They don’t own the concept of “hospital”. If the community truly got organized and fed up (there’s a lot more that needs to be addressed than low staff pay-the public would be shocked), they could walk in and take the building from the corporation. “Nationalize” it. Of course, that will never happen because our gov and elites, those who own the corporations put up patsies and fake opposition, fake populists, and the ever intrusion of Dems and Repubs ruin everything.
I have been asking nurses to unionize since I started in 1991. We should be like firefighters and police officers, we do a physical, mental job like they do!! We should be able to retire after 25 years on the floor no matter our age!!! Like firefighters and police officers!!
Nurses have other routes they can take in their career. If you don't like bedside, go find a clinic, private office, school, health center, coaching, teaching, etc..
Your cognitive skills seem to be lacking. You complained of the job being too physical. I offered options within your field that are less physical. Your question was, " And that solves my problem how?" LOL @@missnurseeri
I’m a new Rn and worked as a medsurg nurse for one year after I graduated college. It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I felt overwhelmed, exhausted and overloaded with work. It seemed we were always short staffed and had to compensate even when it felt unsafe. I lived daily in fear of messing up. I quit after one year to have my baby and have been off work 1.5 years since. I honestly have no desire to go back because of the lack of support from upper management. I though it was just bc I was new to the field that I felt this way so it’s refreshing to hear veteran nurses feel the same.
@doremifasolatido-ro7zs When I graduated in 2016, it felt like no one was hiring new grads (unless you were accepted in the hospitals' residency programs) so I took a position in LTC. My unit felt like a chaotic hospital but with more patients..I gained a lot of skills, but it was incredibly stressful and I burned out. I lasted 2 years at that facility but I'm grateful for what I learned.
I’ve been a nurse for 52 yrs. It used to be patient focused and now only money focused. Administration used to back us, now it’s a struggle to get them to listen. Huge change in healthcare.
They’ve taken nurses away from the bedside but increasing the amount of documentation and increasing ratios. The changes are so overwhelming and it’s causing good nurses to leave the bedside.
Been a bedside nurse for 18 years and it's definitely getting harder and harder to be a compassionate nurse........ I am not sure what is going to take but whatever it is it needs to happen asap before majority of the nurses leave bedside. I am holding on hoping 2023 is going to be better..... it's sad when your job causes you anxiety & insomnia all at the same time
Curious, does your hospital, if you or others are in the hospital setting) grade your supervisors? That was required when I was able to work. I was graded and thankfully, I always made a 5, (1-5). All it takes is a manager or director to care about you, so you can care for others. I didn't do anything outstanding but only watched. I could tell when someone was struggling. Beating them to buy their Diet Coke before 3pm, changed their spirits - a simple deed, but we all won. I have an issue with how yearly evals are done. If you are not asked what you need, what will help you do your job better, etc... then someone needs training. Yearly evals are pushed off as if they hate to deal with it. But so much can be productive if used in a good way. Evaluations aren't a bad thing, it's an excellent way to know your staff and to have an idea of personal problems they are facing. We are then aware this nurse/employee might need some time off and we are prepared. We check on them, we treat them as humans just like we want them to treat the patients. I believe every manager up to the CEO should be evaluated by their staff every year! It helps us be better - and we don't have to take it personally, but as a way of growth. I have always said, The staff is a reflection on the management. I wonder how right that is with nurses these days?
Kendra… I’ve been asked to write something and I think you and your colleagues can help me be more realistic. “Why causes Doc/Nurse” burnout? Don’t laugh… some aren’t aware. Doctors want to know. From both sides…. I say #1 is Staff. Staff helps or hurts be efficient and causes less mistakes. Any others have input? If you want to ask this yourself.. great. If I take the answers, how do I give you credit and keep confidentiality? I’m serious… the question is WHY ARE DOCS/PROFESSIONALS leaving? This would be interesting to start a subject as patients who understand can ease the stress. Working together is healthy! For any who don’t believe Kendra, others on here or the importance of patient edu…. The 3rd leading cause of death is medical errors. Patients can not leave it to the staff. I educate patients… intimidation should never be a factor. I will be glad to give info on myself. In a safe place. Hang on!!💕
I just made the decision to leave. Er icu is all I’ve ever done my whole adult life. But it has got soooo bad I can’t take it one more day. It’s like being hand cuffed to a bowling ball and thrown in the ocean… and then written up for drowning 😂
@@KendraRN finishing out my notice right now. Not sure what I’m going to do. Might take a break from healthcare for awhile or might just take a easier gig like doctors office nurse or something. 18 years paramedic, flight medic, er nurse, and now icu rn…. So not sure what to do. No family or huge bills so not in any big bind. Just my health is biggest priority. Bc I’m young. Started on ambulance at 18 years old.
I don’t recommend anyone getting into nursing this day and age. It’s a toxic culture with more and more stress put on nurses. We know how to do everyone else’s job, no one knows how to do ours. We supposedly have one voice: the ANA, yet there has been no supportive push back or stances from them to stop the corporate greed. Very disappointed with the career choice I made years ago.
Ive been an RN 30 yrs, bedside nurse for 15 then became an NP. They are both hell & I regret ever becoming a nurse. Left 3 yrs ago, have let both licences lapse. No. More.
Naaa!… you are probably retired. No one is going to take what you said literally. A little deceiving, but good luck on your retirement. You don’t need your come back. The new nurses will do what we gotta do till then✌️
Your nursing knowledge is very valid. Just don't do direct bedside care. There are different opportunities you can still pursue in different industries with your knowledge...
No nurse on earth should ever feel like this... It's unfortunate but I'm sending love your way. You have given so much of it to your patients, may it come back to you in many ways even to your family. GOD bless you ❤❤
Most of my colleagues have left bedside care for management, NP, mobile clinics, specialty clinics. Less work , same or more pay. Gotta work less and make more. Work smarter not harder to earn your cash
I retired a few years ago but when I was an ICU nurse I had to take out my trash, be the monitor tech, and they got rid of the CNA's. It was almost impossible to do your job while having compassion and time to spend with the patient. I had PTSD for a few months after retiring from nursing. I pray for all my fellow nurses and the hardships you are going through.
I'm going into education with my degree and not in America. The healthcare system here is ridiculous and I feel like absolute shit when I can't advocate for my patients like I AM CALLED TO DO! There is no longer a chain of command that gives a damn about resolving issues. There is no accountability
I do not recommend anyone go into nursing. Let the shortage get worse so ppl suffer and realize the importance of unions and legislation that will protect them and their families when they are at the mercy of the healthcare system.
