Uh cool beat somebody I can ask for career advice. Can you doe a comprehensive general vague lesson on committing to educational course ? 🔗😃I know I am requesting a challenge of you.
Nurse Naomi, Too bad that we nurses never realised that in the U.S., we will spend our entire careers being bossed around, ignored and criticised by doctors, patients and profit-seeking administrators. ---J.D. Schultz, RN (CEN, 1982-2005)
@ You are speaking from one side of the tree. I have been in nursing 18 yrs and I have had non stop battle's with co workers for trying to insult me just for spending an extra few minutes to care for my patients. You are attacked as a nurse. Even the CNA/pct is able to be neglectful to the patient and it's usually accepted by management. I kno I can't be super nurse but I'm the one out of the five left that actually believe in teamwork and you're only attacked for it. I appreciate you for being so helpful in the floor but many aren't
I worked in hospitals for 29 years, most of which were as CEN (Certified Emergency Nurse) in inner-city hospitals. I did work at some suburban hospitals, but grew disillosioned with busting my ass to give patients WHAT THEY WANTED, instead of WHAT THEY NEEDED. U.S. hospitals are in business to MAKE MONEY! That's why they routinely do as many procedures, labs, treatments that their insurance or medicare/medicaid will PAY FOR and then send them home with Rxes that they cannot afford. Next month? Same shit all over again.
Brand new nurse here. Literally 2 weeks in. I've honestly never felt so small in all of my life. I feel like I don't have clue what I'm doing and go home crying after each shift. I feel like I'm a burden to those training me. I already want to give up but I also remember how hard I worked to get to this point. The only thing I know to do is to keep driving forward and in a year from now, I will have more confidence and knowledge.
Hi Donna, I'm a new nurse too. I've only been working for 8 months. I felt the same way when I started! Only stopped crying before/after each shift 5-6 months in. What has kept me going is finding a good work buddy/work mom, knowing there is a huge learning curve every single nurse goes through, whether they admit it or not, and my ego lol. I don't want to be one of those nurses who quit before giving it at least a year. Good luck to you my friend!
Hang in there, you'll get out of that feeling and end up as a great nurse to the team. Just remember the next new nurse who comes on you make he/she feels opposite from how you felt. And hopeful that they'll keep the mantra
Hey Donna, I have been in that same position before being a new nurse and having your preceptor that your working with that day treat you as if your aren't a worthy nurse JUST because your a new nurse. The first months are so hard and I remember crying all that time after shifts and even during shifts. My best advice is if you find a preceptor or someone you work well with and like try to request being with them and also if you started with people at the same time those people will really be your support system though the first months of your new career
Burnout. Lack of appreciation. Under paid. Under staffed. Inadequate lunch breaks. Unsafe patient care ratios. Mistreatment from patients. Not enough resources. I could go on and on.....
You are correct Amy.......but don't forget arrogant, rude, egomaniac doctors who think they are God. My sister was a nurse at a major hospital in Texas and she said the main reason she and several other nurses quit was because the doctors in that particular hospital were extremely disrespectful to the nurses and the administration did not seem to care. She now works in Orange County California and she says it's like night and day. Totally different. It's amazing what can happen when you are around people who "appreciate" your work instead of trying their best to make you feel stupid.
@@kellymccain3403 and I thought California was worse than Texas when it comes to cost of living. Besides California is a very expensive state to live in.
Nothing like getting 4 patients at once. Changing them. Starting IVs. EKGs. Getting them on the monitor. Getting a urine. Moving them. Giving meds. Getting more labs. Family getting on your case why they been waiting for an hour. Documenting non stop. Overall you can do everything right but if you miss one thing it’s poor service. You can’t win in this industry. From management to the patients. It’s no more than a business. Meet the numbers and patients satisfaction. You will never win.
This part. You miss one thing or do 1-2 things wrong and managers are on your case questioning their reason for hiring you. You get 1-2 complaints and managers are questioning your professionalism. I hate hospital nursing.
I'm a new nurse, working for over a month and it's has been really hard for me. The experienced nurses giving me a lot of sarcasm and talking down at me. Sometimes I still feel like I'm a nursing student the way how they treat me. I go home and cry when I get home, my mood is down, I'm depress whenever I have to go to work tge next day. And I really have a passion for nursing and I don't want to lose it. I feel incompetent, out of place, slow abd lost and I know I have a lot in store inside of me. But I wish they could just understand and support me to get better. And I sometimes feel like want to just stop working because it's messing with my mental health. It's not nice being new and have to be depending on others.
There is no excuse for how you are being treated. Those same nurses were new themselves at one time; they should know better. They're pathologically insecure to treat one of their own this way.
If you could work with me, you would see that everything get different when you have a good coworker. But don't give up. After two years you'll find yourself awesome. What i do is that i take my work as a sort of movie like Grey's anatomy or Chicago meds. So I will enjoy I'll run after emergency, I'll anticipate the Dr's treatment, i will discuss with Doctors about my point of view and everyday I try to ameliorate. I have only 3 years practice but i feel very very strong.
I wish you luck. I planned to work longer than 39 yrs but started having profound fatigue, weakness, shortness of breath and now carry diagnosis of 2 rare neuromuscular diseases that are incurable and only one treatable. Make sure you save more than you think you can as SSDI is a b***** to apply to. When people are saying toxic environment don't think they are counting all the meds we give. When I started I had to mix 5FU, rubramycin ,etc without hood, gloves and over the yrs handled hundreds of dangerous chemicals. Heck, mercury was running loose in the scrap paper drawer my first job.
I am staying till I can afford to retire. I was a single parent for along time and didn't make enough to but a lot in for retirement. So I am trying to invest tons of money the next 5 to 10 years to retire. I enjoy nursing but hate no breaks and being over worked. I loved traveling in California but would miss my family. My husband traveled with me sometimes. I loved the laws in California protecting nurses. You get real breaks three times a shift and better ratios. We always had good staffing.
@@wittykat1 i think its totally depend on your potential, in India at JOdhpur aiims my senior generally mention that how they handle doctor, awareness is necessary
@@wittykat1 that’s really sad to hear. I work in an ED at a level 1 trauma. I’ve never seen a better RN-Doctor relationship. The docs 110% trust the nurses’ clinical judgement. I will say, inpatient med-surg tends to be a different story.
I had a case at UCDavis. In came the doctor and 7 interns. He asked the interns what was going on with the patient. Having been in this hospital several times, I was used to be ignored as a CNA. After the interns were utterly wrong (how can you be wrong after looking at the chart and paper work?), he asked them, "Have you exhausted all your resources?" The students started checking their books, looking over the chart again, scanning the room. The doctor then pointed to me and said, "You didn't ask him. CNA's are notorious for knowing things. If you have one with a patient and you aren't asking them about the patient, you aren't doing your job. They are vital." I had never been so proud to be a CNA.
Management does do something. They multiply. There aren’t 23k vacant administrative jobs in Texas. There are 23k vacant nursing jobs. It’s no fun to be a nurse for ten years and then have new grads hires on at your pay scale. Administration then points to the “nursing ladder”.
The healthcare system is so broken. Nurses have to be mechanical engineers these days...so many machines. Nursing needs to be about hands on quality care and compassion. The patient gets lost in all the paperwork, record keeping, administration, and overuse of medications.
I remember one night having to crawl under a bed to try and fix why the head of the bed wouldn't go up...never any tech help on nights....and at 5:30AM someone actually expects you to draw labs...it's unrealistic what they ask
I am a nurse who work in one of the most busy ER in Brooklyn I really love what I do nursing is my passion so when other co workers around me are complaining and whining about how May patients they have I do have the same amount but because I love what I do it makes it easier for me , and talking about toxic environment and toxic coworkers you were right on so what I do is while am working around these other toxic coworkers who don’t like their job I just think wonderful thoughts like being by the ocean with the sound of the waves just thinking beautiful thoughts to get me through the day
The pre-op nurses at my hospital are like that. My coworker transferred to my old unit because the older nurses were extremely rude and the schedule was theirs to decide and that’s it.
