For my fellow nurses

valstulas · January 2014

Awesome

Stina2012 · January 2014

Big love for nurses! I had great L&D nurses. My recovery nurses were so-so. But Riley had great baby care nurses! Her DC teacher is a former CNA as well.

karen0477 · January 2014

If only all care plans were looked at so fondly!!!

EagleWife · January 2014

For all the nurses, mega kudos to you! I read this recently and wanted to share this with you, but I couldn't remember who all were nurses besides:

Thank you, ladies! You rock!!

https://ofcourseitsaboutyou.com/2013/08/11/the-effects-of-nursing-on-nurses/

Edit: was\were... is it right now?

valstulas · January 2014

@Rmnam1 I was thinking this, too. A shirtless Ryan Reynolds would have made staying up until 3am to work on my care plans before a 6:30 clinical during nursing school much more tolerable.

karen0477 · January 2014

Thanks for sharing @eaglewife

I saw a thing on Facebook that reminded me of nursing school the other day......it was a picture of students and said "while that is the correct answer, it's not the most correct answer" :Palm forehead:

valstulas · January 2014

@EagleWife I saw this a few days ago.

I honestly don't know what is so controversial about it that people were responding negatively to it.

When I worked in ortho, I had lots of days that I dreaded going into work and would wish for bodily injury. I understand that feeling well.

Even now, though I love my job, I have those mornings that I leave my job cranky and exhausted. Having post-partum patients with a lot of emotional needs or breastfeeding issues is so overwhelming to me. I don't let it show, but sometimes I just run out of patience. I always feel bad about it later bc I know it's not their fault and that they just need my support. But I think when you have a challenging situation, no matter what your profession, it's normal to have those days when you are just completely burnt out. Nursing is a job and I don't understand why nurses would be expected to not feel like this at times.

valstulas · January 2014

Karen0477 said:
Thanks for sharing @eaglewife

I saw a thing on Facebook that reminded me of nursing school the other day......it was a picture of students and said "while that is the correct answer, it's not the most correct answer" :Palm forehead:

Lol! Ah, nursing school. Even when you were right, you were wrong.

EagleWife · January 2014

valstulas said:

@EagleWife I saw this a few days ago. I honestly don't know what is so controversial about it that people were responding negatively to it. When I worked in ortho, I had lots of days that I dreaded going into work and would wish for bodily injury. I understand that feeling well. Even now, though I love my job, I have those mornings that I leave my job cranky and exhausted. Having post-partum patients with a lot of emotional needs or breastfeeding issues is so overwhelming to me. I don't let it show, but sometimes I just run out of patience. I always feel bad about it later bc I know it's not their fault and that they just need my support. But I think when you have a challenging situation, no matter what your profession, it's normal to have those days when you are just completely burnt out. Nursing is a job and I don't understand why nurses would be expected to not feel like this at times.

@valstulas, I don't get the negative reaction either. I can't even imagine how exhausting the job must be. I know I felt like a dependent, helpless mess after my C/S and the nurses that got us through it were AWESOME. I cannot imagine how difficult it must be to deal with lots of "me"s like I was non-stop every day. I'd imagine the burnout would be often and deep!

valstulas · January 2014

@EagleWife I'm sure you were fine. Even if a situation is challenging, it's a lot easier when you are working with someone who is kind and appreciative. Not everyone is, believe it or not.

EagleWife · January 2014

valstulas said:

@EagleWife I'm sure you were fine. Even if a situation is challenging, it's a lot easier when you are working with someone who is kind and appreciative. Not everyone is, believe it or not.

Thanks @valstulas. I believe it, it's just sad that that's the case. The nurses at our hospital were amazing. Hopefully all of your patients appreciate what you do for them.

merc5411 · January 2014

valstulas said:

@EagleWife I saw this a few days ago. I honestly don't know what is so controversial about it that people were responding negatively to it. When I worked in ortho, I had lots of days that I dreaded going into work and would wish for bodily injury. I understand that feeling well. Even now, though I love my job, I have those mornings that I leave my job cranky and exhausted. Having post-partum patients with a lot of emotional needs or breastfeeding issues is so overwhelming to me. I don't let it show, but sometimes I just run out of patience. I always feel bad about it later bc I know it's not their fault and that they just need my support. But I think when you have a challenging situation, no matter what your profession, it's normal to have those days when you are just completely burnt out. Nursing is a job and I don't understand why nurses would be expected to not feel like this at times.

This is so true. I worked critical care and even "good" days were hard....and "bad" days were awful. I tried so hard to remember to be kind to everyone that was taking care of me, and to say thank you to them. Sometimes a "thank you" can get you through the next shift

JTA2426 · January 2014

Things I love about the NICU... No team lift patients. No diapers larger than a size 2. No teeth. No pubic hair. No periods. No talking my patients into getting out of bed, only to hear them whine and moan until its time to get back in it. No one telling me "no."

I don't know how anyone who has to deal with these things doesn't cry all the way to work like I did to clinicals.

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