Do you hate your job?

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dancingpotato said:
I am a neonatal nurse. I love my job but as with most things there are good and bad days.

On good days, I look after non-demanding families which make me more inclined to bend over backwards to help them, as they do not demand all my attention for the whole of my shift. I make a difference, if only a small one, to families which make their day and feel their baby is making progress. I go home feeling good about my day and postive about myself as a nurse and my capabilities. Unsocial hours and public holidays we get paid more for. And with days off I can take a week of annual leave and get 2 weeks off work. (working Mon-Wed one week, a week of annual leave then working fri-Sun the following week).

On bad days, numerous admissions which take up time which then means I have less time to spend with each family (I typically look after 3 babies on a shift), demanding families who want me to do everything for them even although I am aware they can do it perfectly well themselves or know where to find what they are looking for. Working with lazy staff, babies get more sick so need a lot of procedures done = time consuming. 12.5 hour days and a lot of unsocial hours which means missing out on occasions from time to time. I wash my hands so often that they become red raw and broken down which aches.

All in all, the good days happen way more often than the bad and because no two days are the same, I love it. Could not be doing with sitting at a computer 9-5, think I would go insane!
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I am so glad to have another nurse in Otz. There's 3 of us now :nod:

Being a nurse is really rewarding and you're right that the good days outweigh the bad days esp when we evaluate what we have done for our patients and remember their thank yous, hugs and simple smile. I agree that Admission paper works surely take a lot of time away from giving the care we give our patients. Nursing nowadays has changed so much away from the Nightingale days.

My frustration that was building up bit by bit b4 through my years of working in intensive care etc related to family members demanding unimaginable requests and like you said- bending over more than necessary to provide the care and yet families esp remain unsatisfied, stress with paper work/workload/short staff etc is what pushed me to go into OR. It was a form of an escape for me as i only have to deal with the patients and family issues pre-op which made a whole lot of difference and I felt more rewarded and less overworked.

I specially admire those of YOU who can deal with neonates. I have difficulty dealing with them as i can easily feel attached with babies and feel sorry for them for being sick. My emotions get in the way of taking care of them. So Kudos to you :thumbup
 
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No I don't, sure it gets me down at times but is ultimately very rewarding, more so I can imagine than trying to cure wounded soldiers of their "gayness"
 
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The Doc said:
Shit, i shoulda taken the army on their LPN program. I coulda just sat around taking vitals 12 hours a day.
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A co-workers daughter enlisted into the medical field in the Army and they pretty much paid for her RN. She spent over a year in Iraq in a trauma field hospital - great experience - and now she is very well paid as a civillian RN.
 
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purpledove said:
I am so glad to have another nurse in Otz. There's 3 of us now :nod:

Being a nurse is really rewarding and you're right that the good days outweigh the bad days esp when we evaluate what we have done for our patients and remember their thank yous, hugs and simple smile. I agree that Admission paper works surely take a lot of time away from giving the care we give our patients. Nursing nowadays has changed so much away from the Nightingale days.

My frustration that was building up bit by bit b4 through my years of working in intensive care etc related to family members demanding unimaginable requests and like you said- bending over more than necessary to provide the care and yet families esp remain unsatisfied, stress with paper work/workload/short staff etc is what pushed me to go into OR. It was a form of an escape for me as i only have to deal with the patients and family issues pre-op which made a whole lot of difference and I felt more rewarded and less overworked.

I specially admire those of YOU who can deal with neonates. I have difficulty dealing with them as i can easily feel attached with babies and feel sorry for them for being sick. My emotions get in the way of taking care of them. So Kudos to you :thumbup
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Thanks, nice to meet another nurse on here, often I feel people don't always understand the demanding job we do. I did a short stint as a student in theatres (or OR as you American's like to call it!) but it wasn't for me. As much as I complain, I really missed the patient interaction. Yes, I chat to my babies and tell them how good/bad/cute/naughty etc they are! A lot of people have expressed their admiration for the job I do in neonates, but since I do it every week, I really don't see it as anything special or better than other nurses or carers. Today I had a family who were lovely and chatty, their baby was just new today so I was the first person they met. They were so grateful and I have come home feeling really good about my day.

I'm glad you've relieved the stress of ICU nursing, I think it's important that we as care givers enjoy our jobs or there is no satisfaction for anyone at the end of the day. I take my hat off to you as a fellow nurse :thumbup

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