Some do…however, I have seen newer nurses with know it all attitude towards older nurses and bully them…almost like they do not respect experience they have. When I was out of nursing school, I respected the older nurses that took me under their wings and taught me. I stayed away from the older nurses that ate the young nurses…I figured they were insecurity or burn out was mainly their issues. I always vowed I would be an older nurse that would be approachable, flexible and would take the new nurses under my wings. Now fast forward 25 years of nursing, their are ones that love the fact that I am approachable and willing to teach even if I am not orienting them, to start those difficult IV’s and help out when a nurses is behind or has a patient not doing well. However, I find a number of new nurses that have an attitude that they are better then me, and when they are done with their tasks they sit around looking at their cell phones .and not help out their fellow nurses unless pushed to. I believe in Karma, it catches up with those nurses with an attitude that one busy day they can not keep or the patients go bad, I will always step in to help because that is the right thing to do and trying to show theses know it all that you need team work…working at hospital and their is no I in teamwork. Being an older nurse now you lead by example, teaching and work ethics, I have been blessed we have decent patient ratio’s, pay is better then most, I have great management team….my only complain our benefit sucks.
Now there’s younger nurses bullying vintage nurses and forcing them out. Snobby, know it all disrespectful. Thinking that vintage nurses have no credible knowledge because they trained so long ago. I’m a vintage nurse forced out by young ones, and truthfully? Those young ones did me a favor. Can’t believe I stayed at the bedside for 36 years. Then it got so I wasn’t young enough, didn’t have the ego problems young nurses have because age humbles you. Wasn’t a show off, didn’t have a big mouth like the young ones. Plus I cared deeply for my patients, because that was important in Nurses Training years ago. Now, the majority pug young ones are out for themselves only. When I started Nursing, I was making $7.54/ hr. And was grateful for it, because I was doing what I loved: taking care of people. I considered it an honor and a privilege. Times have changed.
@@heidiford4451 this is what it's all about... those low performance know it alls could really learn a lot from a nurse like you... but they'd prefer to do the least possible work and watch their picture stories. You're right about Karma though... losers usually get what they deserve.
It's all about charting and clicking every box. Management is less concerned with the health of the patient and more concerned with making sure you are constantly tapping on your computer.
I quit my job as a registered nurse last two years ago after almost 17 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 Lol but friends I'm not asking you to resign from your job or abandon your business but be wise!
@@labeebasonia3781 while I was still in service I planned towards early r etirement, my first Income I do a normal 9-5, my second income I put it back to work to make more m oney because I'm not just after the m oney but the freedom to live on my terms Lol 😁
I'm an ex heart attack and surgery patient. The nurses helped me so much while in the hospital! Thank you!! You are all appreciated more than you know...stay strong! 😎
I hate this job but when you remember your bills, you learn to drag yourself back to work... one day, I'll be out of this job. Also, why can't employers pay you for the extra job you get when staffing is down. I mean, if I am doing a job of 2 nurses, I think I deserve to get paid for it.
Toxic environment, Bullying, Favouritism of Nurses who are "friends" with the higher ups, bad management, eating the new nurses. I left hospital nursing and am now in a GP office/family doctors office. Less pay but better hours.
I worked as an icu nurse, worked in Ed and pacu as well. The amount of difficult patients, doctors, and other nurses drove me out of the profession. When approaching management, nothing was ever done if it didn’t get worse. In my state you could make the same salary running your own lawn cutting business or painting houses. When I became a nurse I thought it would feel rewarding but constantly felt belittled and frustrated with how others treat people. So glad you posted this it needs to be heard.
This goes for anyone in Healthcare honestly. The aids people who are the backbone of the hospital get extremely low pay and a huge workload. Nurses, rt and ot also have a crazy load. It's why people leave and management really doesn't care about you. You have to care about you!
If your a new nurse steer clear of the comment section. It’s full of people own personal experiences saying all kinds of stuff when it’s just probably there location that’s crappy. There are ups and downs with everyone job. There are shortages and rude food everywhere. Find the positive in actually loving the field itself or go to another job. The good thing is that this field is very diverse.
I am a new grad (5 months in) and I am starting to feel the effects of burnout. Staffing is the main issue. I wish I could pick up more shifts because I don't earn enough but the physical and mental effect is too much.
I am in the same boat ☹ we are short staffed and overworked and it is just so mentally and physically taxing I've only been a nurse for 4 months now and I just feel so unhappy.
I’m just in nursing school, have a year left, and I already see the candidates for making a great toxic and bullying coworker among some of my classmates. I wish hospitals paid more attention to such complaints
Am also too going into my 2nd year (start back In August) my classmates are severely competitive, we all recently went to apply for internship, most went to the same facility, I went to a different one, I couldn’t be bothered being in class and also working alongside of them😅
Careful...stand your ground from the beginning.....I was bullied as a new graduate.....time there were no jobs during 2008.....home crisis....had to endure it...... now........heck no.....stand my ground
Going straight into NP is stupid. It is supposed to be advanced practice but if you haven't assessed a few hundred people while someone else has diagnosed, read a few million labs, listened to a million histories given as you do care, learned varied family dynamics... how can you be advanced??? If you just follow boilerplate order set based on someone else's diagnosis are you going to catch the double sero neg MG pt? If you haven't smelled the various wounds will you know what is infected? Will you know to stay in a very limited setting if you have limited skills? Whatever you do while working on a unit don't mouth off about ditching this to go to NP school, experienced nurses who put up with admin crap and bad staffing but know their skills are vital, save lives do not like to be dissed. Keep your eye open and mouth shut and learn as much as you can from the few older nurses who remain.
In my 15 years of nursing, I have never had managers that had the leadership skills needed to retain staff or either ensure that patients are cared for appropriately. Management is usually 100% why I leave jobs.
I work in the medical field as a Certified MA I’ve been in the field for 10 years and let me just say the catty, high school drama is EVERYWHERE in the medical field. Women working with women you would think they would lift each other up right? Nope! They tear you down any chance they get and will take credit for your ideas
I have been a nurse for a little more than a year. I love my job, however the work load kills me. I don’t have time to take lunch break most of my shifts. I work my butt off everyday but I still get the base pay. I feel so burned out.
Left my staff job to travel last September. 1 year into the pandemic in a COVID designated ICU and all I get from my hospital is donated food and some cheap pins that say “incredible” and “hero”.
I have definitely experienced these reasons for being burnt out. As a brand new nurse, I began working at a SNF/rehabilitation and if you’ve never worked at one before, it is quite overwhelming especially with the demands placed upon you from so many angles- the patient themselves, admitting new patients to the facility which is another process on its own, family member’s concerns, doctor’s orders and the list goes on. Imagine all of that for 12 hours and being short staffed, it will kill your desire to be a part of it anymore. I didn’t stay long because I was honestly afraid I might lose my license if I continued to stay. It was down right unsafe! Definitely feel a place out and see what is in store but if you find it’s like the experience I’m mentioning, don’t feel like you have to just stay and put up with it, you don’t. Thank you for the video!
I was in exactly same situation as you did. I sometimes would have to take care between 32-60 patients at times. Imagine doing that for 12 hours and skipped all breaks because management complained that we didn’t do enough charting for every single patient.... It was bad. I am in nursing for two years now.
@@florencekp9979 yes so many healthcare facilities have a revolving door when it comes to employment, it’s no wonder once you see how things really are
@@lindsey8231 yes it starts with leadership! A lot of times companies need to clear house of bad management to get to decent place where things can actually function
SNF nursing is impossible! So dangerously understaffed. I worked In long term/SNF but I refused to work the and side because I saw how dangerously understaffed it always was.
Most of the non bedside require bedside experience.Nurse informatic for instance.Other non hospital visiting nursing some people love it. Health Insurance companies(require experience). I am a RN never worked in a hospital and I dont intend to.
New Grad here, took the first job that was offered to me. Only trained 3 days on the 4th day I was supposed to be orienting still. My preceptor called off and they threw me live. The facility is stupidly short staffed. Sometimes I didn't have CNA'S and everything you said at the end stressed me out. I told my supervisor I could no longer work here and I'm looking for another job.
Left nursing years ago, that was the best day of my life!!!! Some nurses do eat their young, toxic work place, its to bad because nurses are the backbone of any health care facility. They should make a lot more money for what they have to put up with.
I’m a male nurse with 2 months in as a bedside nurse and I must say, I find it sad that new nurses get bullied and treated like crap. 😟😟Personally, I have been welcomed with open arms. I’m always asked if I need help and I’m always greeted in the halls. Why are male nurses treated differently? Women need to learn to work TOGETHER! 💪🏼
As a second year nursing student I just had my first ever clinical placement. Lets just say I could see all of these issues my FIRST shift ever working in the hospital. I feel awful for these nurses because then when they have to teach us new nursing students they can be frustrated and rude when all we are trying to do is learn. Hoping and praying that these issues facing nurses will somehow improve - I believe it starts with ALL of us (nursing students, RN, RPN, PSW, doctors etc.) working together and helping not only our patients but each other!
