I HATE BEING A NURSE!
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I felt everything you said. Nursing has changed so much. I used to love going to work. Then came politics/ computer work and less time for patients. I miss the old nursing when you could care for your patients and go home feeling like you made a difference, instead of wondering if you completed all your charting.
Thissss😩😩
That is what I thought nursing would be about. Some patients just need someone to talk to. The systems hire the worst managers on the planet.
Facts
EXACTLY ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
It’s all about the Hospital making money and they don’t care about us or scheduling issues, equipment issues, under staffed.., they just want too burn us out…, they do nothing for u or thank u for 20-30 yrs of service even when u worked they covid …, they don’t care! Then they want to change ur shift and make u work a time that u know does not work for u. No one cares for u as a worker or as a patient it’s really sad. Then the hospital says we are not making money so we can’t hire any more staff b/c now some nurses are getting paid more then DR’s i say good for them they deserve it 💪💪good luck and it’s good to vent and let it all out b/c it’s the truth and peps don’t know the reality of the stress we endure.
I quit my my job as an RN last two years ago after almost 16 years in the field. It was not an easy decision, but life is too short to dread going to work everyday. No amount of money can buy real happiness, but friends I'm not asking you to resign from your job or abandon your business but be wise!
I don't really like my job but I love what it provides for me and my family. The pandemic has people rethinking working
What do you do now ma’am and how did you plan yourself before quitting?
@@theresamish1746 right now I run my own business and While I was still in service I planned towards early retirement, making about 2k weekly from my retirement investment portfolio trying so much to build more side hustles and extra income
@@luciacoeto3222 wow impressive! You're making quite a fortune speaking of investing I have heard about this but I don't really know how to start and make a good investment. please can you explain?
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, I so agree with you ! I just started a new nursing job and I’m already just tired of it. Thanks for bravely being honest and kindly telling us to be wise too!
We all feel the same. I don’t even tell people I’m a nurse. I just get in and get out. Erase my memory and act like it never happened. I dread coming in even the entire day prior to going in. Looking for an exit plan everyday.
I don’t want to tell people I do social work either. I want to disconnect from it
@CB BC Wow that's amazing. I've been applying over and over for a remote billing position. I have some experience in billing and can't even get an interview.
Sigh!
This is my story. Aside from just not liking nursing in general, people have this “idea” that nurses should be a certain way. We’re all supposed be these pristine holier than though beings and I’m not. I’m not evil by any means but I just want to be a regular person.
Real nurses who care about people are no longer wanted but sorely needed
I think the way you’re feeling is becoming increasingly common among all the “helping” fields. Nurse, teachers, social workers, therapist…people are burning out. I think this says so much about our society from the people down to the systems that are put in place.
I was thinking the same thing! It’s all the helping fields!!!
Yesss the health systems are toxic and all the helping professions are exploited and burnt out. I'm a therapist and feel the same way along with my clients who many are nurses, social workers, and teachers.
People need to wake to the fact our country is turning semi communistic. Our government doesn't own the private sector yet, like they do the public sector. They just have the power to shut down any private business they want, like they did on picking which businesses were essential.
Scary time for sure.
I work as a school nurse and what I witness from teachers are the same burn out. It's awful
A slaving sociaty.
When I had my first panic attack it was a black nurse that held me in her arms and rocked me back and forth until I told her what was wrong 😭 I will never forget MsRose. I’m sure there are patients that haven’t forgot you too. We need good nurses.I know you have to do what’s best for you but I hope you find something better. I know it’s hard and I understand🙏🏽
Good nurses are definitely needed! I had the sweetest nurse help me with the loss of my mom and she went above and beyond to ease the pain. I will never forget her or her face! Y’all hard work doesn’t go unnoticed and it is greatly appreciated! ❤
Not sure her skin color was a factor.
@@deecee901 she's just describing a person.... calm down
was this in Illinois?
I’m so happy you experience this tender loving care in your time of need. Believe me it hurt her just as much is it hurt you. The problem IS …. Nurses are discouraged from this type of behavior of human compassion… * I was a nurse for 17 years* but in Todays world a nurse would get written up for “ Inappropriate touching’ and “ showing patient favoritism” instead they are encouraged to give you an anti-anxiety pill like Xanax or Zoloft…… it’s absolutely sick. And I hated it that’s why MOST nurses leave.
I hear you. Just put in my 30-day notice. I’m getting out of the game for good. Going to nursing school was the worst decision of my life. They have to pay a high wage for a good reason...it’s a horrible job. And they take their pound of flesh for their money. Being surrounded by a-holes every shift (patients, families, doctors, other nurses, admin, etc) has just become not worth it.
Damn u said a mouth full
My husband and my brother sees a lot of do tors. I do don't tell them I used to be a nurse.
Periooooood!!! This is my last year
Y’all complain so much. You know what you were signing up
For.
@divinemessenger2030 no because nursing has changed so much in the last few years no one becomes a nurse thinking they will get slapped and kicked and yelled at told your useless then your boss also being a bully. You don't get time to care for any patients you get given a minute to do each task with someone standing behind you telling you to hurry up while your patient holds your hand begging you to stay. You can either be a nurse that your boss likes which is someone who no longer cares and just gets the tasks done or you can be a nurse the patient feels they trust and feels cared for the nurse we all wanted to be. And then the amount of useless paperwork you have to do after your shift because no one can get it done in time. It's so defeating I love my patients but I feel so worthless like I cannot do a single thing right I'm ready to end my life I always wanted to be a nurse I used to put my uniform on with absolute pride people would say to me oh you sweet summer child you have no idea and they were right i had too much hope that i could care for people that I could make a difference in someone's life but management has destroyed that doesn't matter where you work it's all the same.
When I was in labor…I was basically alone. My only friend and advocate was my nurse. She spoke up for me when I was in pain, told the doctor what I wanted and completely helped me feel safe and cared for when I had no one else. I told her how much I appreciated her for everything she did for me and I could tell that it meant a lot to here those words. I thank God for her and ALL caring nurses
I’m so sorry you went through that and so pray God’s bread the generational curse of bw doing things alone we deserve love and compassion and companionship
This made me tear up. Really happy you had her x
Where was the Baby’s Father or family?
An older nurse - in her 60s saved my daughter & her twins in her womb. We kept telling the nurses my daughter could not get a deep breath. Ignored like we were bothering them. Then this sweet nurse came in - she said after we talked to her - you have pneumonia, Baby Girl. Got my daughter on IV antibiotics, got her oxygen. Watched as my daughter, with a mask over her face, praying her babies stayed in her womb a little longer! They stayed in another week - because that nurse was caring & smart! Our precious twins were born 8 days later, very premature - but they lived!👶👶 BECAUSE A NURSE CARED.
