Comments on: i hate hate hate hate my job.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:29:01 +0000

Hi,
I have been a nurse for seven years and HATE the hospital as well!
No help, no lunch or dinner. Can’t drink because you don’t have time to go to the bathroom. When u finally feel like you are going to pass out, you go into the kitchen and shove something down your throat. I am not only the nurse, but also expected to be the CNA,Garbage woman, transporter, lab, secretary etc. there is NEVER enough help. I end up doing CNA work myself because by the time you find the CNA she is either busy, out for a smoke, or gives you an attitude. The hospitals don’t care that someone’s family member hasn’t been turned all night or is sitting in a dirty diaper or hasn’t gotten pain meds cause you just got a post op and a new admission and your other 6 patients have issues( low blood sugar, low 02 sat).
The hospitals only take notice if something really goes wrong like if someone dies or complains.
No one cares that you have so much paperwork that by the time you’re done and round on your patients you hope and pray they Aare still breathing. By the time your shift is done, which is usually an hour late because there is always some disaster that takes place before you are able to leave, you spend your time in the car worrying about what you didnt do or if you missed something. And then you don’t sleep because you have anxiety about what the next horrible shift will bring!!
Oh yeah, great job, surely worth mid 30′s an hour! Not!! At least you’ll know you will always have a job because there is always someone to quit. I have worked at numerous different hospitals and it is no different anywhere.
Anyway, now I am doing home care and somewhat happier. Pay is a little lower, but at least I have my sanity!!
I would NEVER recommend anyone to become a nurse!!!

By: Christy

Christy — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:28:08 +0000

I have been a RN for 10 years and have worked in both Med/Surg and Pediatrics. Med/Surg was horrible. 8-9 patients to one nurse and 1 care partner for 39 bed floor. Patients were huge and I am tiny and always hurting my back. The only redeeming thing was that the hospital was union and benefits were great. Now I work Pediatrics 3-5 pt to nurse ratio. MUCH better. Still never have a care partner, but most patients are small enough for me to handle. Problem with this job is benefits are terrible and administration aweful. I think there are problems no matter where you are with this profession, you just have to pick your battle. Me, I will take the horrible benefits and administration to have my day to day work be tolerable and my coworkers are usually very helpful. Good coworkers makes a world of difference.

By: RN

RN — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 21:34:17 +0000

I totally understand what your going through as a new grad. Isn’t horrible that we worked so hard to in nursing school and everything seemed so promising. I’ve been a nurse for almost 3 years, and I still get those nauseous feelings before going to work even to the point of crying! I dont know what it is. Maybe I rather work in the clinic. lol But then I have to think that all these people in america are getting laid off and we have a great paying job and it’s in demand, it’s hard, and I swear there should be a support group for nurses so we can vent out our emotions. By the time you see this message, your def one year already. It’s gets a little better but once you hit that one year mark, you need to treat yourself on a vacation for all the hard work. Keep it up, I know you can do it!

By: fedupGn

fedupGn — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:15:03 +0000

I hate nursing. I am a new GN who works at a non-profit hospital, the only african-american nurse on my unit and I hate it. I went into nursing to help sick people. I did not know I would have to sign up for High school bull s###. I have a great work schedule (weekends only 12′s) and off 4 days a week, make great money ($30.00hr), so why am I so miserable? It’s not the patients and their families nor the MD’s or administration. It’s other nurses!!!! I showed up for work one day and the nurses on 1st shift stop speaking to me, they roll their eyes at me, one nurse got really snippy with me because I didn’t give her a report that was up to her standards (I’ve been orienting on the floor for 8 weeks now). I wanted to say something to her, but I kept quiet for fear I will make more enemies. I worked so hard in Nursing school, graduated with honors, winning an award for nursing at school, getting the dream job I always wanted, and now this!!!!! Now I hate going to work because I know when morning comes I have to deal with these ignorant women on 1st shift. Already I want to quit but my family keeps telling me to hang in there it will get better, but I know it won’t!!! What should I do????

By: #@$%&^!RN

#@$%&^!RN — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 01:46:18 +0000

I feel your pain sister. I have been at it for 21 years, I’ll be 40 soon and life is too short. I even got out of the floor racket for something more administrative and the grass ain’t no greener. But the money isn’t bad, the benefits are rock solid (unless that is under fire) and I think all of us went into this field because deep down , we care about people, not to mention, we have a genuine soul. On the other hand, turds manage to last in this job just as much, go figure. My thought is this (and I am trying to do something like this). Can you manage to work 3 or 4 eight-hour shifts? Not 12, not 10, eight. This would provide you with some critically needed down time from the circus you call work. It would provide you some work-life balance. I think the 40 hour week is a crock of #$%^, whoever decided that this was the norm, was a real dink. If you can’t work 3 or 4 eights and need some supplemental income, wouldn’t one day a week as something else provide it for you? Could you imagine working in a garden center once a week, or teaching group fitness classes as a way to infuse doing what you love? Give it some thought. I wish i had that option, I am now salaried and have to carry a pager. i am not protected by the union, so if they want me to work over 40 hours a week, they can justify it and do just that. I’d be a lot happier if they would only less us work a 4 day week. well, good luck and i think it’s really apparent that many of us feel your pain!!

By: Rennae G

Rennae G — Thu, 06 May 2010 20:53:16 +0000

Wow! I have three family members who are nurses and the complaints keep pouring in over this overrated profession. I am actually in the process of turning in my application for RN school. I was in last fall and got really sick so I had to reapply. While this year has gone by I have been really wondering if the job is even worth doing. I love people, but I don’t like bitchy family members, rude docs, hurry up and do everything now and the thought of Oh My…please don’t die on my shift! Ugh……!!!! I am seriously reconsidering this professional path.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:23:50 +0000

It almost sounds like me at 10am this morning!! I completely relate to what your saying, I get pulled in all directions on every shift, paperwork paperwork oh and more paperwork of course, oh by the way we’re going to take one of the people on your shift today and shove them somewhere else, but make sure you do everything on time! I’m so so so fed up with it all every time I go into work, I want to specialise but can’t at the moment, keep on with the blogs!!

By: Tammy

Tammy — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:43:50 +0000

Oh my gosh..are you sure you aren’t working where I work? I could agree with EVERYTHING you said…

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:33:05 +0000

Susan, did you have any doubts about going into nursing while you were in school for it? I’m in an accelerated BSN program right now (I, too, have a bachelor’s in another field) and I already question whether this is really what I want to do with my life. I’m just curious if you had any similar feelings before you actually entered the field. I find myself dreading clinical when I feel as if I should like it if nursing is what I want to do. I just need insight from someone in the field.

By: Jess

Jess — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:51:46 +0000

If you’re only two months away from a year several places will round up and totally count that. And if you’re sick of nursing you don’t have to give it another go. If you found something else you might like better, why torture yourself with another nursing job. Life’s too short to be miserable.