Its a highly stressful job at a very high stressed time with covid. Adding in nursing students adds to the workload. I try to accommodate nursing students and show them the ropes. When it gets super busy, its not possible.
I'm quitting because my hospital demands more for less, and stopped even pretending to care about its employees or patients. They don't even bother lying anymore, just give a patronizing "we know its hard right now (forever), but keep up the good work everyone!" First time in being a professional I've entirely stopped being polite to my supervisors. "Why didn't I get this one arbitrary protocol thing done? Well maybe some idiot manager thought 2 admits while coming on at shift change and another during my busiest medication admin hour was a great idea."
I've experienced a lot of toxic work environment and burnout with short staffing. It's been this way forever and a day since I became an RN twenty two years ago. I finally went back to school to get my masters in nursing education and experienced even more hatred and undermining. But...it was the best decision I could have made. It opened so many doors for me. Love, love, love teaching nursing students and I work from home now. Way less taxing physically. I wish the culture of nursing could be more supportive, in reality, many times it is not.
This video came to me at the perfect time. Thinking about leaving the nursing profession due to all the reasons mentioned in addition to the stress of the pandemic. I am a new nurse that signed a contract at a local hospital and want to break my contract. Unfortunately, with less than one year nursing experience no one wants to hire you.
Don't give up Despina! Do what you feel is right for you I was in the same situation. I left my first job, took a while to find another, but it's possible. I believe in you! You got this!
I’m a new nurse as well… been at my current job 9-10 months. I work on a COVID floor coming into the nursing profession at this time as a new nurse was really hard. I plan on adventuring out and seeking other opportunities because the toll it’s taking on my mental health and stress is causing me is not worth it. Gotta put my health and happiness first. I would look into home health and rehab positions!
Do not give up! You worked too hard to get to be a nurse. All of that knowledge, schooling and money you paid just to get here. Keep going on don’t let it stress you out.
New nurses need a team that will help her grow in the workplace. There are a LOT of nurses who are suppose to train the new ones but aren't motivated to train, could also be the meanest as well.
This was spot on!!! After being a nurse for 20 years, I have seen all of these reasons. Covid has definitely made nursing much more difficult (especially due to the shortages)!!! Nice to see you. I hope your family is doing well.
I just submitted my resignation letter today but not for the reasons mentioned. I remember watching your videos for my self review and your channel helped me pass my NCLEX.
Thank you soo much for this video. Im a new graduate nurse and there is no information like this out there. And I just left my 1st job after 1mth and 1 week. Never got orientation and training was only shadowing for 5 days. Plus other terrible things. When I spoke up I was treated like I was just supposed to accept it. Incredible. I have to give myself another chance. With some real training for a new graduate
Being a patient many times due to Crohn's Disease flair ups , thankfully very stable now . It seems that there is none or few CNAs . That I think should be a proper amount . As for non-nursing issues , changing beds , getting extra blankets , pillows , etc., water and other such tasks . And let nurses do what they are suppose to do , totally medically related tasks .
I was bullied by a teacher at my nursing school, teachers were so discouraging, our school was outdated.. I went for a course in other Institute and that was a mind blowing experience, it's a total opposite, teachers were approachable, encouraging, enthusiastic , learning was fun, up-to-date.. overall it was a satisfying experience..
Nursing professors suck sometimes. There are two at my school that I have to deal with and I wish I didn't. All I can hope is I don't end up getting them in later semesters.
Nurse for 42 years. Masters degree in education. Certified in critical care and cardiology. I’ve seen it all. I would not recommend anyone to go into nursing. Sorry.
1. Horrible nurse to patient ratio. 2. Toxic work environment with psychopathic bullies. 3. Customer service aspect of job which has taken over actually providing nursing care.
All of these reasons are accurate. I’ve experienced all of these as a psychiatric technician. If I was an RN then I’d have more options but as a psych tech I’ve exhausted all my efforts for now. I’ve had a few jobs in the field and it just doesn’t make me feel fulfilled or satisfied anymore. It served it’s purpose & I believe that I gained a lot more knowledge and skills that I can take with me for my future endeavors.
Abuse. I remember at nursing school all the stories about how grateful everyone will be and try not to abuse this gratitude. Fiction. Patients abuse nurses and get away with it, often including physical abuse. And nurses are just supposed to take it. Doctors will usually stop just short of physical abuse, but love power tripping over nurses. As time goes on, you see the blatant incompetence of many doctors who are valued more than competent nurses. Compound this with a stressful job that only a masochist can love. If a doctor tells you to perform a task incorrectly, you have two bad choices: be reprimanded and possibly fired for insubordination or risk your license by obeying the doctor and doing the procedure incorrectly. Nobody will protect you either way because, remember, the worst doctors are far more valuable than the best nurse. Oh, and you learn very little we do is for the actual benefit of the patient. Modern medicine is here to make money and cut corners. Those administrators who suck the most money out of the patient, rather than help the patient, are praised and promoted, while those trying to help the patient are told they aren't focusing on what really matters.
I love this. It’s so true. Been a nurse ten years ans the worst doctors are valued so much more than the best nurses. Also take that I live in seattle and for the cost of living here is OUTRAGEOUS .... sometimes I just think being a nurse isn’t worth it.
I'm a new CNA (rare male in the field). Having little staff hurts us CNAs too. Most of the same issues that apply to RNs also apply to CNAs. If I end up dropping out, it will be duen to no help and mounts of paperwork. I work in a senior behavior unit, which is quadrupal ther load on everything.
I haven't even finished nursing school yet. I hear senior nurses talk about how new nurses don't know anything. I'm discouraged and feel I will be the nurse that has no problem with being an Aide.🤦🏽♀️
The best nurses are the ones who were Aids first!! The worst ones are the ones you are describing(shit talkers) who have no respect and are in it for the money. My response to miserable ppl like that, go find another profession!! And girl you goina make a great nurse!! Keep your head up. Cheers
I have no idea why nurses bullying each other? I think we have such good natured hearts helping each other to look after sick people. What can we do about this matter? I want to see a real punishment.
I recently quit and took a job with another hospital after 13 years in the same unit. I was ready to grow more and take on new roles, but it became apparent that doing good work didn’t matter to my manager when I was passed over for their inexperienced friend for a position. Nothing makes you fell less valued than receiving ZERO feedback . I knew that manager did not value me and it was time to take care of myself and seek opportunity elsewhere.
Thanks for this video. You are 100%right.that is why am going for home care nursing. One on one.after being a cna and seeing all the drama and physically worn out after many years.i will not go back to bedside nursing
Just 5 years in and this field has stolen my soul. As a night time nurse, I am PERMANENTLY exhausted. People are so jealous of “all my days off” due to me having 3 days on a roll of working every week. This makes me so angry because “all these days off” are spent trying to recover from dealing with so much stress from basically EVERYTHING and EVERYONE because everything that happens is basically your fault as a nurse. Pressure is insane and I’m too burned out to leave my bed on my days off. Not to mention the lingering depression and anxiety. I’m a psych nurse about to lose it myself.
I’m so sorry you feel this way :( please take care of yourself, and thank you for being a nurse! I was in nursing school but decided I couldn’t do it. I respect nurses so much!!!
I had a home surgical recovery patient and the damn surgeon refused to give me a surgical report!! The patient had 9 JP drains, epidural Cath, fever of 102, foleys, could not move and had a dangerous fat transfer that I was not even informed of. B*stard. I gave him a piece of my mind. What a jerk!!!!!! Its a darn good thing I had tons of post op experience. They sent the patient home a hot mess
Transitioning to being a nurse was very stressful. I started as a c.n.a; when I became a nurse you can feel the tension. There were some nurses who were helpful. But other nurses treated me like I was incapable. What was shocking these were the same coworkers who were nice to me when I was a c.n.a. Even a family member started to become rude; when I became a nurse. A lot of hate. Some tried to get me fired. After a year or two it died down. But I'll never forget. Many times I wanted to quit. Like I was ready to just walk out. But then something in me told me not to quit. To hang in there you're not a quitter you're not weak. Fu*k them; the more they hate the more it means you're doing something right. So I stayed.