Where was your husband?
I was a nursing assistant and I got a sour taste for nursing at that point. I got into Respiratory therapy and on my way to becoming a PA and it’s the best decision I ever made 😊
aww congrats, that's the route I wish to take :)
Just scary with Covid
Would you say that specific sections of healthcare are better than nursing? I don’t want to be a nurse, but want to go into radiology. I’ve heard so many nurses say it’s full of bullies and too much work with little reward it makes me sad and hesitant to get start 😢
@@KenzingoStill living in fear? Lol
What is a PA?
It's a stressful career....I remember back in 2012 I found an article from John Hopkins stating...of all the careers in the US nurses are the most unhappy because of the people they work for and the people they work with.
This is exactly why.
Period
Speaks a lot about whom we’ve become as a society in America💔
Right that’s true!! I only work 2 days a week. If you’re a nurse don’t work more than 2 days a week. That’s the only way to stay sane.
This is why I've been a hospice nurse for the last 10 years of my career, working in an inpatient unit for the past 3 yrs. Hospice is the closest thing to actual nursing you will ever find. I have the time to sit with patients/families and listen, or educate them, without feeling rushed. I'm actually caring for people, not just doing tasks and charting. The charting still sucks but it's not as bad, and we still have paper MARS and no pixis, it's wonderful!
Thank you. Noted.
Did you ever see anyone say they see heaven?
I have 🥲 I’m an oncology nurse. She knew she was dying. She said she saw a light and never woke back up. It was awful because she wasn’t a DNR…But had late stage cancer. She declined rapidly.
Ewww this is the exact reason I turned down VITAS. Paper charting is an absolute no for me not to mention how much of it is required. Hospice is the closest thing to babysitting you’ll find 😂
I love hospice but it has been hard to get a steady job in that area unless u want the home hospice and I’m not interested I’m going to anyone’s house
What is crazy is, my wife has only been nursing since last spring. She has talked about the lack of empathy, and how much she hates bedside because of it. She lovvvvesss helping her patients. So, you are making complete sense to me. It only took her less than a year to realize that it’s not worth her mental health. She’s looking daily for something fulfilling outside of bedside. Pray for us as we pray for you! 💕
Amen!! Me right now
I wish her the best for her mental health.
I pray for everyone especially the people in the medical field bedside
I worked in health information at a large hospital for 10 years. I was shocked to find out the medical coders made more than nurses. I appreciate the medical community so so much!
There’s so much she can do as a nurse outside of bedside. If she still cares for patients tell her to look into care management.
I’m so happy that she is making a move to get out now. She can use her degree and move into another area.
As a current nursing student, I can already say I hate nursing and I haven’t even started. Just the mental, physical, and emotional burden it’s put on me from the stuff I’ve seen and dealt with in clinicals and the fact that several professors seem to take pride in failing students out, I’m just exhausted. I love people and want to help but I have looked into other areas where I can help people that’s not nursing. Prayers for you!!❤️
If you already hate nursing, why don't you quit nursing school and do something different. An unhappy nurse isn't a good nurse so I feel sorry for your future patients. Life is too short to be unhappy. Find another field that needs workers, like computer science or data analytics.
@@christiantravis1417 nursing school teaches skills. Nurses, for the most part, are born that way.
@christiantravis1417 I would highly suggest you try nursing school before bashing someone else who has opinions on nursing and the schooling that goes into it. I love the patients and in fact I have cried with patients who have gone through tough times as well as sat with patients and their families and listened to everything they have to say. The patients aren’t the problem and you should worry about yourself and not the people I have cared for. The profession itself isn’t the problem. It’s the schooling and overall healthcare system that needs change. You can be a good person and care for people while hating the field. I would never take my disdain for how the profession is currently out on innocent patients who are just trying to get better. Take your nasty attitude elsewhere✌🏻
@Justin Rand I can do lots of things. However, people need care. For some reason I'm willing to fight.
Great so all of us dying sick patients get to look forward to you to be our nurse quit nursing school and for God's sake do something else or for the love of god let somebody at your school see this post so they can fail you before you fail us
I'm retired now. I left nursing when I could still do it but I was so miserable because I cared, I always cared, I still care, and I felt like no one else did. So I quit and became a glass artist and loved it because I could create beauty after all the ugliness. If you are a nurse with ethics it's hard, it just is. I still love people, I still care for my family and always will. It's sad that the healthcare system is systematically killing off compassion for $$$.
Your comment resonates with me
It resonates with me as well ❤
Agree with you sis. I am a fellow RN. I really used to enjoy nursing. These last 15 years or so, the politics,the BULLYING has made it so miserable. Thank you for this chat.❤
Why don't you just leave
Since Covid it’s worse. I see a detachment from caring. I think a lot of healthcare need mental health counseling from Depression,PTSD. So many are leaving the field. ❤
True!
It's because the workload is insane.
This, I definitely agree. I work on the federal side of things and see that the patient load is too much…one provider and nurse for 1,000 patients…rarely do they get vacation time, it’s mostly denied. They are burned out so if they did once care, they are now tired and cynical. I hate to see it.
I feel you!! The unrealistic workload, how patients and their families treat nurses, and the way hospitals think nurses are easily replaced, I’m surprised people still even plan to go to school for nursing. 😢
How about how you nusres treat patients when you don’t want to be there
@@NGRRTRdI’m sure you know it goes both ways, but obviously there are nurses and people who are genuine… so don’t try to generalize her like that.
You have good and bad nurses. Dont put all of us in the same category. Those who are not nurses will never understand what we have to go through on a daily basis.
@@shalondathompson3695 most nurses today think of it as a. 9to5 don’t read the file jump from patient to patient. If you think the medical system hasn’t drastically changed in the last 5 years I’m happy you didn’t have to be there. But now sadly when you do go because we all get sick and pass away it’s just sad.
The 💰 is calling their name that’s why
I feel every bit of what you are saying. I’ve been a nurse 25 years and I think the lack of empathy stems from the lean staffing that existed before the overwhelming exodus of nurses from the field. It highlights management’s inability to look beyond how it’s going to impact staffing. It’s a shame really. I left the bedside 6 years ago (NICU FOR 17 years) and I don’t regret it one bit. While I miss helping patients and the adrenaline rush of critical care I enjoy not working weekends, holidays or begging for PTO more. You’d literally have to drag me back kicking and screaming. I work from home , make more money and in a less direct way I am still actually helping patients. It’s a win win. Don’t feel bad you have to make career decisions that work for you, your health and family.