I walked away from the bedside after 16.5 years 3 weeks ago. No notice. I’m done. Its a terrifying feeling to be facing a career change at 41 but I can’t do it anymore.
@@RuinVystopia just started a job in Case Management and it’s already so much better than bedside! Definitely a different world and a huge learning curve but so worth it to not be at the bedside anymore.
@tiffany1268 That's awesome! Glad to hear that progress is being made. I'm figuring out if nursing would be a good career field for me or if I should go back to truck driving. I have a passion for both fields but I just need to figure out if it'll do me well to expand myself in the medical field.
@@RuinVystopia the only advice I can offer if you choose nursing is to make sure you 100% have the heart for it and it is truly a calling bc bedside is HARD!! There’s a lot of others areas of nursing to explore though so you would have a lot of doors open for you! Good luck with whatever you decide to do…I’m sure you’ll do great!
I wholeheartedly agree. I reported a leader for bullying then my direct manager bullied me then my director and CNO defended her. Now I am being told they want me to resign my leadership role, move to a different department, or take a severance package. The upper administration needs to change or this will get worse. My issue right now is I am burned out and don’t even want to be a nurse anymore. My family doesn’t understand because to them I make good money.
They're stressed too. Today walking into my job at an assisted living, I see a woman walking out who I recognize and vice versa. We talk, she was my former boss at another facility . She fired me during covid for non compliance. Valid. I hated her for years. But we talked. And hugged. I forgave her today. Now I'm crying. Thank you UA-cam.
Hello Kendra, I am glad I found your channel! I'm a retired RN who feels exactly the way you are feeling. You are speaking my words and the concern I felt. I started in 1979, worked full time until I went PRN in 2019. Retired in 2020. It was not easy but I had to perservere with God leading the way! With The Good Lord on your side you will endure. I know I absolutely could not have done it without Him!🙏🏽🙌🏾👏🏾👍🏽
100% true. As an RN in the hospital I have plunged toilets. I’ve cleaned rooms when a new patient is about to show up because housekeeping is unavailable. I’ve sat on hold with dietary for 30 minutes or more trying to order a patient their food because it was never delivered. I’ve walked to the cafeteria to get patients their food when it has not shown up after repeated calls. I’ve grabbed a cart and went to the basement of the hospital until I found the room the linen is stored in and stocked it with all kinds of linen and took it back and delivered it to my unit. I’ve regularly taken out trash, mopped & cleaned floors. I’ve spent my time searching through cabinets to find toilet paper because there’s none in the staff bathroom even though I’ve called repeatedly to request to be delivered. I’ve restocked soap and hand sanitizer dispensers because the ones assigned to do it have not done it. I’ve transported patients to and from everywhere in the hospital because transport is not available. I’ve completed numerous tasks that should only be completed by the respiratory therapist because they are unavailable due to also being short staffed. I’ve climbed on tables and chairs to fix clocks and TVs on the wall. During the time change, I’ve had to climb to the clock on the wall, and manually change the time myself because it’s not “maintenance’s job”. I’ve been talked down to because I’m unrealistically expected to know every aspect of the patient’s history and current condition. I could go on and on…
We have all been there. I leave my Nursing station clean but I have to draw the line somewhere or I just can't do this job anymore. The Nurse on the hall next to me plunged a toilet last night and I won't do it. We are taken advantage of. I work in a 24/7 facility and housekeeping is there for 12 hours a day.
I really want to become a nurse .. I wrote it down in my journal, thought about it, and was super confident about it .. up until I started doing my research 😩 now idk what I want to do .. I even thought about becoming a cardiovascular technologist ! Maybe it’s my lack of confidence 🤷🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️ But I’m praying for you 💜.. I’m tired of seeing nurses overworked & physically worn out ! Hopefully things change
@@Breeology_ exactly don't let these hardships ruin your dreams, if you really want it go for it, at the end of the day it's all about caring for patients in their worst times.
Probably foreign nurses tbh. People from certain countries are simply more acclimated to horrible work conditions and sending the money back home means a huge jump in quality of life for family.
I left the hospital because of greed from management. It was no longer about how to take care of the patients, but all about how to save/make more money
You are absolutely right. I have been a nurse for 5 and half years and I’m really regretting the decision. Our hospital don’t even have a nurse aid and we have to also do the ADLs of pt. I am 31 and wanting to start a family so bad but the work load in the hospital make me stressed to even start a family. Im doing nights right now and taking toll in my body m.
I’ve been a nurse for several years now and I’ve noticed that more unprofessional In attitude and work ethic people are joining the field. They are not joining because of empathy and compassion, but for the money ONLY, and those type of people make a caring nurse’s job HARDER😭😭😭
Where I live there are just not enough people applying so they kinda have to take everyone that they can get including the people with this attitude. It really sucks.
Nurses and EVS need to unionize. EVS worker here. We are suffering too and see the devastation with unsafe nurse to patient ratio. I feel for yall. I finally spoke up about coworkers lack of care when it comes to how the rooms are being cleaned. I was met with excuses. Its disgusting how these managers really dont care. Good luck to us all.
@@Sammy-lh5wuenvironmental...they care for the rooms..the house...and to the EVS worker thank you! I'm friends with many and we work as a team in the ER..
Girl I have been a nurse since 2013. It is getting ROUGHHHHH. BURNOUT is real. It's getting hard to imagine myself doing this for much longer. If it is like this now, what will it be a few years from now. It is heartbreaking and sad.
Scary. If me or my loved ones cannot get the care they need because Nurses cannot do their jobs then that is HORRIFYING. This effects EVERYONE. Everyone will be a patient in their lifetime!
I don't understand how the most risky job has such long working hours. That's insane. Im not getting the logic. None of the reasons I have gotten make sense. The hours are too much. Infact people in medical field should only work 30 hours a week
100% agree! The most on point statement I ever heard. In my area my most favorite nurses and my most favorite doctors who are compassionate and you just want to help people and take care of them and they end up leaving my healthcare facility you know what they all said because of the people who run the facility is so greedy and they don't let you help the patient that they're going to a place that actually allows it and does it so they go to the bigger places.
I worked in a hospital for 8 months. NEVER again. That was horrible. Won't even consider LTC even though i enjoy working with elderly people. Considering doing something else. Graduated in 2022 and already burned out.
I agree! Things have changed so much. I am genuinely very unhappy and dread going to work. I will be leaving next year but something needs to happen or there will be a critical shortage soon!
PLEASE TELL ME YOU WILL SEE THIS! I 👏🏾 AM 👏🏾 TIRED 👏🏾 I’m going into mental health to become a therapist, possibly a psychiatrist because healthcare is too much!!! No human being should be expected to work under the conditions given!!! They should all have psychological resources dedicated to that field because the amount of bullying and narcissistic personalities running rampant in that field is crazy!