I remember I was on a ward for 3 years and people were horrible to me, nasty! I didn't fit in and I was bullied and treated as an outcast so as I was in my final months of working on this ward another nurse said to me "God, do you realise how jealous everyone is of you because of how bubbly and friendly you are with the patients, all the patients love you" so that whole time it was out of Jealously not because there was something wrong with me, I could not believe it! How immature, if you think I am doing something right then do what I do, don't be nasty.
I totally agree with you Sarah on the video. I experienced all of that on my first nursing job, a long term care facility. I did not like the employer and was a bad environment for me to work in. Now I work in home health and enjoy it and have been doing it for about 5 years now. Anyway, I hope for all who have been struggling, that you find something that you enjoy as a nurse. Do you know much about infection control nursing Sarah? Great video and hope the baby is doing well.
#8 Patients/Their families can be assholes. 27 years as an RN (almost 20 of it in home health) and I've seen it all, heard it all, experienced it all from verbal abuse, being thrown up on, almost had my head smashed with a frying pan, a patient putting their foot on my shoulder, having my boots grabbed, etc. It's about time for me to go. One of the most thankless professions.
Both of my sisters in law are nurses and they mention these reasons quite frequently. I hope things improve because nurses will continue to be vital especially since baby boomers are getting older. Not to mention how they had to work so closely to COVID patients.
I've been in practice for nearly 40 years. Nurses are incredibly important and I have learnt so much from them over the years. Doctors must show appreciation, give them compliments make them feel and realise they are important and needed. Ask their opinions you will be amazed how helpful they are. Incorporate them on ward rounds. They are an integral part of patient care and decision making. Don't let them down or ignore them. Nurses are wonderful people.
All the compliments in the world may be nice, but they aren't the same thing as getting paid better wages. I think that would show appreciation to the nurses far more than anything else.
Honestly bedside nursing is so exhausting. I work acute rehabilitation and I always have that one patient that really just makes me want to quit but I love my job for the six or seven other patients that make it worth it.
27 years of doing bedside nursing in L&D . I went to travel nursing in 2018 in California. I was surprised they had laws protecting nurses. I got three breaks on my 12 hour shift, better staffing and better ratios due to laws passed in California. The unions also made sure the hospital followed the laws. One big hospital I worked in had three break nurses. They would take over your patients when you went to lunch. They weren't allowed to watch 4 labor patients at a time. They stuck to the correct ratio. In Florida there is never any break relief. Even if someone watches your patient they are not taking care or charting on your patient. The burn out and turn over in Florida is very high. It is worse since covid. I am back working in Florida which is horrible. I just do two shifts a week. We have sicker and more mental illness patients. High acuity and higher ratio equal more stress. I will go back to California again as a traveler. I made more money and less stressful. I don't understand why they can't pass a federal law mandating breaks and ratios for nurses.
Another reason not listed is pulling nurses or other staff to units they are unfamiliar with or out of their scope of practice. I was pulled from mental health to neuro intensive care. I did not know who was a Dr.. and who was a visitor. I did not know where the utility room was. I knew nothing. I did not even feel qualified to function as CNA let alone RN. Other times I was left short staffed on my unit because another unit needed my staff more. I almost lost a patient who went into DT's because I was so short staffed and the nursing supervisor did not take me seriously. They say there is a shortage of nurses. Well, I wonder why. I will never, ever go back.
I am saddened about the fact that nurses truly run the entire hospital, by working so hard and being on their feet all day, running around, while the ADMINISTRATION, is sitting in the comfortable chairs, and caring only about the money and numbers...
EVERY NURSE SHOULD MAKE AT LEAST $70.00 PER HOUR FOR WHAT WE ENDURE. NOT TO MENTION... THE INCREDIBLE RESPONSIBILITY. IF WE WOULD ALL STICK UP FOR OURSELVES THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE NO NURSES TO WORK LONG HOURS WITH PATIENT OVERLOADS. HUMANLY IMPOSSIBLE PATIENT LOADS AND RESPONSIBILITY. NURSING IS A BUSINESS AND WE NEED TO HAVE A WORLDWIDE STRIKE. NURSE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES LIKE THE PHILIPPINES NEVER FRICKIN COMPLAIN ...YOU NEED TO ASK FOR MORE MONEY AND NO PATIENT OVERLOAD. YOU ARE ALLOWING SLAVE LABOR AND BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY BIG CORPS. THEY ARE PLAYING US FOR FOOLS
Staffing and trash pay. Mostly the trash pay caused me to leave my last hospital job which also involved taking care of covid patients. I now work in research nursing where pay is good and work is pretty chill.
Sorry but a job that starts out at 25 to $30 an hour that only requires an associate's degree is not trash pay. If you can't cover your basics with that, you are living beyond your means. I switched to veterinary nursing which requires skills in radiology, dentistry, surgery, grooming, medication administration, giving vaccinations, and much more and my job will cap out at $18 per hour. Not whining because I chose to switch instead of doing human nursing. But I am so sick of nurses acting like they are in poverty
Almost everything you said is so true also for inpatient pharmacists. We don’t really have that physical taxing but mentally we are worn out, especially when you work in a teaching facility where residents don’t really know much yet. Yes, it’s sad but true about healthcare work. Inpatient pharmacists are stretched so thin too! We don’t mind the heavy and intense work load if we have good manager and coworkers!
I know video is for current nurses and I had watched you, Sarah through my prerequisites and your videos helped a greatly!! I have been in the Healthcare field for 11 years now as a CNA. I finally embarked on the journey of going to nursing school at seasoned age of 40. The first day of class was May 3rd, this is the same day my stepdaughter had a vehicle accident and died on impact. So 2 and half weeks in, I took myself out of the program at this time, I couldn't concentrate at all. I'm still struggling with that part. Idk what to do... How do you come back from this??!?
I am so sorry for your loss. I was 40 when I started nursing school and just graduated in March. Maybe you get back into school and graduate in her honor? This must be a difficult time for you.
Oh my God, I am so sorry for your lost. I pray that you will find the strength and courage to continue on your journey. May your stepdaughter be an angel to you and be your guide to finish your goal
Hi Amanda, Please accept my condolences on your loss! For all your prerequisites, there is no English class that can prepare you to write an obituary, no math class that can help you quantify the absence of your stepdaughter, and no psychology class that can bring you back to reality after you swear you just saw her in a crowd. (And you will see her everywhere you go.) As a late back-to-schooler myself (also 40), I know you might feel like a break will put you even further behind, but it’s ok to take care of your heart and your family for a little while. When the time is right, you will return to nursing school, and please believe me, your experience will make you into an excellent nurse. It doesn’t feel like it now, and maybe there are very few things you feel like you can trust, but trust that. I know your family now has to learn a new way to live, so I wish I could give you a hug and sit with you.
@@Swags-fl5tv hi I know your msg was for someone else, but I felt it in my spirit, your genuine words. I too have been dealing with the death of my brother whom I raised basically like a son. And your words Spoke life into me. Thank you.
1 word :Bullying ....worse from your own colleagues and the management in general preying on your innocent as a New Nurse... But to some of us used that as a stepping stone from the negative toxic energy 😌to master's in other specialties 🤔🤔🤔 They destroyed me But fed the beast inside me😎
I am IT women. I have my best friend a nurse. She is always talking about all the issues you mentioned on this video. That makes me say, "I am lucky working more with men". Thank you our nurses for all your hard work. Much appreciated.
I'm in nursing school right now and I hear alot of these reasons and sadly it sounds exactly like being in the Marines. I've been in 15 years now and each reason explained and in the comments has happened in the Corps. I've seen new Marines get to a unit and you honestly don't know shit until.you get to your unit, but that's when your more senior junior Marines are supposed to take them and teach them. It didn't always happened and it reflected when it came to their attitude and knowledge of whatever it was. To me if a senior nurse or even a senior junior nurse wants to complain about a new nurse, then take the initiative to guide them and teach em. How can you expect someone new to know EVERYTHING as if you never been in their shoes. Shitty leadership will fuck up the best groups.
six years air force here - same shit different uniform. bad leadership is the name of the game. my attitude going in is same as it was in the military. shut your mouth, do your job, make rank and then destroy the people with bad attitudes. sometimes you just gotta go to another unit where there are a few good people that will invest in building you up. when the leadership is truly bad, you are just fucked in the game no way around it.