Thank you!! I do miss the fast pace sometimes but realize I need to start taking care of me. I love the patients but everything else makes it so much harder.
I’m sorry you are so disheartened with your profession. I’ve always referred to nurses as “earth angels “ for the care they give, long hours, hard work and kindness. Staffing is so short these days and I feel like they are just burnt out, even more so since Covid hit. Prayers for you to come to peace with your decisions on what you will do. I’m sure your torn and it’s a difficult choice. Thank you for all you have done.
God bless
As a cna for almost 23 years; I went back to school, but decided not to become a nurse just watching what nurses go through; I changed my mind. I am still in the medical field, but decided to go into Administration to make sure my nursing staff, management just my building; I want to work in older men, and women, but my facility would be run like a nursing home should be. I have 19 credits to go to be done, and then; I go into my trialing. I cannot wait to make a change, the politics; I hate. It is sad! I understand how you feel, people just don't care. I have had patients cry because my shift was over. Compassion has gone away; I have had 30 plus patients to myself, and the nurse not helping on a night shift, and worked over to make sure all of my patients were taking care of. I know all to much about shortages, and people taking down to you. Nursing has changed big time. Things are not right.
As a retired Nurse I understand exactly 💯 where you are coming from. It's not the patients. You love the patients. It's your fellow mean nurses and also administrators who forgot what It's like to be in the trenches. The whole health care profession including some, not all doctors genuinely don't have the empathy they promised to have when taking care of patients.
You’ve been a nurse for 25 years I don’t think you should say anything
Been a nurse 12 years. I'm now leaving the field. I understand you sis
What field are you going into?
You are NOT wrong … 30 year nurse here 🙋🏼♀️ U are not alone . I think most all nurses feel the same ❤️
❤😭😭❤
Facts 23 years right here!!
I agree 100% The hospital will break you, then blame you for being broken.
Healthcare is 10x demanding than what it use to be. Many moons ago it was a rewarding job to see that your helping someone who can't help themselves. I'm with you sis. Ask God what he wants you to do. He'll never leave you nor forsake you.🙌🙏🏽🙌🏽
Nurse managers are so selfish
Oh yes!!! I've been a nurse 23 years and completely agree with you. Most days I come home mentally drained and want to quit everyday. I don't think I'm gonna be able to retire from this. I hate nursing. It's nothing like what it was when I started. Lord help us
Why don't you just leave and get a different job?
@@derekdempsey8506It’s easier said than done when you’re making a decent wage, it’s hard to find something that pays enough to survive today.
Former nurse of 25 years--it sucks!!!!!! Now I'm in IT and I LOVE it. Never too late to get into something else, I'm living proof. Bless you!!
I am 6 years in, I really want to go into IT Nursing sucks honestly!!
How did you get into IT?
@@somebodysomewhere358 When my babies were little and I was lucky enough to be a stay at home mom for a few years, I took part time classes in IT, got some basic certificates, and eventually ended up with a Master of Science in Information Technology. I didn't even use my degree until years later when my kids were in high school and I decided to go back to work fulltime. Best thing i ever did was to go back to school--and since my undergrad was in Nursing i enrolled in an IT degree that was specialized for people without an IT background but who had some certificates and a little experience. I had that cause I used to do websites for my kids' teachers.
IT sucks. 17 years in IT and trust me when I tell you, it sucks. IT is a man’s game, I would go further but I won’t. Technology will drain your. You must keep up with the latest and greatest. I carried 5 engineering certifications and ended my career in PM. It’s all a necessary evil but damn I like to eat and look good doing it. Having a car and a roof over my head isn’t a bad idea either. Pick your poison. If it’s time for you to go then leave but don’t hate the game. Just remember this Nursing is recession proof. Anything a machine can do, humans will eventually be moved out of. I decided to do both, healthcare informatics is where I’m headed. After reading a bunch of hateful nurses, I would want you by my bedside anyway.
i agree with yuanda, IT sucks, thats where im coming from and was interested in nursing lmao, i guess its the same shit. I disagree its a "mans game" cus man or woman the cons are the same. anyway, like she said, nursing is recession proof, in tech/IT you are VERY disposable and mass layoffs are not even rare.
I am in medical school and I’ve concluded that when I do open my practice, I need to just come to RUclips to find high quality nurses. The nursing profession always runs off the good ones and that’s unfortunate
Edit: I talked about this on many nursing channels but I worked as a CNA, not because I wanted to be a nurse but I know that as the doctor we don't do much of the day to day patient care. I wanted to fully understand the role of a CNA and other nursing staff. It really opened my eyes and I wish everybody applying to medical school had to do it.
Wow I sure wish all doctors took this path. I think doctors should shadow nurses as well at some point during their schooling AND at least once yearly thereafter as MD's. I applaud you for doing this and also wish this were the routine.
I feel what you’re saying. I’m a cna working at Kaiser. And for the longest time I’ve been wanting to be a nurse, I’m even going to school to be a nurse. But after so much physical work and lack of empathy they have for their coworkers and staff is freakin astonishing. After one incident I had with a manager, I was at my tipping point. I decided to not be a nurse anymore, and changed my major to something else. I know no job will be easy and that’s fine, but I refused to be treated like another body in the floor to just work. Zero lack of empathy if you’re sick, hurt, or just not yourself. They really don’t care.
What is your major now?
You made the right decision lol
14 years in health care.
You are correct.
If I were younger, I would run the other way.
This is true especially during and after the Pandemic. Nursing has always been a tough and exhausting field. I don't know why new nurses think Nursing is all hugs and smiles and piece of cake. It's Not.
I got into a nursing program but I really don’t think I want to do it ! Every nurse I meet seems so miserable
It’s not always what we think it will be.
It’s why I left working in the hospital environment. The majority of them are miserable and have a severe lack of empathy - makes for a VERY toxic workplace
seems like scrub wearing jobs will just have u burnt tf out. im a vet tech getting my doctorates so i feel its to late to quit. but folks at every hospital i worked at was mean asf to each other n miserable i think abt why i got myself into this everyday.
Don’t do it❤️🩹
@@Lynn-ip9shget out while you can
I have been a nurse for 17 years and left bedside nursing 9 years ago because I could not care for my patients in a way that I felt was safe. We were constantly staffed 1 RN to 8-9 patients on evening shift. This was on a very busy acute medicine unit. I left every day wondering what mistake I had made. I felt guilty at first, leaving patient care, but it was the best thing I could do for my mental health. I dreaded going to work everyday just like you said.
