of times when I had a hard time with patients or usually staff, "Just do your 8 hours & go home". Nursing's like show business because like entertainers, people love or hate us; we nurses have to use our acting skills in front of everyone; and everyone in the healthcare field can't take anyone & anything personally.
I seriously have no idea what you're talking about. Nursing school is nursing school, work is work. I didn't have nearly the independence & ability to be proactive in nursing school. If you're walking around being fake, maybe you should re-evaluate why you're in nursing and what is important to you. Because if you're putting all your energy into worrying about controlling what everyone around you thinks, you're not going to have much energy left for patient care & nursing tasks. TBH, it sounds like all the people in your life are trying to find nice ways to tell you to stop whining and do your job.
Christopher Malachite Stressmuffin lives in the real world. Your comment shows you dont.
Oh gosh I cried through medical school just to cry on the job no way I lefted
This is very interesting. I am in my first year in an accelerated massters in nursing program. I'll have my RN at the end of this year and in 2 years my NP certification. The combination of 2 years of nursing school into one has been very stressful. I can't imagine hating my job so much that I cry before going in. Has it gotten better?
lala23456789 Yes. It got better immediately once I recognized what the real issues were. There was a discord with my expectations for self and the expectations for the work environment. When you know your value you are able to change the environment around you and set realistic boundaries that will give you the best opportunities to grow.
how can you become a NP with no actual job experience as a nurse lol????
My hat is off to our VA Hospital nurses. I don't know how they do it.
I am a retired soldier, disabled veteran, and a VA Volunteer working directly with our hospitalized veterans. I help out in our extended care unit, the Hospice, Spinal Cord Injury, and from time to time the MICU. I as surrounded by sick and injured veterans. Some are dying.
The stress level I experience is unbelievable. Some nights I am lucky to get four hours of sleep. I normally help out on the weekend.
This is the most stressful thing I have ever done and the most rewarding.
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I was an RN for 46 years. I had MANY different experiences. Nursing has been the last bastion of sweat shop labor, for 50 years, ESPECIALLY in the hospital. It wasn't always like this, just since "for profit" came along. Nurses are passive aggressive. We vote with our feet. No strike, just book. We go to med, law or business school. Be advised. There will be VERY few "careers" in hospitals until things CHANGE.