Thank you Nurse Sarah for this video! I work in the medical field at an outpatient clinic. We’re always short staffed, rude staff, there are days where it get so hectic. I want to become either an RN or PA because I love science and helping others, at the same time my job itself discourages me to pursue those dreams and hopes
On my first practical in a med-surge floor; an elderly blue-haired American nurse; whose name could have been Dotty and was a ‘Daughter of the Revolution’ whispered in my ear “ nurses eat their young”.
This video really does hit all the reasons nurses leave. I’m not a nurse but as a tech I have heard and seen my coworkers leave for one or two of the reasons covered in this video. Really sad
Just became a NICU nurse after being a pediatric nurse for many years. My preceptor at my new job is …….., put it in this way, I have never hated anyone at my old job. I mean HATE, I may dislike people and ignore the person, but this one lady, I have to use the word HATE! She makes me want to quit my job! She gave me so much anxiety and I almost became depressed because of her. Now I’m off my orientation, I am just so relieved! Before I became a nurse I knew I wasn’t going to be rich. I knew how hard the job would be, but I wouldn’t quit because of those reasons! I think many places have this culture, bullying doesn’t only happen in schools, but you will find this happening in many hospitals, among nurses and CNAs!
I’m glad I didn’t listen to people and got my CNA 2 weeks before lockdown. Now a bunch of us are making $35/ hour and up. COVID pay is great. Some make $60/hour overtime. No call lights either.
And not to mention RNs and LPNs that treat their LNA/CNAs like crap and say that being an CNA or LNA is “easy”. Behind every hard working RN is an even harder working LNA. Where I work we just get treated like the help and get made to feel like idiots when we mention something about a resident, we spend all day with these people and if we notice something is wrong we get told “well they have dementia so what do you expect?”. 😕😔
I agree. CNAs are treated like shit WHILE they deal with cleaning literal shit! I am a nursing student and we have clinicals at a nursing home at the moment. The CNAs are burned out and none of them want to be there but they have bills to pay. I couldn't imagine having to clean shit everyday and get treated like shit at the same time, not to mention underpaid!
Hi, I just started as a CCMA and felt completely overwhelmed week one. Fortunately, an experienced supervisor took me aside and then rearranged my training schedule to a slower paced team. This week at a calmer pace, shadowing and transitioning to doing the rooming with a nurse observing and jumping in to help when I ask for it (database is complicated), and now being able to find things and help providers without having to ask where something is has shown me I can do this job. I'm so grateful that my new employer wants us to succeed so is willing to change things up, rather than offering only one training method that may fit some, but not everyone. As a MA new to the healthcare industry, I wanted to help people, and felt overwhelmed by the processes that seemed to stand in the way of actual patient care, but now that I better understand my role, have learned to use the database better and know I can always ask for guidance or even assistance, I know it will work out! Thank you for your insightful video.
In my country a lot of nurses quit because they werent being paid a fair hazard pay on the COVID unit. Imagine having to handle and care for patients with a Novel Disease and getting paid $0.40 hourly as hazard pay
I have gotten paid nothing in hazard pay since the start, Not one cent. I get paid a wage I agreed to, if I don't like that wage I will go somewhere else.
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7 real reasons why nurses quit their job
1. Staffing
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And shit pay
@@jjcrazi agreed 👍👌
Lmao. I can’t agree more.
@@jjcrazi Nursing has never been a great paying field, just reliable work lol
I want out so bad
Being a new nurse, everybody wants to boss me around. I don’t mind being guided, but there is a difference between guiding and bossing someone around
Last time i checked apprentices are to be seen not heard.
Agree!
Nurse Naomi,
Too bad that we nurses never realised that in the U.S., we will spend our entire careers being bossed around, ignored and criticised by doctors, patients and profit-seeking administrators.
---J.D. Schultz, RN (CEN, 1982-2005)
@@TroijanSkinhead a new nurse isn’t an apprentice so idk your point
@ You are speaking from one side of the tree. I have been in nursing 18 yrs and I have had non stop battle's with co workers for trying to insult me just for spending an extra few minutes to care for my patients. You are attacked as a nurse. Even the CNA/pct is able to be neglectful to the patient and it's usually accepted by management. I kno I can't be super nurse but I'm the one out of the five left that actually believe in teamwork and you're only attacked for it. I appreciate you for being so helpful in the floor but many aren't
Staffing NEVER gets fixed and has been the biggest issue for the last 20 years.
Nothing new....thats something in 98% of career fields 😉 it'll never get better.
@@SunnySummer777 that’s true
I worked in hospitals for 29 years, most of which were as CEN (Certified Emergency Nurse) in inner-city hospitals. I did work at some suburban hospitals, but grew disillosioned with busting my ass to give patients WHAT THEY WANTED, instead of WHAT THEY NEEDED.
U.S. hospitals are in business to MAKE MONEY! That's why they routinely do as many procedures, labs, treatments that their insurance or medicare/medicaid will PAY FOR and then send them home with Rxes that they cannot afford. Next month? Same shit all over again.
Brand new nurse here. Literally 2 weeks in. I've honestly never felt so small in all of my life. I feel like I don't have clue what I'm doing and go home crying after each shift. I feel like I'm a burden to those training me. I already want to give up but I also remember how hard I worked to get to this point. The only thing I know to do is to keep driving forward and in a year from now, I will have more confidence and knowledge.
Hi Donna, I'm a new nurse too. I've only been working for 8 months. I felt the same way when I started! Only stopped crying before/after each shift 5-6 months in. What has kept me going is finding a good work buddy/work mom, knowing there is a huge learning curve every single nurse goes through, whether they admit it or not, and my ego lol. I don't want to be one of those nurses who quit before giving it at least a year. Good luck to you my friend!
Same
Hang in there, you'll get out of that feeling and end up as a great nurse to the team. Just remember the next new nurse who comes on you make he/she feels opposite from how you felt. And hopeful that they'll keep the mantra
Hey Donna, I have been in that same position before being a new nurse and having your preceptor that your working with that day treat you as if your aren't a worthy nurse JUST because your a new nurse. The first months are so hard and I remember crying all that time after shifts and even during shifts. My best advice is if you find a preceptor or someone you work well with and like try to request being with them and also if you started with people at the same time those people will really be your support system though the first months of your new career
There’s a learning curve to everything which takes up to 1year to feel “alright”. You got this!!!
Toxic work environment, racism, favoritism, poor leadership etc kills employees morale.
Favoritism..... That part
Racism... that part
Yessssssss girl!😒
Racism and toxic work environment
@@oyewoleomobolanle8581 oh God....yes!!!!!!!
Burnout. Lack of appreciation. Under paid. Under staffed. Inadequate lunch breaks. Unsafe patient care ratios. Mistreatment from patients. Not enough resources. I could go on and on.....
i am studying to be a nurse...
You are correct Amy.......but don't forget arrogant, rude, egomaniac doctors who think they are God. My sister was a nurse at a major hospital in Texas and she said the main reason she and several other nurses quit was because the doctors in that particular hospital were extremely disrespectful to the nurses and the administration did not seem to care. She now works in Orange County California and she says it's like night and day. Totally different. It's amazing what can happen when you are around people who "appreciate" your work instead of trying their best to make you feel stupid.
@@kellymccain3403 and I thought California was worse than Texas when it comes to cost of living. Besides California is a very expensive state to live in.
Nothing like getting 4 patients at once. Changing them. Starting IVs. EKGs. Getting them on the monitor. Getting a urine. Moving them. Giving meds. Getting more labs. Family getting on your case why they been waiting for an hour. Documenting non stop. Overall you can do everything right but if you miss one thing it’s poor service. You can’t win in this industry. From management to the patients. It’s no more than a business. Meet the numbers and patients satisfaction. You will never win.
So true
This part. You miss one thing or do 1-2 things wrong and managers are on your case questioning their reason for hiring you. You get 1-2 complaints and managers are questioning your professionalism. I hate hospital nursing.
Absolutely I have 6 on days on a really unit with no techs half the time I'm burning out
I'm a new nurse, working for over a month and it's has been really hard for me. The experienced nurses giving me a lot of sarcasm and talking down at me. Sometimes I still feel like I'm a nursing student the way how they treat me. I go home and cry when I get home, my mood is down, I'm depress whenever I have to go to work tge next day. And I really have a passion for nursing and I don't want to lose it. I feel incompetent, out of place, slow abd lost and I know I have a lot in store inside of me. But I wish they could just understand and support me to get better. And I sometimes feel like want to just stop working because it's messing with my mental health. It's not nice being new and have to be depending on others.
Its a tough job. Overall, takes 1-2 years to be quite competent.