If nothing changes, there will become a day when there truly aren’t enough nurses to keep all of these hospitals open. Access to healthcare in this country will suffer greatly.
Where did you turn to after you left nursing?
@@lareinelester685 I went to case management, then QI.
@@Jen-Chapin I went from case management in the hospital to care management in home care and the stress is the same due to the heavy case loads and endless documentation. I was thinking about going into QI.
@@lareinelester685 what is QI?
@@Jen-Chapin Any suggestions I've been trying to get a remote case management job for over 2 years now.
I have been in hospitals a LOT in life. A LOT. I was in ICU dying of Covid in 2020. Let me tell you, I know good medical staff. I was and am eternally grateful for every second my nurses and doctors spent with me. They literally saved my life. I see you. I hear you. I also saw first hand the tears, the crushing fatigue, the stress, the physical pain that my nurses went through. Them struggling to mentally and emotionally hold themselves together for me, for themselves, for the families they go home to after they’ve been traumatized and worked to death. I adore each and everyone of you. For real. 💜
I was deathly sick and it was a nurse just like you that prayed for me.
You are right…❤
I survived being an RN/Adult Primary Care Nurse Practitioner for 32 years. Although I always felt being an RN was my calling after about 10 years I was on the struggle bus with my career. But, I put so much into it with 2 Master Degrees in Nursing. I retired about 4 years earlier than I wanted due to the loss of both of my sweet parents and burn out I just called it quits. I realized during grieving my parents that I no longer had the energy, or desire to remain in the field. I worked so many places and areas of nursing just as you. I even served in the military as an RN. Pretty much all the areas sucked the very life out of me. I live on a modest retirement and try and plan for a good trip once a year. But, when I look back over my career I am thankful I lasted as long as I did by the Grace of God.
I’m with you. I dread waking up in the morning and going to work. I contemplate everyday I’m scheduled to call out. It’s completely taxing on my mind and body.
I’m with you, I’m really fed up now.
I never understood why Anyone would ever want to go into nursing. But very grateful that people do 🙏🏾 hope it gets better. Y’all are appreciated!
I hear you girl. I’ve been a (pediatric) nurse for 35 years. I worked in a hospital (a major Level 1 Trauma hospital) up until the past year. After COVID, people started going crazy. I was use to the disrespectful doctors and coworkers, but when it started becoming normal for the patients and their parents to be disrespectful, I had to bail. I was hating it too. I now work as a school nurse and have a new found love for nursing. I love babies/children. I’ll never hate “nursing”, but, I did hate all the circumstances of my job. Thank God I got out, the stress was killing me. I more than paid my dues. These new aged nurses work for 2 weeks and quit. That’s the start of the decline in nursing! Yes, you have degrees in nursing, but, if you’re done you’re done. You have so many other talents!
I’m retired now but I was a school nurse for 3 years and hated it. I was a ped nurse for 40 years. My least favorite job. Too much paperwork at least in Memphis. Glad you like it, though! I did love the children, though❤
Maybe she should try a school nurse too. Maybe a smaller environment would be good for her :)
Xrayn12: YUP!! Ppl that are NOT in healthcare cannot begin to understand how patients and their family ARE SO DANG RUDE! At my job, ARMED SECURITY STAYS BUSY. That’s to show you how out of pocket society has become. A normal person would think that ppl are being respectful to others that are trying to help them or their family…..NOT!
@@newyorkapple6192 Parents would be rude to the doctors and nurses caring for their innocent, helpless baby. They would then go home and leave the baby alone for us to care for. If that’s not the most asinine thing to see! They’re lucky we valued our licenses that we worked hard to get!!
WOW! Absolutely insane! They must not know that ppl can be real evil and have their innocent child pay the price!! Luckily, the average sane person will not harm an innocent child for revenge or anything, smh.
I’ve been a nurse for 12 years and I agree with you 100%. I’m now in the process of getting my teaching credential to teach elementary!
It's unfortunate that all the empathetic, patient-oriented individuals are being driven away from healthcare, while the heartless, money-driven ones stay. The story of you being ill and not receiving an ounce of compassion from your workplace is so relatable. I've been through an almost identical situation and I remember it cutting like a knife. Like, wow, I'm sitting in the ER because I was in a nearly fatal situation and my supervisor only cares about when I can get back to work. No "how are you doing"... no "take the time you need to heal"... nothing. I think sometimes those of us who are on the more empathetic side expect others to do the same for us. We expect a standard of decency out of those *we* help, and it's disappointing when we receiving less than zero. At the end of the day, if something doesn't serve your mental/physical wellbeing... if you can't figure out a way to salvage your situation... it's totally okay to leave (and maybe even return later on, if you feel the desire). Things often aren't as permanent and devastating as it feels in the moment. Everything will be okay 🤍
I was a respiratory therapist for 20 years & then decided to go to nursing school. FIVE weeks into the semester, I knew I’d made a mistake. I quit. I quit because of vlogs like this, the ones telling the truth & relating their experiences. I’m going back into respiratory therapy. I’ve NEVER had any experience like the ones I’ve heard. NEVER
I'm 74 yrs old and was an x-ray tech for over 50 yrs. When I went to school to become one hospitals were non-proffitt. and the after some time that change and I hated what we became. I know how you feel, But I also realized that people changed too. Where you once could hug patients they became standoff and wanted their pain meds before they came and got their x-rays and couldn't move and I had to move them myself on to the table and then to watch them walk out of the ER. I have no back now, I'm on a walker an can only stand on my feet about 5 mins before the pain is out of the top. I have seen so much and have so little faith in doctors. I do have faith in GOd and that is what keeps me going. I could keep going for hours.
I’m a 25 year old male who is trying to find his calling in life and I love to help ppl so I was thinking about nursing but unfortunately after watching this video I’m back lost and at square 1 again 😕. I thought I finally discovered my path and calling but I had no idea Nursing was like this which is heartbreaking
. I’m sorry to hear what happened to you and I hope your able to find happiness and fulfillment in another career soon 🙏🏾
Do not go into nursing please ir will suck the life out of you
Stay away from healthcare
Same except I’m female. Have you changed your mind ?
@@dangdeionn Thanks for the response but I think I’m going to go into the field that calls me the most and that’s becoming a college teacher. I had a professor help me identify my calling by taking this Briggs Myers test and tells you what field fits you the most and describes who you are as a person. You should give it a try and it may help you out if you are in a confused state of not knowing what you want to pursue in life
I'm almost a year into nursing. I graduated at 27 and started on a MedSurg unit at small hospital. As much as I get grateful patients, I honestly dislike nursing because some of my coworkers are just so mean. Some nurses are so willing to teach patients, complain about short staffing and refuse to teach new nurses or are overly critical of little things. I signed a year contract and I'll owe money if I don't stay but I'm feeling like it's not worth staying just to get treated like I'm not doing anything right or I'm somehow a danger to my patients because I used the wrong sterile cap on my IV.