Let’s not forget the lawsuits girl that come with the stress on being attacked my family, management, Corperate, and co-workers! There isn’t going to be enough jobs to NOT doing bedside for everyone to graduate and do non bedside nursing. I get so agitated when it comes to going back to further my education in the field, but that only means more stress. However, when i think about therapy, i feel peace, i think i know where I need to go.
@@LaniWahine4I’m so sorry. As nurses we are just trying to spread awareness and this is just the reality of how things are especially post COVID. Continue your CNA program. Remember every profession will have there ups and downs no matter where you work. What you can do is visit local hospitals or places you would like to work at and get a feel of how the work environment is. Best of luck 🫶🙏🙌
@@LaniWahine4CNA is deep enough. It's worse than it used to be too. Leave yourself room to change directions and don't get beholden to the idea of staying in healthcare.
Hospitals are getting more and more administrators (4 year business degree tools) who get paid more than all the doctors combined. Same with education systems getting extra admins who get paid more than all the teachers.
I really want that one bill where they give nurses a limit of patients to pass in my career lifetime. It’s unsafe to be overwhelmed with patients. (And even worse that its normalized)
Agreed . I’m a long term RN in the uk NHS. I e just left my role to start a new non nursing role. Best decision ever. I hope you find something else and in the meantime look after yourself. X great video Kendra x 🇬🇧 RN
I left bedside a year ago. I feel some guilt, but it was literally physically killing me (I ended up hospitalized barely a month after leaving bedside). I work in case management now, and while I know I’m losing some of my skills - I was never great at IV insertions to begin with, but even the attempt now would be a stupid idea - my blood pressure and heart rate are normal again and I have the downtime I need for self-care. Kudos and much love to those who stay at the bedside. You’re braver and more resilient than me.
As much as I hate the "Unions", I firmly believe that nurses should have Nurses Union because of the simple fact of what you've stated here in your short vid. I've been an ICU RN for 26 yrs, imcu for 6yrs, and now work in an post surgery Observation Unit for 5yrs. To think that I could retire from this unit was great, during first year. Then covid happened and our unit is the only unit that is well staffed so upper management made us a secondary resource pool unit. What used to be every 3rd month of getting pulled, it's literally every week 1 - 2 days shift and night shift RNs get floated to the point where we're all stressed out. Getting floated to a unit where you're given the worst group of patients and rarely see an NCP/NA throughout your 12hr shift! One of our older nurse had a melt down when she came in and found out it was her turn to float! That was one very stressful day! And the gull of the Mgr from the receiving unit called and sounded angry because our nurse hadn't shown up to her floor! Had I answered that phone call, as I was night charge nurse, the conversation exchanged would've been very different between her and I. I'm so tired of nurses being used as a pawn and abused! As much as I would like to return to ICU nursing, I'm thinking of doing something else like specialty clinics. Let the board of directors take care of the patients and see how far they can go or what they can do!
I’ve recently stepped away from the bedside, I’m trying my hand at mental health, not the really acute level. I needed a break from everything you mentioned above.
I work in the health care field. I am not a nurse, but after taking care of my mother in home 24/7 with my brother I couldn’t agree more with you. It is the greatest blessing, but taxing on the body. I also could not agree with you more when I hear you say how it has changed over the last few years. Hospital administrators and all the Covid restrictions caused us to lose incredible staff at our hospital. It was due in part to the Booster requirements and it is ridiculous. I have the utmost respect for all nurses and how hard they work. God bless you and God bless all nurses. We need you. Keep speaking out. 🙏
I've been a nurse for 19yrs and the joy in it for me is threatened by...you said it, corporate policies that cut such serious corners and I find myself "tasking" which is not what I loved about my choice to be a nurse. Infact I left banking precisely to do something with a sense of purpose and I knew nursing was it. Everyone is so stressed at the bedside...going about it with pride is so difficult by precisely what you've said. NURSES CAN DO IT ALL.🙆🏾♀️
I switched over to hospice (non profit company) and I’ve never been happier. I wish I could have made the move a long time ago. They actually have compassion for the pts and the staff. Not to mention working as a TDT is much better than in a hierarchical setting.
Nursing seems like a hard job. You have to keep a clean/professional image, you have to be intelligent & organized, be good with time management, have a good knowledge of acronyms, log-ins, passwords, medicines, symptoms, illnesses, basic knowledge of procedures, training, have good people skills, wether it’s good bedside manner, or dealing with co-workers, be physically able to stand for long hours, & be compassionate dealing with all sorts of strangers (different ages, ethnicities, races, economic status, & mental states) You basically have to be a well-rounded Jack-of-all-trades. Seems demanding.
Nursing is taxing and toxic. I do not recommend. These corporations are crazy and they don’t care about nurses or the staff it’s a money and greed. Don’t risk it! Be kind to yourself!
32 years at the bedside! You speak my heart! Seen every thing you can imagine! Worked every department! Seen it done it! Never got back up! I’ll pray for you!
I was going to finish nursing school but changed my mind once I saw how crappy nurses were being treated. Makes no sense to spend all that money on all that education when you're being run ragged and some nurses can barely afford to keep themselves a float
Yeah, the big guys whine about their budgets but they keep hiring all of the management and the manager for the manager for the manager for the manager when one person used to do the job years ago we’re so top-heavy in healthcare.
Kendra this is actually the case in any aspect of healthcare. But nursing has always had leaders who never stand up for what is correct. THAT is the crux and heart of why 40 years later this nurse only sees nurses treated as a numerical cost!!!!!
I hate being an RN at the bedside! I left the hospital full time for outpatient/family practice and in school for FNP but I am contemplating going for CRNA. RN pay is crap and the patients are getting worse and disrespectful. Edit - 6 months later I decided I am going for informatics and IT. I’m done with people
I'm in the ER all the time (two rare autoimmunes and no way to stabilize it as of yet) I never give my nurses a hard time unless I'm physically having a siezure or POTS is freaking out. There's not enough staffing and there us not enough emotional and mental support for what they can/have go or gone through. They need more help.
It's going to get to the point Where if all the nurses leave, people will have to care for their relatives themselves while the doctors and pharmacists continue in their roles.
Kendra...have you thought about being a representative nurse advocate to bring this to the attention in congress to help change the nurse culture to be positive? What ever happened to Art of nursing...old school.
@@KendraRN Your knowledge comes from God. You are speaking the knowledge in your videos. Have you considered starting your own nurse association? This would be a start. Recruit people to be a part of this, who has a passionate voice such as you!