I felt this way as a new nurse on med/surge. Just an idea to try home health nursing. It’s busy but way different than bedside nursing.
@@mph5896 my instructor today said 2 years as a matter of fact.
There is no excuse for how you are being treated. Those same nurses were new themselves at one time; they should know better. They're pathologically insecure to treat one of their own this way.
If you could work with me, you would see that everything get different when you have a good coworker. But don't give up. After two years you'll find yourself awesome. What i do is that i take my work as a sort of movie like Grey's anatomy or Chicago meds. So I will enjoy I'll run after emergency, I'll anticipate the Dr's treatment, i will discuss with Doctors about my point of view and everyday I try to ameliorate. I have only 3 years practice but i feel very very strong.
I been a nurse for over 30yrs and I agree to all those reasons. I am trying to stay in nursing until Retirement age. But its Hard
I’m sure you are amazing and you can do it. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I wish you luck. I planned to work longer than 39 yrs but started having profound fatigue, weakness, shortness of breath and now carry diagnosis of 2 rare neuromuscular diseases that are incurable and only one treatable. Make sure you save more than you think you can as SSDI is a b***** to apply to. When people are saying toxic environment don't think they are counting all the meds we give. When I started I had to mix 5FU, rubramycin ,etc without hood, gloves and over the yrs handled hundreds of dangerous chemicals. Heck, mercury was running loose in the scrap paper drawer my first job.
I am staying till I can afford to retire. I was a single parent for along time and didn't make enough to but a lot in for retirement. So I am trying to invest tons of money the next 5 to 10 years to retire. I enjoy nursing but hate no breaks and being over worked. I loved traveling in California but would miss my family. My husband traveled with me sometimes. I loved the laws in California protecting nurses. You get real breaks three times a shift and better ratios. We always had good staffing.
Unappreciation and rude doctors and management does nothing to help.
It pisses me off when doctors on the unit treat you like their personal secretaries...
@@wittykat1 i think its totally depend on your potential, in India at JOdhpur aiims my senior generally mention that how they handle doctor, awareness is necessary
@@wittykat1 that’s really sad to hear. I work in an ED at a level 1 trauma. I’ve never seen a better RN-Doctor relationship. The docs 110% trust the nurses’ clinical judgement. I will say, inpatient med-surg tends to be a different story.
I had a case at UCDavis. In came the doctor and 7 interns. He asked the interns what was going on with the patient. Having been in this hospital several times, I was used to be ignored as a CNA. After the interns were utterly wrong (how can you be wrong after looking at the chart and paper work?), he asked them, "Have you exhausted all your resources?" The students started checking their books, looking over the chart again, scanning the room. The doctor then pointed to me and said, "You didn't ask him. CNA's are notorious for knowing things. If you have one with a patient and you aren't asking them about the patient, you aren't doing your job. They are vital."
I had never been so proud to be a CNA.
Management does do something. They multiply. There aren’t 23k vacant administrative jobs in Texas. There are 23k vacant nursing jobs. It’s no fun to be a nurse for ten years and then have new grads hires on at your pay scale. Administration then points to the “nursing ladder”.
How fitting!!! I literally just quit my job!! Short staff, toxic working environment, bad management, no support for new nurses, but the pay was nice.
The healthcare system is so broken. Nurses have to be mechanical engineers these days...so many machines.
Nursing needs to be about hands on quality care and compassion.
The patient gets lost in all the paperwork, record keeping, administration, and overuse of medications.
I remember one night having to crawl under a bed to try and fix why the head of the bed wouldn't go up...never any tech help on nights....and at 5:30AM someone actually expects you to draw labs...it's unrealistic what they ask
I am a nurse who work in one of the most busy ER in Brooklyn I really love what I do nursing is my passion so when other co workers around me are complaining and whining about how May patients they have I do have the same amount but because I love what I do it makes it easier for me , and talking about toxic environment and toxic coworkers you were right on so what I do is while am working around these other toxic coworkers who don’t like their job I just think wonderful thoughts like being by the ocean with the sound of the waves just thinking beautiful thoughts to get me through the day
Good advice
Hope it can last long
Any place where the older nurses “eat their young” has a problem…
The pre-op nurses at my hospital are like that. My coworker transferred to my old unit because the older nurses were extremely rude and the schedule was theirs to decide and that’s it.
Some do…however, I have seen newer nurses with know it all attitude towards older nurses and bully them…almost like they do not respect experience they have. When I was out of nursing school, I respected the older nurses that took me under their wings and taught me. I stayed away from the older nurses that ate the young nurses…I figured they were insecurity or burn out was mainly their issues. I always vowed I would be an older nurse that would be approachable, flexible and would take the new nurses under my wings. Now fast forward 25 years of nursing, their are ones that love the fact that I am approachable and willing to teach even if I am not orienting them, to start those difficult IV’s and help out when a nurses is behind or has a patient not doing well. However, I find a number of new nurses that have an attitude that they are better then me, and when they are done with their tasks they sit around looking at their cell phones .and not help out their fellow nurses unless pushed to. I believe in Karma, it catches up with those nurses with an attitude that one busy day they can not keep or the patients go bad, I will always step in to help because that is the right thing to do and trying to show theses know it all that you need team work…working at hospital and their is no I in teamwork. Being an older nurse now you lead by example, teaching and work ethics,
I have been blessed we have decent patient ratio’s, pay is better then most, I have great management team….my only complain our benefit sucks.
Now there’s younger nurses bullying vintage nurses and forcing them out. Snobby, know it all disrespectful. Thinking that vintage nurses have no credible knowledge because they trained so long ago. I’m a vintage nurse forced out by young ones, and truthfully? Those young ones did me a favor. Can’t believe I stayed at the bedside for 36 years. Then it got so I wasn’t young enough, didn’t have the ego problems young nurses have because age humbles you. Wasn’t a show off, didn’t have a big mouth like the young ones. Plus I cared deeply for my patients, because that was important in Nurses Training years ago. Now, the majority pug young ones are out for themselves only. When I started Nursing, I was making $7.54/ hr. And was grateful for it, because I was doing what I loved: taking care of people. I considered it an honor and a privilege. Times have changed.
@@heidiford4451 this is what it's all about... those low performance know it alls could really learn a lot from a nurse like you... but they'd prefer to do the least possible work and watch their picture stories. You're right about Karma though... losers usually get what they deserve.
It's all about charting and clicking every box. Management is less concerned with the health of the patient and more concerned with making sure you are constantly tapping on your computer.
This is crazy!
"Tapping on your computer "😄😄😄
Yep same for therapy. They only care about yoir productivity.
the push you as far as you let them, I see the hardest working nurses getting the worst assignments consistently
I quit my job as a registered nurse last two years ago after almost 17 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 Lol but friends I'm not asking you to resign from your job or abandon your business but be wise!
I don't love my job, but I love what it provides for me and my family. This pandemic has people rethinking working
You're right ma'am, were you a bedside nurse and how did you plan yourself before quitting, do you have a side hustle
@@labeebasonia3781 while I was still in service I planned towards early r etirement, my first Income I do a normal 9-5, my second income I put it back to work to make more m oney because I'm not just after the m oney but the freedom to live on my terms Lol 😁
Where did you go when you left nursing?
@@theresanuel4540 yes and your 9_5 can't give you the freedom you need, An extra income stream passive income is a great option keep it up
I'm an ex heart attack and surgery patient. The nurses helped me so much while in the hospital! Thank you!! You are all appreciated more than you know...stay strong! 😎
I hate this job but when you remember your bills, you learn to drag yourself back to work... one day, I'll be out of this job.
Also, why can't employers pay you for the extra job you get when staffing is down. I mean, if I am doing a job of 2 nurses, I think I deserve to get paid for it.
Toxic environment, Bullying, Favouritism of Nurses who are "friends" with the higher ups, bad management, eating the new nurses.
I left hospital nursing and am now in a GP office/family doctors office.
Less pay but better hours.
I worked as an icu nurse, worked in Ed and pacu as well. The amount of difficult patients, doctors, and other nurses drove me out of the profession. When approaching management, nothing was ever done if it didn’t get worse. In my state you could make the same salary running your own lawn cutting business or painting houses. When I became a nurse I thought it would feel rewarding but constantly felt belittled and frustrated with how others treat people. So glad you posted this it needs to be heard.
This goes for anyone in Healthcare honestly. The aids people who are the backbone of the hospital get extremely low pay and a huge workload. Nurses, rt and ot also have a crazy load. It's why people leave and management really doesn't care about you. You have to care about you!