Unfortunately, there are nurses who “eat their young”. The root cause in my opinion is due to low self esteem issues. These nurses look at their job as if it defines their self worth….reality check….it’s just a job.
There is no excuse for being mean and evil let alone unprofessional. These type of individuals should not work with people and they should have never been a nurse. Why? Because mean and unprofessional nurses lack empathy and compassion.
Dood, it is crazy. A friend of mine who was a nurse they purposely set up a needle stick.. very hostile evil environment.
Before that she had been the maincharge nurse at a small island hospital and ran the place.
Yes. I've never understood nurses eating their young. They complain about no help and then treat help like crap. I didn't put up with it as a DON
@@theropesofrenovation9352 We definitely need more DON's like you because most of them turn a "blind eye" to their toxic culture. They have the audacity to require in service on horizontal violence/work place harassment. The guilty nurses are not reprimanded for "eating their young" AKA totally unprofessional behavior. SMH
@@daw7773 Yep. No consequences to that. I just don't get it. I had to fire one over it. She was so bad
Girl, OMG. Girl. You spoke right into my soul right now. I am 100% with you. I am really considering switching careers. I just feel like I need to to keep my sanity. Thank you for sharing this video. I am so grateful that someone out there feels the same way I do.
Wow..I can resonate with this. My daughter is in her 1st year as an RN ICU nurse and she already hates it. She talks about how much bullying and 2 yr nurses being put In positions to train new nurses..basically the blind leading the blind. My mom was a Union advocate to fight for nurses rights for decades. 48 yrs she was a nurse. I chose NOT to be a nurse for the very reasons you talk about. Health care isn't like it use to be..only worse. Alot is financial driven. But even I believe your never paid enough for those of you who are AMAZING at what you do. Miss Lady..you keep your chin up & do what's best for you. If you were my nurse, I'd spoil you :) I can never say enough Thank yous for being a Nurse and taking care of us. Seek Jesus baby..he got you..an he has the answers to lead you where you need to be to serve your purpose. Don't let no one dictate how you move. 💯
PERIOD SIS ❤!
Nurses that bully to think they care for people and the general public support them
I have been a nurse for almost 10 years and I agree with you. I work places that only buy surgeons and anesthesiologist lunch and have a NOTE DON'T EAT if your are not them. Facilities don't honor nurses. You are right no lunches, breaks. Equality of pay from all 50 states. I believe all states should pay California wages and and have safe ratios.
I’m thankful that you put this video out here! People need to know how the medical field industry really is. These days is all about MONEY, BETRAYAL, SELFISHNESS, HURTING, and DISRESPECT. Let GOD continue to use you to help others ❤thank you Neisha for your time and supportive videos.
Nursing is greed driven and the bullies always win. For the past two years when I need help with a problem I would reach out for help and literally had not one person respond. I mean not one person.
I think most folks have seen and experienced how the medical field is failing in all areas. All about $$$$$$'s!
I totally get this!!! I worked at a hospital (Health Access Management) for 5 yrs & the amount of inconsideration is ridiculous. They don’t expect you to have a life outside of that hospital!! I was in the ER called my supervisor & made them aware & she said “oh ok will you still be able to come in today or did you find someone to cover your shift??” I was so frustrated & extremely sick I couldn’t believe that was the response. Working at the hospital through COVID was even worse!! No consideration for your health or safety. They don’t care about ANYTHING other than you being there for your shift.
I’m a medical social worker. I mirror your same sentiments. I’m planning to pivot out of healthcare and into another area. I just took another hospital social work job and I am miserable. I’m done. I can read between the lines and I understand . I want to just send my love and encouragement. Whatever you choose to do in the future I pray it brings you contentment.
Same here. I’ve been seeing the same. I also have a nursing assistant degree and I just felt all of what was said so deeply and this is breaking my heart. But at the same time I’m seriously considering leaving my job after yesterday being told I over-cared and go too involved for going to find out a parents name so we can find the address after the child was being severely abused and the family was talking about sacrificing the child. I can’t be a part of this.
Our healthcare system has been destroyed by insurance greed.
I’ve been a paramedic 7 years, and the amount of times said exactly what you’re saying 👏
I love my job. I love being a paramedic. It’s not about that. It’s the people we’re forced to work for. It’s going above and beyond and busting your ass and being the only reason your patient showed up alive and then getting nothing besides “you forgot to fill out xyz form” or “why were you out of service for 30 minutes” after call number 8 in 6 hours or being yelled at for not doing some stupid minor thing after we just left a rollover.
I’ve been a nurse for 30 years but I haven’t worked in a year because I’m COMPLETELY burned out! So I understand you completely! It’s sad but I don’t miss nursing at all!! I’m debating going back to nursing because I literally get sick thinking about going back. Nursing is nothing like it used to be. It got to the point where i absolutely hated going to work so I knew I needed a break!
I know I can't go back to Nursing. I start having anxiety whenever I think about it. I will be looking at a part time job probably at Walmart or something similar.
@@churchofpos2279 Wow. It's mind blowing when you think you're alone and so many of my fellow nurses are saying the same thing. I have thought about doing odd jobs too. I'm just not sure where to go.
@@lareinelester685 Big hug. You are not alone.
@@churchofpos2279 🙂Thanks.
@@churchofpos2279 I’ve sad the EXACT same thing. My anxiety is through the roof.
You’re speaking straight facts! I only been a RN for 3 years! And you’re speaking facts! Other nurses are nasty! Management expects more! Every night , I pray before I hit that floor ! But it’s sucks for nurses that are truly passionate for the sick ! After my 12 hours I’ve learned to leave everything right there at the hospital, knowing I’ve done the best that I could do for my patients! And the h*ll with the rest of them!
30 + year nurse could have said this myself. Knowing there are patients that appreciate what we keeps me going.
I'm a nursing student but this is so true, this is the reality. I worry so much about my future career because all the senior nurses are leaving.
leave while u can, go into it or something
Nursing is not for everyone.
Hey Nesha! I get it! My mother was a nurse for 44 years and she saw the transition. I was so happy when she retired because some people were trying to be a little disrespectful. I wondered if it was because she was in charge, but they came across the wrong one. She would correct them in a professional manner, but they didn’t try her again. My aunt worked at the same hospital and decided to become a school nurse until she retired. I hope you find something that brings you peace and joy.