I could NEVER be a bedside nurse. Watching those in charge, whether it be superiors in the medical field or the family of the dying patient, allow the patient to pass or try ushering on the ending of their lives. I got enough as a CNA
It's a vocation. I think you truly have to be called to do this. Most of us will see more nurses from the time we are born until the time we pass away than any other stranger that will do anyrhing for us. Think of that. This young lady will impact thousands of lives in her career. I praise God there are young people that will answer the call to care for us, doing everything needed to heal us and make us comfortable. They save our lives.
Fuck hospital bedside care! Did it for 13 long years, 8 on night shift, and you get damn tired of drunks, druggies, sundowners, and people having withdrawals acting a damn fool. You get damn tired of running your ass off all night and never getting a minute to breathe. You get damn tired of people in general in this line of work.
Nursing will make you hate people. Idiots on the internet ask why nurses are so "mean" when the sweetest nicest person gets ground into dust and abused in nursing. These people couldn't handle being a nurse
@KendraRN There are also nurse triage and 24hr nurse advice hotline jobs through clinics, etc. Public school or college nurses. Community colleges also look for RNs to teach and train CNAs but that would be as a side job. So many options to utilize your knowledge and skills without the physical burnout. Some even contract themselves out and go in business for themselves. Praying for open doors and favor! 🙏
I wish you could/would go to Congress and blast this whole thing out. It’s absolutely disgusting and ridiculous that you have to go through such hell to care for people.
Lot of racism in nursing. No more bedside, I refuse. Tired of them manipulating assignments because they want to give “certain” nurses the hardest patients. They play games at work, I’m not for it. I am appalled at how grimy people can be. 🤨
Having had many serious medical issues over the last few years resulting in an obscene number of hospital stays, I just want to say that despite the grotesque level of corporate greed going on, y'all are so so so so appreciated by patients like myself. Hospital stays (especially long ones) are never fun, but y'all make it so much more bearable.
You are so correct. The greed, the greed, the greed. I know one thing, they all are going to burn in hell with there money. Thanks for posting.
Even a pot of gold won't help. The bottom line is important, but should NEVER be more important than treating patients. Greed is a horrible thing.
Agreed. From a U.K. RN
They don’t own the concept of “hospital”. If the community truly got organized and fed up (there’s a lot more that needs to be addressed than low staff pay-the public would be shocked), they could walk in and take the building from the corporation. “Nationalize” it. Of course, that will never happen because our gov and elites, those who own the corporations put up patsies and fake opposition, fake populists, and the ever intrusion of Dems and Repubs ruin everything.
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I have been asking nurses to unionize since I started in 1991. We should be like firefighters and police officers, we do a physical, mental job like they do!! We should be able to retire after 25 years on the floor no matter our age!!! Like firefighters and police officers!!
The west and tear on my body. I don’t know how much longer I can go on.
Nurses have other routes they can take in their career. If you don't like bedside, go find a clinic, private office, school, health center, coaching, teaching, etc..
@@buckeye-pe6dfthis route is only available for nurses with experiences. New grads are majority pushed to work bedsides
@@buckeye-pe6dfAnd that solves the problem, how?
Your cognitive skills seem to be lacking. You complained of the job being too physical. I offered options within your field that are less physical. Your question was, " And that solves my problem how?" LOL @@missnurseeri
“The nurse can do everybody’s job.”
No truer statement.
Thank you. We have to catch everybody else's mistake and get blame if we don't. Smh
Exactly!!!!!! Sighhhhh**
Not everyone’s, they seem unfamiliar with respiratory.
It isn't true.
@@sariah2425radiology and many more
Nurses are without a doubt the most critical people in healthcare.
I’m a new Rn and worked as a medsurg nurse for one year after I graduated college. It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I felt overwhelmed, exhausted and overloaded with work. It seemed we were always short staffed and had to compensate even when it felt unsafe. I lived daily in fear of messing up. I quit after one year to have my baby and have been off work 1.5 years since. I honestly have no desire to go back because of the lack of support from upper management. I though it was just bc I was new to the field that I felt this way so it’s refreshing to hear veteran nurses feel the same.
There are many other opportunities you can choose from besides bedside. Home health, clinic, ASC, school nurse etc. I wish you the best.
Which one is a harder place to work as a brand new nurse? LTC or med surg?
@doremifasolatido-ro7zs When I graduated in 2016, it felt like no one was hiring new grads (unless you were accepted in the hospitals' residency programs) so I took a position in LTC. My unit felt like a chaotic hospital but with more patients..I gained a lot of skills, but it was incredibly stressful and I burned out. I lasted 2 years at that facility but I'm grateful for what I learned.
@@nana121flyAlso Dialysis
Insurance companies and law firms also use nurses knowledge. Look into those too...
I’ve been a nurse for 52 yrs. It used to be patient focused and now only money focused. Administration used to back us, now it’s a struggle to get them to listen. Huge change in healthcare.
They’ve taken nurses away from the bedside but increasing the amount of documentation and increasing ratios. The changes are so overwhelming and it’s causing good nurses to leave the bedside.
@@KendraRN I loved bedside nursing and I seen an increase in what you’re saying over the years. It’s so sad.
Imagine how patient care is affected. Nurses shouldn’t have to go through this
Yes, a change for the worse!
Alice and Kendra, YES. The change really seemed to happen around 2006-07, and has only gotten worse.
Been a bedside nurse for 18 years and it's definitely getting harder and harder to be a compassionate nurse........ I am not sure what is going to take but whatever it is it needs to happen asap before majority of the nurses leave bedside. I am holding on hoping 2023 is going to be better..... it's sad when your job causes you anxiety & insomnia all at the same time
Curious, does your hospital, if you or others are in the hospital setting) grade your supervisors? That was required when I was able to work. I was graded and thankfully, I always made a 5, (1-5). All it takes is a manager or director to care about you, so you can care for others. I didn't do anything outstanding but only watched. I could tell when someone was struggling. Beating them to buy their Diet Coke before 3pm, changed their spirits - a simple deed, but we all won. I have an issue with how yearly evals are done. If you are not asked what you need, what will help you do your job better, etc... then someone needs training. Yearly evals are pushed off as if they hate to deal with it. But so much can be productive if used in a good way. Evaluations aren't a bad thing, it's an excellent way to know your staff and to have an idea of personal problems they are facing. We are then aware this nurse/employee might need some time off and we are prepared. We check on them, we treat them as humans just like we want them to treat the patients. I believe every manager up to the CEO should be evaluated by their staff every year! It helps us be better - and we don't have to take it personally, but as a way of growth. I have always said, The staff is a reflection on the management. I wonder how right that is with nurses these days?