Not since COVID. I’m getting over $35. As a CNA and love my job.
If your a new nurse steer clear of the comment section. It’s full of people own personal experiences saying all kinds of stuff when it’s just probably there location that’s crappy. There are ups and downs with everyone job. There are shortages and rude food everywhere. Find the positive in actually loving the field itself or go to another job. The good thing is that this field is very diverse.
I am a new grad (5 months in) and I am starting to feel the effects of burnout. Staffing is the main issue. I wish I could pick up more shifts because I don't earn enough but the physical and mental effect is too much.
I am in the same boat ☹ we are short staffed and overworked and it is just so mentally and physically taxing I've only been a nurse for 4 months now and I just feel so unhappy.
Oh you don’t make the big bucks thateveryone keeps mentioning?
@@Me-ru6cl New grad nurses don't make nearly as much as experienced nurses do
AGREED girl!!
@@Me-ru6cl by the time Uncle Sam is done, you're lucky to pay the mortgage
I’m just in nursing school, have a year left, and I already see the candidates for making a great toxic and bullying coworker among some of my classmates. I wish hospitals paid more attention to such complaints
Am also too going into my 2nd year (start back In August) my classmates are severely competitive, we all recently went to apply for internship, most went to the same facility, I went to a different one, I couldn’t be bothered being in class and also working alongside of them😅
College is a business .
trueeeee
Careful...stand your ground from the beginning.....I was bullied as a new graduate.....time there were no jobs during 2008.....home crisis....had to endure it...... now........heck no.....stand my ground
👋 hi
So much responsibility and a low income.
Low income?
@@mchamberlain7408 low income for the amount of responsibility and how taxing it is on your body. Also, some states don’t pay well
Absolutely right.....
Low income....I always thought nurse were rich
@@lynnettecapobianco2757 they make good money, but they're definitely not rich
I know so many new RNs who are skipping bedside & going straight to school for their masters and NP
But that’s not recommended, correct? 😅
I thought you had to have a certain amount of experience to qualify for NP school? Like 5 years? Maybe it varies by state?
It depends on the school/program
Going straight into NP is stupid. It is supposed to be advanced practice but if you haven't assessed a few hundred people while someone else has diagnosed, read a few million labs, listened to a million histories given as you do care, learned varied family dynamics... how can you be advanced??? If you just follow boilerplate order set based on someone else's diagnosis are you going to catch the double sero neg MG pt? If you haven't smelled the various wounds will you know what is infected? Will you know to stay in a very limited setting if you have limited skills? Whatever you do while working on a unit don't mouth off about ditching this to go to NP school, experienced nurses who put up with admin crap and bad staffing but know their skills are vital, save lives do not like to be dissed. Keep your eye open and mouth shut and learn as much as you can from the few older nurses who remain.
@@meganfera4339 nope most don’t require it they just want you to have the license, degree, and credits to Qualify
In my 15 years of nursing, I have never had managers that had the leadership skills needed to retain staff or either ensure that patients are cared for appropriately. Management is usually 100% why I leave jobs.
Low morale, low pay , high demands! No proper peaceful breaktime, even during breaktime u get called too.
I saw this during my clinical rotation and it really concerned me.
I work in the medical field as a Certified MA
I’ve been in the field for 10 years and let me just say the catty, high school drama is EVERYWHERE in the medical field.
Women working with women you would think they would lift each other up right?
Nope! They tear you down any chance they get and will take credit for your ideas
I have been a nurse for a little more than a year. I love my job, however the work load kills me. I don’t have time to take lunch break most of my shifts. I work my butt off everyday but I still get the base pay. I feel so burned out.
Left my staff job to travel last September. 1 year into the pandemic in a COVID designated ICU and all I get from my hospital is donated food and some cheap pins that say “incredible” and “hero”.
I have definitely experienced these reasons for being burnt out. As a brand new nurse, I began working at a SNF/rehabilitation and if you’ve never worked at one before, it is quite overwhelming especially with the demands placed upon you from so many angles- the patient themselves, admitting new patients to the facility which is another process on its own, family member’s concerns, doctor’s orders and the list goes on. Imagine all of that for 12 hours and being short staffed, it will kill your desire to be a part of it anymore. I didn’t stay long because I was honestly afraid I might lose my license if I continued to stay. It was down right unsafe! Definitely feel a place out and see what is in store but if you find it’s like the experience I’m mentioning, don’t feel like you have to just stay and put up with it, you don’t. Thank you for the video!
I quitted my job because of burnt-out. Working short is the norm for the company.
I was in exactly same situation as you did. I sometimes would have to take care between 32-60 patients at times. Imagine doing that for 12 hours and skipped all breaks because management complained that we didn’t do enough charting for every single patient.... It was bad. I am in nursing for two years now.
@@florencekp9979 yes so many healthcare facilities have a revolving door when it comes to employment, it’s no wonder once you see how things really are
@@lindsey8231 yes it starts with leadership! A lot of times companies need to clear house of bad management to get to decent place where things can actually function
SNF nursing is impossible! So dangerously understaffed. I worked
In long term/SNF but I refused to work the and side because I saw how dangerously understaffed it always was.
Hi Sarah. Please do a video on nursing Specialists if one does not want to be a bedside nurse
Yes same question . I don't want to do beside...
Thank u.i would really want to watch that.i am still in nursing school and dont wanna do bedside nursing.
@@judithmuhumuza7925 me too I don't want to work in bedside nursing longterm. I'd only do it for experience .
Most of the non bedside require bedside experience.Nurse informatic for instance.Other non hospital visiting nursing some people love it. Health Insurance companies(require experience). I am a RN never worked in a hospital and I dont intend to.
New Grad here, took the first job that was offered to me. Only trained 3 days on the 4th day I was supposed to be orienting still. My preceptor called off and they threw me live. The facility is stupidly short staffed. Sometimes I didn't have CNA'S and everything you said at the end stressed me out. I told my supervisor I could no longer work here and I'm looking for another job.
Lmao
Lolol!! Sounds like what I’m going through. I just hit burn out mode. I can’t even input any new information. My brain is fried
my first job too...not sure looking back how I did it...I think I forgot a lot of things I didn't even know I was supposed to do
Left nursing years ago, that was the best day of my life!!!! Some nurses do eat their young, toxic work place, its to bad because nurses are the backbone of any health care facility. They should make a lot more money for what they have to put up with.
I’m a male nurse with 2 months in as a bedside nurse and I must say, I find it sad that new nurses get bullied and treated like crap. 😟😟Personally, I have been welcomed with open arms. I’m always asked if I need help and I’m always greeted in the halls. Why are male nurses treated differently? Women need to learn to work TOGETHER! 💪🏼
As a second year nursing student I just had my first ever clinical placement. Lets just say I could see all of these issues my FIRST shift ever working in the hospital. I feel awful for these nurses because then when they have to teach us new nursing students they can be frustrated and rude when all we are trying to do is learn. Hoping and praying that these issues facing nurses will somehow improve - I believe it starts with ALL of us (nursing students, RN, RPN, PSW, doctors etc.) working together and helping not only our patients but each other!
Its a highly stressful job at a very high stressed time with covid. Adding in nursing students adds to the workload. I try to accommodate nursing students and show them the ropes. When it gets super busy, its not possible.
We have to have each others back!
the hardest part of working with a student is keeping up the professional appearance the entire shift (no down time between patients)
I worked the bedside for 32 years ,the hell holes such as the Emergency Room and Trauma ICU.One day I had enough,put in my papers and retired.
I'm quitting because my hospital demands more for less, and stopped even pretending to care about its employees or patients. They don't even bother lying anymore, just give a patronizing "we know its hard right now (forever), but keep up the good work everyone!" First time in being a professional I've entirely stopped being polite to my supervisors. "Why didn't I get this one arbitrary protocol thing done? Well maybe some idiot manager thought 2 admits while coming on at shift change and another during my busiest medication admin hour was a great idea."
I've experienced a lot of toxic work environment and burnout with short staffing. It's been this way forever and a day since I became an RN twenty two years ago. I finally went back to school to get my masters in nursing education and experienced even more hatred and undermining. But...it was the best decision I could have made. It opened so many doors for me. Love, love, love teaching nursing students and I work from home now. Way less taxing physically. I wish the culture of nursing could be more supportive, in reality, many times it is not.