Thank you JC! 💜
I feel this SO much. I wanted so deeply to love being a bedside nurse, and for a while I did. But most bedside nurses have been physically and verbally assaulted by multiple patients after just a few months in the field. And 12 hour shifts are BRUTAL when you're basically not allowed to sit down, eat, or unwind in any way. Combined with this and slowly learning how little hospital systems care about nurses' mental health, it's not easy to keep feeling that passion. Hospitals need to drastically change their practice in order to stem the mass Exodus of nurses that has already begun. I don't think that will change in my lifetime and I feel no regret over leaving bedside nurse.
Nesha, I wish the world had more nurses like you. Like I always say, it’s never the job, it’s always the people with whom you work with. I agree with you 100%.
You’re are never lying!
I went into Respiratory Therapy with a great outlook. Now, I’m like what the hell did I get myself into? Every night at work.. 2 therapist throughout the whole night for the entire hospital? I almost walked out last week. It’s so difficult! I’m like, I might as well find a trade with a pension!
SAME GIRL SAME! I made a HUGE mistake. I’m going to PA school and going to a medical spa to give the girls a facial! IM OVER IT
Girl I was in the OR when the Anasthesia Dr. Was adjusting an over head machine in the room and it broke of and fell on my head. I was sent immediately to their ER and they just charted it as I came in with a head injury and never charted that I sustained a concussion on the job. The same no well wishes. NURSES All they were concerned with was managing their jealousy about me having a couple months off. I was out. When I came back whoa the harassment started big time. Still dealing with the drama from that to this very day. Freakin unprofessional childish and mean an un fathomable. Smh. I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOUR TALKING ABOUT!
With the way nursing pays and with the constant demand for it , yet still a shortage i should have known something seriously wrong with the field
I absolutely understand where you're coming from. I literally had to step back from my job back in June of this year. Physically and mentally drained. Hospice ain't no joke. Case overload and overwhelming. My friend and I would call each other every morning before we headed out for the day. It was on a Monday I called her and she didn't answer. My thoughts were she's with a patient, she'll call back. She did call back and it was not what I was expecting. She sounded drunk. I was confused?? I asked was she working today, she replied no friend I'm not. That was when she told me, she had a stroke! I was floored and hurt all at the same time. This situation with her, truly had an impact on my mental. I had to step back and really rethink about my own life, mental health and well being and career.
I pray she is doing ok. That’s so sad. 💜
Have mercy, Lord!!!!!!
Being a nurse can be like having a toxic relationship it’s a love/stress issue
You are absolutely correct.....I work in healthcare also and it is fact. It is all about money, numbers, and politics. There is a gross lack of empathy, and they do not care. It is sickening.
I feel the same way you do except I’m a respiratory therapist in a large city hospital. Every day I go in is like going to some nasty high school all over again, bullies at every turn looking to get you into trouble. I can’t WAIT to retire soon!
I feel you. I love nursing. I was a nurse for 20+ years. It was not the patients but the co-workers and management. They are some compassionate nurses.
My advice to every nurse. It’s one the most physically and mentally challenging occupations there is. Sometimes the best thing to do when you get to that point is STOP. Do something else, anything else. Then when you really begin to miss it, go back to nursing, perhaps in a different area. Life is to short to stay with something your not happy with.❤
I’ve been a nurse over 26 years and you’re 100% right! I became a nurse so I could help others and hopefully making a difference while in my care. I was diagnosed with severe rheumatoid arthritis, so I’ve also been a patient and had the same experience. Some nurses don’t give a damn about their patients, but once they found out I was a nurse their attitude changed as well as the care I received. It shouldn’t take finding out I’m a nurse for them to show care and concern. I work in ECU and had patients come in with BS stories to get drugs and when they don’t get it, they’ll hit you or spit at you! The majority of my patients are amazing and I love(d) what I’m doing. Our manager staffs the unit with 5-6 nurses to care for every patient that comes in making it difficult to render the care the patients deserve. I don’t want to be the nurse who has to “treat and street” a patient because I have 3 or 4 emergencies going on at the same time; a full waiting room and ambulance stretchers lining the hall forcing me to prioritize by condition and not by patient. We as nurses are overworked; under appreciated; stressed out and under paid!
As a former CNA in the 1980s, I formed a deep respect for nurses. Like every profession, there are good and not so good. I have never forgotten a nurse named Naomi who cared for me while I was a patient at a women's hospital in R I. She was angelic and the epitome of a nurse. Hope she is still nursing and having a blessed life.
I've worked as an CNA for the past 17 years and my goal when I first began was to work myself up to nursing. I have seen what nurses have gone through and I quicky changed my position. Is that East Carolina by any chance??😊
Same about being a social worker- my sister is one and for 30 years she down grades her clientele
Yep, once they know your a nurse the treatment changes.
@Meeka so true and it’s a damn shame! I started as a tech in the Ped ICU while in school and loved the nurses, they were amazing and would even help me with my studies and I swore I was going to be like them. When I started as a nurse and to this day, I treat my patients as they are my family. I feel such pride when a patient I took care of months ago in the ER remembers me and the treatment they received under my care. It really disgusts me to see nurses who don’t care or gripe when their patients use their call lights. I’ve had patients family come to me for help because they couldn’t find their nurse and have found myself checking on their patients just to make sure they’re ok. But you have a patient that’s a nurse, doctor or in the public eye come to the ER and these same nurses do a complete 180 in the care they render. Every patient should be treated as a VIP regardless of what they do for a living!
Girl. I feel your pain. I was in nursing for 40 years and the only way I survived was to work Agency and Traveling contracts. No politics. I'm 80 and have been retired for 10 years. I've never been so happy. Nurses are mean to each other. I couldn't take it. I have womb to tomb experience. Favorite job was Level 4 trauma center and IV Therapy. Now I'm writing a Memoir about some of the awful experiences I had and experienced personally as a patient. Take care of yourself first and then take care of your patients. I hope my book will help nurses that are miserable in the medical field. Hugs.
Womb to tomb nursing......Maybe the title to your book your writing? 👍
@@cassandrablack158 Thanks for your reply and I may use your book title idea. I have horror stories from every specialty. Yesterday I got all dizzy with buzzing in my head down to my feet. That is my prodromal to fainting. I couldn't figure out why. I got home and managed to get in the house to my recliner and after my head settled down, I remembered I had taken a diuretic the night before, ergo I was too dehydrated and my BP was in the toilet. Ooops. Have a great day.