Kendra… I’ve been asked to write something and I think you and your colleagues can help me be more realistic. “Why causes Doc/Nurse” burnout? Don’t laugh… some aren’t aware. Doctors want to know. From both sides…. I say #1 is Staff. Staff helps or hurts be efficient and causes less mistakes. Any others have input? If you want to ask this yourself.. great. If I take the answers, how do I give you credit and keep confidentiality?
I’m serious… the question is WHY ARE DOCS/PROFESSIONALS leaving?
This would be interesting to start a subject as patients who understand can ease the stress. Working together is healthy! For any who don’t believe Kendra, others on here or the importance of patient edu…. The 3rd leading cause of death is medical errors. Patients can not leave it to the staff. I educate patients… intimidation should never be a factor.
I will be glad to give info on myself. In a safe place.
Hang on!!💕
Here we are one year later.
I just made the decision to leave. Er icu is all I’ve ever done my whole adult life. But it has got soooo bad I can’t take it one more day. It’s like being hand cuffed to a bowling ball and thrown in the ocean… and then written up for drowning 😂
Good decision. When you’ve reached that point, it’s time to separate. What are you doing in the meantime?
@@KendraRN finishing out my notice right now. Not sure what I’m going to do. Might take a break from healthcare for awhile or might just take a easier gig like doctors office nurse or something.
18 years paramedic, flight medic, er nurse, and now icu rn…. So not sure what to do. No family or huge bills so not in any big bind. Just my health is biggest priority. Bc I’m young. Started on ambulance at 18 years old.
@@alaskayoung3413I’m a nurse at a FQHC primary care/urgent care office and it is amazing!! Way less stressful and more time with patients
You said this so perfectly well. You're describing the gaslighting to a tee.
I don’t recommend anyone getting into nursing this day and age. It’s a toxic culture with more and more stress put on nurses.
We know how to do everyone else’s job, no one knows how to do ours.
We supposedly have one voice: the ANA, yet there has been no supportive push back or stances from them to stop the corporate greed.
Very disappointed with the career choice I made years ago.
I won’t even advise my worst enemy to go into nursing, it’s toxic
@@esthersbucketlistAbsolutely. I couldn't agree more!
Yikes I just paid for CNA classes and I start in October 👁️👄👁️
@@aubreywhite8008 I just registered for CNA and I start in the summer! Idk, I may cancel my course.
This is true , I think many many nurses are going to quit more now because the job now isn’t worth it anymore it’s too stressful
The system has to break before it can be rebuilt
Ive been an RN 30 yrs, bedside nurse for 15 then became an NP. They are both hell & I regret ever becoming a nurse. Left 3 yrs ago, have let both licences lapse. No. More.
I’ve heard that from other RNs who became NPs. I don’t intend to practice medicine. I want to go to wellness/beauty industry.
@@Foxyexrn can you please share with us where you find your self in now?
@@pee5946 why?
@@Foxyexrn I also want to transition from nursing. That’s why I asked. But don’t bother if you feel like sharing. 👍🏻
Naaa!… you are probably retired. No one is going to take what you said literally. A little deceiving, but good luck on your retirement. You don’t need your come back.
The new nurses will do what we gotta do till then✌️
I force myself everyday to go to work, I’m drained, nothings left inside of me, even when I take leave I don’t want to back😢
Your nursing knowledge is very valid. Just don't do direct bedside care. There are different opportunities you can still pursue in different industries with your knowledge...
As someone who has experienced nurse suicide go through the roof the past few years I urge you to quite. You come first.
I feel you.❤😢
No nurse on earth should ever feel like this... It's unfortunate but I'm sending love your way. You have given so much of it to your patients, may it come back to you in many ways even to your family. GOD bless you ❤❤
I feel like this at a warehouse. Just accept it & Get over it . That's what I'm told
Most of my colleagues have left bedside care for management, NP, mobile clinics, specialty clinics. Less work , same or more pay. Gotta work less and make more. Work smarter not harder to earn your cash
That is the goal.
I retired a few years ago but when I was an ICU nurse I had to take out my trash, be the monitor tech, and they got rid of the CNA's. It was almost impossible to do your job while having compassion and time to spend with the patient. I had PTSD for a few months after retiring from nursing. I pray for all my fellow nurses and the hardships you are going through.
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I'm going into education with my degree and not in America. The healthcare system here is ridiculous and I feel like absolute shit when I can't advocate for my patients like I AM CALLED TO DO! There is no longer a chain of command that gives a damn about resolving issues. There is no accountability
It’s all about gettin butts in beds and getting paid.
Education in another country? Where?? 😮
This is wasteland yes
I do not recommend anyone go into nursing. Let the shortage get worse so ppl suffer and realize the importance of unions and legislation that will protect them and their families when they are at the mercy of the healthcare system.
I walked away from the bedside after 16.5 years 3 weeks ago. No notice. I’m done. Its a terrifying feeling to be facing a career change at 41 but I can’t do it anymore.
You got this. Keep up the great fight. Rough seas make a tough sailor. Land is on the horizon
@@RuinVystopia just started a job in Case Management and it’s already so much better than bedside! Definitely a different world and a huge learning curve but so worth it to not be at the bedside anymore.
@tiffany1268 That's awesome! Glad to hear that progress is being made. I'm figuring out if nursing would be a good career field for me or if I should go back to truck driving. I have a passion for both fields but I just need to figure out if it'll do me well to expand myself in the medical field.
@@RuinVystopia the only advice I can offer if you choose nursing is to make sure you 100% have the heart for it and it is truly a calling bc bedside is HARD!! There’s a lot of others areas of nursing to explore though so you would have a lot of doors open for you! Good luck with whatever you decide to do…I’m sure you’ll do great!
You've got this I believe in you 💯❤
I wholeheartedly agree. I reported a leader for bullying then my direct manager bullied me then my director and CNO defended her. Now I am being told they want me to resign my leadership role, move to a different department, or take a severance package. The upper administration needs to change or this will get worse. My issue right now is I am burned out and don’t even want to be a nurse anymore. My family doesn’t understand because to them I make good money.
I got out of nursing. I can’t stand the culture anymore. It’s not a role that’s respected anymore. We’re used and abused.
@@FoxyexrnAmen!!!!
They're stressed too. Today walking into my job at an assisted living, I see a woman walking out who I recognize and vice versa. We talk, she was my former boss at another facility . She fired me during covid for non compliance. Valid. I hated her for years. But we talked. And hugged. I forgave her today. Now I'm crying. Thank you UA-cam.