@@judytaquino6412 I am sure with that kind of experience you have lots of stories to tell. Hope you feel better:)
@@cassandrablack158 I survived the working world. I could never figure out why everyone was so mean. Now I am content knowing that I did my best and went to bat for my patients without blinking. I feel fine today. Just have to be careful with the extra doses of diuretics and avoid getting too far away from the couch the day after. :) Hugs
@@judytaquino6412 Well the world is a better place because of you:) I myself can only handle working in home health with my one patient. I have high BP and can't handle stress. I also only take on a case where there is a happy story vs keeping a patient around who seems miserable to be alive. I really feel for the patients that can't talk and are miserable and have family members keeping them alive even when they code numerous times. Stay rested and have a good one🦋
I left the healthcare field many years ago when managed healthcare came about. I was in a private practice. Everything changed. It was all about the plan the patient was on and what it paid for procedures etc. The doctors were cranky and upset and the patients were upset and confused about their new healthcare plan. They didn’t understand what they signed up for. It became a total negative environment from all sides. I chose to leave because it was affecting ME and my happy life I was trying to live. I totally 100% get where you’re coming from. You are most important! Life is too short to be stressed and not be happy.
I hate nursing too…I’ve been doing this for over 20 yrs now, I’ve been treated with no recognition, I’m sick and tired of the natural born bullies, the worthless manager, etc …
I’m already working on a change 🙏🏽
To ALL healthcare workers I really appreciate you All!! We have the best nurses in Florida, they are always cheerful and helpful. I am sad this is happening to you. This too shall pass.
I'm glad you think so
Where are those nurses Sister..I am in south Florida and I work as a OTR across 3 counties..my husband is a icu RN and a good majority are miserable, disheartened, let down, dissatisfied with how they are treated, and all working on a way out. I actually make it a point to ask around to everyone now..
It is very sad state of Healthcare as a whole.
I do appreciate your optimism though but get out and talk to more of us on break and see 👀
Peace & blessings to you 🙏🏽
Really
Case management has been a blessing for me. You still work with pts and make more money than bedside. You can work in many settings including from home which I'm currently doing. ❤ Good luck to you.
Same! Ive been doing nurse case management for 9 years now. It helping me to hold on a bit longer. I can't imagine going back bed side.
If no one else tells they appreciate you doing your job every day, I do. I have had a lot of procedures over the past few years and it was caring nurses that helped me get through each of them. Even when the doctor didn't seem to care and was on to the next patient, a nurse was there to be an encouragement and to assure me that it would be alright. So to all the nurses that continue to go in each day, I thank you and appreciate your hard work and long hours.
From what I see, you are a great person. Don’t let other people steal your joy!
21 years a nurse I could not have said it any better! You are not alone!!
I feel ya Nesha, I am currently trying to get into the transitional program, so I can better my opportunities, but every time I go to work. I think to myself, “what am I really doing?” Some days I love my job, because God allows me to minister to people, but there are some days when I just can’t do it. I am a firm believer, that God doesn’t put more on us than we can bare! As black nurses we need to keep each other in prayer and lifted up. Keep pressing my sister, God has a plan for you.
I feel ya girl. Been an RN 17 years. Before that a CNA for years. We no longer have support for our own nursing practice. We must comply with "standardized repeatable processes". That admins dictate who aren't clinical. It's killing our spirit. Get this! I had my last yearly evaluation. I had surveyed, researched, created patient education for our clinic, where I've worked for 8 years.( I also have a bachelor's in community health education). I got marked DOWN because I didn't submit all the patient Ed tools I created to an oversight board of admins first before using them with my patients. I left feeling gut punched. But I know, I helped my patients. Thats what I care about.
Thank you for speaking out. Floor nurse 43 years. Some good shifts,some horrendous, many mean girls, a few nice. You are so correct!! They found out I was an RN. They stayed OUT of my room! I took myself to BR with a fresh broken ankle. I hear you. I understand whole heartley!!!
Whaaaat?
I had same experience in ER as a patient. I said to the rude nurse. I know the deal. Ima RN....she took my bell, pulled curtain & ignored me. I was vomiting but my meds were being adm. Po. ...nuts!
I feel like when they find out we are nurses they for some reason treat us like crap. I went to the ER for my heart and they made me feel like I was a bum off the street trying to get drugs. I just wanted to make sure I didn't just have a heart attack. Sorry you got treated badly as well when having medical care. It's not like medical care comes cheap either!
You know I agree 100 percent with you, I spent 20 years in healthcare and tried so many times to get out but I would get scared and always stay…. I had a nervous breakdown , had Bell’s palsy all due to the stress. I finally got out and started a new life and I can tell you I haven’t been happier making the change, you are a pill pusher to make money for the hospital, never a thank you only finger pointing, it’s toxic, I always wondered why they worry so much about the patient and not enough about their staff. Please girl find your happiness and trust that you will be good in whatever you decide to do. I pray for you sister.
Nesha, this brought me to tears because it would be a shame to lose such a caring professional in nursing to be left with the ones who don't gad honestly. When my brother was battling cancer, I had to literally go to war as well as stay in sight to have his needs met. Sickening is not even the word. I just completed treatment for breast cancer and I have seen many disparities in care and staff who shouldn't be in the nursing profession. I also find myself dreading returning to the office because I really don't love my job anymore. I pray that you are led to the path that will bring you peace. Me too...The world is so different now.
I get you 100% and totally agree. Nursing today is not what it once was. Just remember like I do all the good things you did as a nurse will always come back to you. Nursing isn't a job it's a calling! May God bless you from 1 nurse to another.♥️
My mom has been a nurse for almost 30 years and she has spoken to me about feelings these very things. Nursing is a really hard job physically and mentally. Emotionally it seems like it just sucks them right out of you because of the lack of appreciation.
I felt what she was saying in my spirit. 0ver 23 years in and exhausted!Empathy and integrity isn’t on the table anymore. Seems like profit and greed is.
You are beautiful INSIDE and outside. Take care of yourself. ❤❤❤
Thank you! 💜
Your honesty and heart are admirable, and your video makes me feel so much better about quitting my RN job a few weeks ago. Everything you talk about, I have experienced too. I can tell you are a wonderful nurse and you deserve all those accolades from your patients.
At least I am sleeping through the night now without the stress. I'm going to find a job that gives me joy.
I definitely feel you on this. It’s about the money and overbooking for some doctors/nurses. Bed side manners don’t really exist anymore…. Patients concerns are laughed at or mocked/disregarded. It’s sad… make me feel resistant to even go for checkups. Sorry you are even feeling this way because it definitely seemed like you have a heart for the people… ❤
Thank you! It really do suck.