Hello Kendra,
I am glad I found your channel! I'm a retired RN who feels exactly the way you are feeling. You are speaking my words and the concern I felt.
I started in 1979, worked full time until I went PRN in 2019. Retired in 2020. It was not easy but I had to perservere with God leading the way!
With The Good Lord on your side you will endure. I know I absolutely could not have done it without Him!🙏🏽🙌🏾👏🏾👍🏽
I needed to hear this. Thank you! Thank you for your service, enjoy retirement 🎊
Amen🙏🏽🙏🏽 Jesus is the Only One who can keep us🤍
@LaniWahine4 Thank you and you're welcome dear 🤗
@@jesuslove8282 Praise God from Whom all blessings flow. Ask and He will lead and guide you! 🙌🏾🙏🏽👏🏾
100% true. As an RN in the hospital I have plunged toilets. I’ve cleaned rooms when a new patient is about to show up because housekeeping is unavailable. I’ve sat on hold with dietary for 30 minutes or more trying to order a patient their food because it was never delivered. I’ve walked to the cafeteria to get patients their food when it has not shown up after repeated calls. I’ve grabbed a cart and went to the basement of the hospital until I found the room the linen is stored in and stocked it with all kinds of linen and took it back and delivered it to my unit. I’ve regularly taken out trash, mopped & cleaned floors. I’ve spent my time searching through cabinets to find toilet paper because there’s none in the staff bathroom even though I’ve called repeatedly to request to be delivered. I’ve restocked soap and hand sanitizer dispensers because the ones assigned to do it have not done it. I’ve transported patients to and from everywhere in the hospital because transport is not available. I’ve completed numerous tasks that should only be completed by the respiratory therapist because they are unavailable due to also being short staffed. I’ve climbed on tables and chairs to fix clocks and TVs on the wall. During the time change, I’ve had to climb to the clock on the wall, and manually change the time myself because it’s not “maintenance’s job”. I’ve been talked down to because I’m unrealistically expected to know every aspect of the patient’s history and current condition. I could go on and on…
Yeah dietary is a mess, the hospital I was at some of them were toking up in the bathroom and eating the patients food
Yesssss. All of this and more.
We have all been there. I leave my Nursing station clean but
I have to draw the line somewhere or I just can't do this job anymore. The Nurse on the hall next to me plunged a toilet last night and I won't do it. We are taken advantage of. I work in a 24/7 facility and housekeeping is there for 12 hours a day.
All this without any recognition or appreciation.
Nurses are the glue that holds the facility together
Well said Kendra. I’ve been a nurse for 8 years and things have definitely changed.
It’s rough!
In America health care is a problem.😊😊
I really want to become a nurse .. I wrote it down in my journal, thought about it, and was super confident about it .. up until I started doing my research 😩 now idk what I want to do .. I even thought about becoming a cardiovascular technologist ! Maybe it’s my lack of confidence 🤷🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️ But I’m praying for you 💜.. I’m tired of seeing nurses overworked & physically worn out ! Hopefully things change
If you want to be a nurse, go for it. There is so much you can do with a nursing degree. Don’t be discouraged at all.
@@KendraRN Update .. I just signed up for nursing school ! I’m not letting fear run my life! I got this .. thanks for the motivation 💜🙏🏾
@@Breeology_ exactly don't let these hardships ruin your dreams, if you really want it go for it, at the end of the day it's all about caring for patients in their worst times.
Same I just got accepted and idk it’s just so toxic
@@dangdeionnAm still scared…
Very true. I'm looking for something else. The stress is too much. Especially the issues with corporate greed.
so true. What is the future of nursing ? Maybe robotics/IT will take over? coorprate greed is a shame
Maybe! Nurses are not staying at the bedside. It’s too hard.
Probably foreign nurses tbh. People from certain countries are simply more acclimated to horrible work conditions and sending the money back home means a huge jump in quality of life for family.
So true! You said it CORPORATE GREED!
I left the hospital because of greed from management. It was no longer about how to take care of the patients, but all about how to save/make more money
Been bedside nurse for about 7 years!! Totally burned out 😪
It’s because nursing is getting harder and we barely have help.
Girl, spot on. I think one day the healthcare system is gonna be in trouble when all of us up and quit
You are absolutely right. I have been a nurse for 5 and half years and I’m really regretting the decision. Our hospital don’t even have a nurse aid and we have to also do the ADLs of pt. I am 31 and wanting to start a family so bad but the work load in the hospital make me stressed to even start a family. Im doing nights right now and taking toll in my body m.
I’ve been a nurse for several years now and I’ve noticed that more unprofessional In attitude and work ethic people are joining the field. They are not joining because of empathy and compassion, but for the money ONLY, and those type of people make a caring nurse’s job HARDER😭😭😭
I see it everyday at my job. It’s sad
Where I live there are just not enough people applying so they kinda have to take everyone that they can get including the people with this attitude. It really sucks.
As a nursing instructor, I notice this
@@july3817They take anything with a pulse!
Nurses and EVS need to unionize. EVS worker here. We are suffering too and see the devastation with unsafe nurse to patient ratio. I feel for yall. I finally spoke up about coworkers lack of care when it comes to how the rooms are being cleaned. I was met with excuses. Its disgusting how these managers really dont care. Good luck to us all.
I apologize for my ignorance, but what is EVS?
@@Sammy-lh5wuenvironmental...they care for the rooms..the house...and to the EVS worker thank you! I'm friends with many and we work as a team in the ER..
Girl I have been a nurse since 2013. It is getting ROUGHHHHH. BURNOUT is real. It's getting hard to imagine myself doing this for much longer. If it is like this now, what will it be a few years from now. It is heartbreaking and sad.
I agree. I’m so sick and tired of working bedside. Ugh!!
Can we start talking about the disrespect and violence from patients ?!?!?!?!
Omg yes.
Scary. If me or my loved ones cannot get the care they need because Nurses cannot do their jobs then that is HORRIFYING. This effects EVERYONE. Everyone will be a patient in their lifetime!
I don't understand how the most risky job has such long working hours. That's insane.
Im not getting the logic. None of the reasons I have gotten make sense.
The hours are too much. Infact people in medical field should only work 30 hours a week
I totally agree ! With you! As a new nurse it’s scary!
Are u working in hosp or
Ltc
100% agree! The most on point statement I ever heard. In my area my most favorite nurses and my most favorite doctors who are compassionate and you just want to help people and take care of them and they end up leaving my healthcare facility you know what they all said because of the people who run the facility is so greedy and they don't let you help the patient that they're going to a place that actually allows it and does it so they go to the bigger places.
I worked in a hospital for 8 months. NEVER again. That was horrible. Won't even consider LTC even though i enjoy working with elderly people. Considering doing something else. Graduated in 2022 and already burned out.
lol, Ltc is nursing homeX100 with nightmare, just need to stay away, consider somewhere like ICU since you already have critical experience
I agree! Things have changed so much. I am genuinely very unhappy and dread going to work. I will be leaving next year but something needs to happen or there will be a critical shortage soon!
I did 23 years then got my career ended through a patient assault. Nobody works harder than nurses!!
And what could YOU have done differently? Hmph...what a farce. I hope you found your happy place.
PLEASE TELL ME YOU WILL SEE THIS! I 👏🏾 AM 👏🏾 TIRED 👏🏾 I’m going into mental health to become a therapist, possibly a psychiatrist because healthcare is too much!!! No human being should be expected to work under the conditions given!!! They should all have psychological resources dedicated to that field because the amount of bullying and narcissistic personalities running rampant in that field is crazy!
Let’s not forget the lawsuits girl that come with the stress on being attacked my family, management, Corperate, and co-workers! There isn’t going to be enough jobs to NOT doing bedside for everyone to graduate and do non bedside nursing. I get so agitated when it comes to going back to further my education in the field, but that only means more stress. However, when i think about therapy, i feel peace, i think i know where I need to go.
I hear you. Been a nurse for 20 plus years at a hospital and things are just getting rougher by the year. I totally agree with you.
I’m about to enter the CNA program, I hope things get better. Some of these comments make me worry and second guess my decision
@@LaniWahine4I’m so sorry. As nurses we are just trying to spread awareness and this is just the reality of how things are especially post COVID. Continue your CNA program. Remember every profession will have there ups and downs no matter where you work. What you can do is visit local hospitals or places you would like to work at and get a feel of how the work environment is. Best of luck 🫶🙏🙌
@@LaniWahine4CNA is deep enough. It's worse than it used to be too. Leave yourself room to change directions and don't get beholden to the idea of staying in healthcare.
@@RubenNurseIt's not just post COVID though.
Hospitals are getting more and more administrators (4 year business degree tools) who get paid more than all the doctors combined. Same with education systems getting extra admins who get paid more than all the teachers.
Facts! I left the bedside and went to home health and never looked back
Girl, I wish I could, the Oasis was killing me.
Girl ain’t this the truth! ❤
You know it!
Yes Kendra. You are so right. It's crazy. Politics play alot and nurses tend to suffer. Just like Board of ed teachers. We are all burned out
This is wholesome, I can back this up 100%. Ne? My last few weeks as a nurse, transitioning into computer science
Hi i am also opting for cs n do you think its worth it?
You are speaking my words!!! I say this all the time!!!
I really want that one bill where they give nurses a limit of patients to pass in my career lifetime. It’s unsafe to be overwhelmed with patients. (And even worse that its normalized)
It’s not going to get better Kendra. Save yourself, they will grind your bones until there’s nothing left.
YOU KNOW THIS
I believe you.
Agreed . I’m a long term RN in the uk NHS. I e just left my role to start a new non nursing role. Best decision ever. I hope you find something else and in the meantime look after yourself. X great video Kendra x 🇬🇧 RN
Unions! !!!!
I heard young nurse are bully by older nurse too.
I left bedside a year ago. I feel some guilt, but it was literally physically killing me (I ended up hospitalized barely a month after leaving bedside). I work in case management now, and while I know I’m losing some of my skills - I was never great at IV insertions to begin with, but even the attempt now would be a stupid idea - my blood pressure and heart rate are normal again and I have the downtime I need for self-care. Kudos and much love to those who stay at the bedside. You’re braver and more resilient than me.
The bedside isn’t easy and is getting worse.
As much as I hate the "Unions", I firmly believe that nurses should have Nurses Union because of the simple fact of what you've stated here in your short vid. I've been an ICU RN for 26 yrs, imcu for 6yrs, and now work in an post surgery Observation Unit for 5yrs. To think that I could retire from this unit was great, during first year. Then covid happened and our unit is the only unit that is well staffed so upper management made us a secondary resource pool unit.
What used to be every 3rd month of getting pulled, it's literally every week 1 - 2 days shift and night shift RNs get floated to the point where we're all stressed out. Getting floated to a unit where you're given the worst group of patients and rarely see an NCP/NA throughout your 12hr shift! One of our older nurse had a melt down when she came in and found out it was her turn to float! That was one very stressful day! And the gull of the Mgr from the receiving unit called and sounded angry because our nurse hadn't shown up to her floor! Had I answered that phone call, as I was night charge nurse, the conversation exchanged would've been very different between her and I. I'm so tired of nurses being used as a pawn and abused! As much as I would like to return to ICU nursing, I'm thinking of doing something else like specialty clinics. Let the board of directors take care of the patients and see how far they can go or what they can do!
I’ve recently stepped away from the bedside, I’m trying my hand at mental health, not the really acute level. I needed a break from everything you mentioned above.
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When we all wake up. That will be a great day.. not sleeping ova here. Accept what you deserve!
So tru and I'm seriously contemplating a career change..Will always be a nurse at heart..
I work in the health care field. I am not a nurse, but after taking care of my mother in home 24/7 with my brother I couldn’t agree more with you. It is the greatest blessing, but taxing on the body. I also could not agree with you more when I hear you say how it has changed over the last few years. Hospital administrators and all the Covid restrictions caused us to lose incredible staff at our hospital. It was due in part to the Booster requirements and it is ridiculous. I have the utmost respect for all nurses and how hard they work. God bless you and God bless all nurses. We need you. Keep speaking out. 🙏
Caregivers need support. I’m glad your mom can be at home receiving care. Stay well ❤️
I've been a nurse for 19yrs and the joy in it for me is threatened by...you said it, corporate policies that cut such serious corners and I find myself "tasking" which is not what I loved about my choice to be a nurse. Infact I left banking precisely to do something with a sense of purpose and I knew nursing was it.
Everyone is so stressed at the bedside...going about it with pride is so difficult by precisely what you've said. NURSES CAN DO IT ALL.🙆🏾♀️
RNs can do it all...but in time the culture will pull you apart. Look after yourself xx
@@FoxyexrnAll nurses...some of the best nurses I've known are LPNs.
I switched over to hospice (non profit company) and I’ve never been happier. I wish I could have made the move a long time ago. They actually have compassion for the pts and the staff. Not to mention working as a TDT is much better than in a hierarchical setting.