❤❤❤ agree
Have you thought about doing Homehealth or hospice care.?We need more nurses like yourself that have the compassion for others.
My previous comment was made before I viewed the entire video. I'm just emotional right now listening to this. Nesha, my mom was a nurse also, as well as all my aunts. My mom spent a lot of time at the hospital working and myself being the eldest had to help care for my younger siblings. Mom contacted Hepatitis from a needle stick and became ill and had to retire. Long story short, she went to the hospital for testing fo4 kidney and liver panels they messed up she passed away. They didn't even know, who she was until after she passed away and legal proceedings began.
Oh no!!! I’m so sorry to hear that!!!
I'm right there with you!! I see so many nurses half assing it and I'm running my a** off all night to do everything right. I get so frustrated. A lot of nurses I've trained with don't even physically do assessments... 🤯 it's crazy! I get it on one hand, but on the other, a license is on the line!
I can relate to you. I worked for social services for 30yrs.
And it wasn’t our clients it was our staff that was so nasty. Hang in there girl! This to shall pass.😊😊😊😊 I’m retired now 20 yrs and enjoying my golden yrs.
Thank God
I’m an RN and left bedside a couple of years ago. You are spot on! So many of us feel exactly the same! Please remember you come first!! Take care of you! YOUR Mind body and soul FIRST ❤️ Sending a hug your way and 🙏🏻 you are able to do what is best for you! I don’t regret leaving nursing, I definitely miss some of my coworkers, but I’m healthier and happier than I have been in a very long time. You and I and many other nurses will always care and be drawn to provide to those in need..our souls are just filled with ❤ and that’s just how God created us!
I'm just a random person on the internet and this is the first video of yours I've ever seen. I just wanted to tell you this video really touched my heart. I want to go to nursing school, previously have done cosmetology (these 2 professions see lots of over lap, caring about others). You are so empathetic and loving, to me exactly what a nurse should be. But also, you come first. Before we give out and water others, we must first be taken care of. Also soooo sympathize with everything you said here, also how refreshing to have the old youtube vid vibes of someone just turning on the camera and talking the real shit. Take care of yourself, nursing will always be there💜💜💜
Thank you so much! Prior cosmetologist here! 💜
I understand you ❤ I've been a nurse for 6 years and although I love interacting with my patients, I burn out easily and wonder about which speciality or setting may not make me feel like that as much. I'm 30 and I already know I want to be able to retire by age 60 or sooner lol
Girl I feel you I retired back in April and when I tell you the weight that was lifted off of me. You have to do what makes you happy at the end of the day. Empathy should be the number one job requirement when working in the nursing field and if you don’t have it you don’t get hired period. But it will be a long time before that ever happens so you start making preparations and better you. ❤🙏🏽
Hi I wrote you in the app thanks
I feel you. Everything you say. I was so lucky to retire last year at age 55. The last 2 years of my career were the toughest. It shouldn't be that way. The girls I worked were are awesome nurses, but I didn't even get a "thank you" or "good luck" from management. I gave so much of my heart and soul for the hospital. I know my patients were cared for and treated the way I would want to be. That was what was truly got me up in the morning and got me through those long 12 hour days. Covid and switching to Computer charting was the icing on the cake.
I hear you. my daughter is a registered nurse and she says the same thing nursing ain't what it used be I honor you and I wish you well
Nursing is a thankless, demanding and high liability job. So glad to be retiring soon.
Your happiness comes first, and I’m sure that once you and Donte talk about it he’s going to say the same. Prayers that you find your happiness again 🙏🏽🙏🏽
I knew 2 weeks into my new nurse orientation that I hated nursing. And that was back in 1986
You have a right to your emotions. I am a BSN for over 30 years. Clinical nursing is very difficult. I was a manager of a Unit and worked long hours related to staffing shortage. I am now a case manager for a health plan. I work M-F. I still practice nursing but it not a life or death position. I was praying for you as you were expressing your sadness of clinical health. You can take different path with your nursing and all those additional degrees. Hey Nesha.
I hear you girl.. I left school nursing in 2014 after being a nurse since 1991. Jumped into teaching, with its OWN can of worms BUT I wouldn’t go back. Bless you!❤
Hey there, BJ here. 🥰 I am so very sorry that you are having a tough time right now. I wish to tell you that if it were not for a decent and caring nurses like yourself, I would have lost my mind, from suffering the hell of chronic back pain, and all of the procedures from hell, that I had to endure, over the past 27 years. Know that there are patients, nurses, doctors, physical therapist, Etc., that truly and deeply appreciate you and they care. Please take your time and try to recharge. Please know that there are many many many people that care about you and appreciate you deeply. May God continue to bless you.🙏💖🥰 BJ/ATL-USA
Nobody should work on their feet for 12 hours… this is just the beginning of nurses leaving tragedy.
Nesha every word came out your mouth is how I felt when I quit being a nurse in 2014. Being a nurse is all about getting the work done without no heart in it, just all about the money. It use to be for me a smile became frown and then not only that it started spilling over into my home life, I couldn’t turn it off, I had to make some serious decisions about my life and what was going to make me happy. So no negative feedback state your peace.
I have been a nurse for 38 years. In charge of an extremely large emergency room. I still enjoy it. Yes things have changed drastically since I started. You don't have time to be everything for everybody anymore that is true. I am blessed very much since I still have those moments. Patients and families can be tough. You just have to not let them or anybody run over you. That's not part of the job. So many people in my city know me from my job. I see patients outside of work and they are always so happy to see me. That feels good. Maybe you need to look into other types of nursing. I love it when I am so busy and don't know what will happen next. Just wired that way. But anyone who has lost the feeling of compassion should look for another job. People expecting too much from you is in every walk of life and in every job. God bless you all
As a nurse for 40 years now retired. I did Medical Surgical and home health and hospice. I’ve been hospitalised I think 4 times in the last 4 years. I’ve come thru the ER each time.
It seemed to me the ER nurses had the easiest part of nursing. They seemed to have the most support. Their paperwork load was the least.
Their time with the patients was the most brief. Most patients are stabilised and either discharged to home or the medical floor.
If I had to do it over I would have gone into ER nursing.
I’m sure idk know it all the behind the scenes. Just what it seems in my recent ER stays.
If you are stable you are left by yourself for very long periods of time even with machines beeping and IV’s dry. As a nurse I knew what was going on but if I hadn’t would have been very stressful.
I’m so glad I’m retired. I haven’t been so relaxed since I was a teenager.
I appreciate all you nurses out there immensely !!