Nursing seems like a hard job. You have to keep a clean/professional image, you have to be intelligent & organized, be good with time management, have a good knowledge of acronyms, log-ins, passwords, medicines, symptoms, illnesses, basic knowledge of procedures, training, have good people skills, wether it’s good bedside manner, or dealing with co-workers, be physically able to stand for long hours, & be compassionate dealing with all sorts of strangers (different ages, ethnicities, races, economic status, & mental states) You basically have to be a well-rounded Jack-of-all-trades. Seems demanding.
Why nurse getting harder, because people are now sicker and worse
They’re so much sicker!
I enjoy watching the videos, thanks 😊
Nursing is taxing and toxic. I do not recommend. These corporations are crazy and they don’t care about nurses or the staff it’s a money and greed. Don’t risk it! Be kind to yourself!
❤ thank you for your message, 100% true.
She's speaking truth ❤️🎯💯 to me the nurses are the real superheroes. And this is not right!
I am tapping out after 20 years at the bedside. One more contract and I am out!
me too! 🥳
ICU nurse, the Netherlands
20 years!!! That’s a long time, what are you plans after.
@@KendraRN I am almost done with my MBA . May open a CNA or PCA school after I graduate.
Decrease upper management, clinical educators and clinical researchers with A.I increase funding to bedside nurses.
"rewarding" career.
it's bs all around!
I quit after 3yrs.
32 years at the bedside! You speak my heart! Seen every thing you can imagine! Worked every department! Seen it done it! Never got back up! I’ll pray for you!
I left bedside as a new grad recently for a really close knit patient focused clinic and I don’t see myself going back to bedside
I’ve been a nurse a little over one year and I can’t handle the bedside at all. I’ve decided it’s just not for me.
I’ve had nursing students who graduated and never took a hospital job. It is okay, you can do research, mental health outpatient clinics, etc
I was going to finish nursing school but changed my mind once I saw how crappy nurses were being treated. Makes no sense to spend all that money on all that education when you're being run ragged and some nurses can barely afford to keep themselves a float
Ooh you should write a book about the nursing industry for black women
Something to think about
For any women, race has nothing to do with it. As an Arab nurse, my white nurse colleagues get treated badly by overseas RNs...I’m in the uk.
@Foxy_ladyYTSL
You are in the UK... How do you tell Black nurses that race has nothing to do with US Nursing... You aren't Black
Idk why this doesn't have 10M likes and 100M views. But corporate doesn't care anyway...
Thank you so much❤️
Yeah, the big guys whine about their budgets but they keep hiring all of the management and the manager for the manager for the manager for the manager when one person used to do the job years ago we’re so top-heavy in healthcare.
Those administrators may have to put some scrubs on. They will learn one day watch.
There are soo many avenues for nurses to reinvent themselves nowadays.
Kendra this is actually the case in any aspect of healthcare. But nursing has always had leaders who never stand up for what is correct. THAT is the crux and heart of why 40 years later this nurse only sees nurses treated as a numerical cost!!!!!
As a nurse for over 25 years, I agree with this message!”
I hate being an RN at the bedside! I left the hospital full time for outpatient/family practice and in school for FNP but I am contemplating going for CRNA. RN pay is crap and the patients are getting worse and disrespectful.
Edit - 6 months later I decided I am going for informatics and IT. I’m done with people
I'm in the ER all the time (two rare autoimmunes and no way to stabilize it as of yet) I never give my nurses a hard time unless I'm physically having a siezure or POTS is freaking out. There's not enough staffing and there us not enough emotional and mental support for what they can/have go or gone through. They need more help.
It's going to get to the point Where if all the nurses leave, people will have to care for their relatives themselves while the doctors and pharmacists continue in their roles.
There's no end to the greed and corner-cutting. It's infuriating.
Kendra...have you thought about being a representative nurse advocate to bring this to the attention in congress to help change the nurse culture to be positive? What ever happened to Art of nursing...old school.
I’ve never considered it. I’m not as knowledgeable in that area 😬😬😬
@@KendraRN Your knowledge comes from God. You are speaking the knowledge in your videos. Have you considered starting your own nurse association? This would be a start. Recruit people to be a part of this, who has a passionate voice such as you!
I could NEVER be a bedside nurse. Watching those in charge, whether it be superiors in the medical field or the family of the dying patient, allow the patient to pass or try ushering on the ending of their lives. I got enough as a CNA
It's a vocation. I think you truly have to be called to do this. Most of us will see more nurses from the time we are born until the time we pass away than any other stranger that will do anyrhing for us. Think of that. This young lady will impact thousands of lives in her career.
I praise God there are young people that will answer the call to care for us, doing everything needed to heal us and make us comfortable. They save our lives.
Fuck hospital bedside care! Did it for 13 long years, 8 on night shift, and you get damn tired of drunks, druggies, sundowners, and people having withdrawals acting a damn fool. You get damn tired of running your ass off all night and never getting a minute to breathe. You get damn tired of people in general in this line of work.
Nursing will make you hate people. Idiots on the internet ask why nurses are so "mean" when the sweetest nicest person gets ground into dust and abused in nursing. These people couldn't handle being a nurse
Hence why I’m quit in my nursing job, I have enough 😢
Virtual Care nursing may be the thing for you. It's very different though so will be some adjustments.
I’m interested
@KendraRN There are also nurse triage and 24hr nurse advice hotline jobs through clinics, etc. Public school or college nurses. Community colleges also look for RNs to teach and train CNAs but that would be as a side job. So many options to utilize your knowledge and skills without the physical burnout. Some even contract themselves out and go in business for themselves. Praying for open doors and favor! 🙏
How come the CNA’s do your job ?
I wish you could/would go to Congress and blast this whole thing out. It’s absolutely disgusting and ridiculous that you have to go through such hell to care for people.
There was PA nursing march a little while back...nothing happened...they even pay off the local.news to not report!
Yep, left beside after many years! You’re absolutely correct 👍🏿
Well said my sister
Lot of racism in nursing. No more bedside, I refuse. Tired of them manipulating assignments because they want to give “certain” nurses the hardest patients. They play games at work, I’m not for it. I am appalled at how grimy people can be. 🤨
There is a lot of toxicity!
Having had many serious medical issues over the last few years resulting in an obscene number of hospital stays, I just want to say that despite the grotesque level of corporate greed going on, y'all are so so so so appreciated by patients like myself.
Hospital stays (especially long ones) are never fun, but y'all make it so much more bearable.
Technically, because of corporate greed, all workers are forced to do more for less.
This is very true. Not only in the hospital but in the ambulatory setting as well.
It's everywhere.
Why I will never work in a hospital ever
It's not just the hospital. Ltc is even worse.
I fucking quit in a few days I quit effective immediately im done with this servant job and going to study pharmacist or something else
Good for you