This video came to me at the perfect time. Thinking about leaving the nursing profession due to all the reasons mentioned in addition to the stress of the pandemic. I am a new nurse that signed a contract at a local hospital and want to break my contract. Unfortunately, with less than one year nursing experience no one wants to hire you.
Don’t leave the profession, think about how much society needs you
Don't give up Despina! Do what you feel is right for you
I was in the same situation. I left my first job, took a while to find another, but it's possible. I believe in you! You got this!
I’m a new nurse as well… been at my current job 9-10 months. I work on a COVID floor coming into the nursing profession at this time as a new nurse was really hard. I plan on adventuring out and seeking other opportunities because the toll it’s taking on my mental health and stress is causing me is not worth it. Gotta put my health and happiness first. I would look into home health and rehab positions!
Do not give up!
You worked too hard to get to be a nurse. All of that knowledge, schooling and money you paid just to get here. Keep going on don’t let it stress you out.
New nurses need a team that will help her grow in the workplace. There are a LOT of nurses who are suppose to train the new ones but aren't motivated to train, could also be the meanest as well.
the night nurses told me they had to nonstop orient because of the turnover and that burned them out
This was spot on!!! After being a nurse for 20 years, I have seen all of these reasons. Covid has definitely made nursing much more difficult (especially due to the shortages)!!! Nice to see you. I hope your family is doing well.
I just submitted my resignation letter today but not for the reasons mentioned. I remember watching your videos for my self review and your channel helped me pass my NCLEX.
Sarah
I graduate today from the PN program. Your videos have been such an enormous help getting me to this point in my life!
Thank you so much!!!
Thank you soo much for this video. Im a new graduate nurse and there is no information like this out there. And I just left my 1st job after 1mth and 1 week. Never got orientation and training was only shadowing for 5 days. Plus other terrible things. When I spoke up I was treated like I was just supposed to accept it. Incredible. I have to give myself another chance. With some real training for a new graduate
Being a patient many times due to Crohn's Disease flair ups , thankfully very stable now . It seems that there is none or few CNAs . That I think should be a proper amount . As for non-nursing issues , changing beds , getting extra blankets , pillows , etc., water and other such tasks . And let nurses do what they are suppose to do , totally medically related tasks .
Management, gossiping, and laziness!!
I’ve been an RN for 25 years working in a variety of roles. I have quit jobs for all the reasons above.
You couldn't pay me 200K a year to be an RN. The shift work alone would be a deterrent for me.
I was bullied by a teacher at my nursing school, teachers were so discouraging, our school was outdated.. I went for a course in other Institute and that was a mind blowing experience, it's a total opposite, teachers were approachable, encouraging, enthusiastic , learning was fun, up-to-date.. overall it was a satisfying experience..
Nursing professors suck sometimes. There are two at my school that I have to deal with and I wish I didn't. All I can hope is I don't end up getting them in later semesters.
Nurse for 42 years. Masters degree in education. Certified in critical care and cardiology. I’ve seen it all. I would not recommend anyone to go into nursing. Sorry.
1. Horrible nurse to patient ratio.
2. Toxic work environment with psychopathic bullies.
3. Customer service aspect of job which has taken over actually providing nursing care.
This is why I don't want to go back to the hospital and work in other settings.
I am looking to work from home.
@@Milton754 nah...isnt better!! I tried that before,i regret it,and back to hospital...
All of these reasons are accurate. I’ve experienced all of these as a psychiatric technician. If I was an RN then I’d have more options but as a psych tech I’ve exhausted all my efforts for now. I’ve had a few jobs in the field and it just doesn’t make me feel fulfilled or satisfied anymore. It served it’s purpose & I believe that I gained a lot more knowledge and skills that I can take with me for my future endeavors.
Abuse. I remember at nursing school all the stories about how grateful everyone will be and try not to abuse this gratitude. Fiction. Patients abuse nurses and get away with it, often including physical abuse. And nurses are just supposed to take it. Doctors will usually stop just short of physical abuse, but love power tripping over nurses. As time goes on, you see the blatant incompetence of many doctors who are valued more than competent nurses. Compound this with a stressful job that only a masochist can love. If a doctor tells you to perform a task incorrectly, you have two bad choices: be reprimanded and possibly fired for insubordination or risk your license by obeying the doctor and doing the procedure incorrectly. Nobody will protect you either way because, remember, the worst doctors are far more valuable than the best nurse. Oh, and you learn very little we do is for the actual benefit of the patient. Modern medicine is here to make money and cut corners. Those administrators who suck the most money out of the patient, rather than help the patient, are praised and promoted, while those trying to help the patient are told they aren't focusing on what really matters.
@ Huai Li
Exactly,👍👏👏
I love this. It’s so true. Been a nurse ten years ans the worst doctors are valued so much more than the best nurses. Also take that I live in seattle and for the cost of living here is OUTRAGEOUS .... sometimes I just think being a nurse isn’t worth it.
Amen. This is all too true
that line is really true, no matter how good you are but even worst doctor will be consider better than best nurse
And the patient is always right even if she or lied….
My college is teaching online classes with ur videos
Most of nursing education is done on your own anyhow.
Mine too!!
Samee
My college too
I'm a new CNA (rare male in the field). Having little staff hurts us CNAs too. Most of the same issues that apply to RNs also apply to CNAs. If I end up dropping out, it will be duen to no help and mounts of paperwork. I work in a senior behavior unit, which is quadrupal ther load on everything.
I haven't even finished nursing school yet. I hear senior nurses talk about how new nurses don't know anything. I'm discouraged and feel I will be the nurse that has no problem with being an Aide.🤦🏽♀️
Relax. Most senior nurses aren't as smart and knowledgable as they think they are...especially in the US
@@arnolda.lampel6087 😂
The best nurses are the ones who were Aids first!! The worst ones are the ones you are describing(shit talkers) who have no respect and are in it for the money. My response to miserable ppl like that, go find another profession!! And girl you goina make a great nurse!! Keep your head up. Cheers
@@Sara-md8nu😆 Right,I receive the message and appreciate the kind words😊
I have no idea why nurses bullying each other? I think we have such good natured hearts helping each other to look after sick people. What can we do about this matter? I want to see a real punishment.
I recently quit and took a job with another hospital after 13 years in the same unit. I was ready to grow more and take on new roles, but it became apparent that doing good work didn’t matter to my manager when I was passed over for their inexperienced friend for a position. Nothing makes you fell less valued than receiving ZERO feedback . I knew that manager did not value me and it was time to take care of myself and seek opportunity elsewhere.
Thanks for this video. You are 100%right.that is why am going for home care nursing. One on one.after being a cna and seeing all the drama and physically worn out after many years.i will not go back to bedside nursing
People think nurses are the shock absorbers
Just 5 years in and this field has stolen my soul. As a night time nurse, I am PERMANENTLY exhausted. People are so jealous of “all my days off” due to me having 3 days on a roll of working every week. This makes me so angry because “all these days off” are spent trying to recover from dealing with so much stress from basically EVERYTHING and EVERYONE because everything that happens is basically your fault as a nurse. Pressure is insane and I’m too burned out to leave my bed on my days off. Not to mention the lingering depression and anxiety. I’m a psych nurse about to lose it myself.
I’m so sorry you feel this way :( please take care of yourself, and thank you for being a nurse! I was in nursing school but decided I couldn’t do it. I respect nurses so much!!!
@@cecivnsa What could you not do?
I had a home surgical recovery patient and the damn surgeon refused to give me a surgical report!! The patient had 9 JP drains, epidural Cath, fever of 102, foleys, could not move and had a dangerous fat transfer that I was not even informed of. B*stard. I gave him a piece of my mind. What a jerk!!!!!! Its a darn good thing I had tons of post op experience. They sent the patient home a hot mess
Transitioning to being a nurse was very stressful. I started as a c.n.a; when I became a nurse you can feel the tension. There were some nurses who were helpful. But other nurses treated me like I was incapable. What was shocking these were the same coworkers who were nice to me when I was a c.n.a.
Even a family member started to become rude; when I became a nurse. A lot of hate. Some tried to get me fired. After a year or two it died down. But I'll never forget. Many times I wanted to quit. Like I was ready to just walk out. But then something in me told me not to quit. To hang in there you're not a quitter you're not weak. Fu*k them; the more they hate the more it means you're doing something right. So I stayed.
I remember I was on a ward for 3 years and people were horrible to me, nasty! I didn't fit in and I was bullied and treated as an outcast so as I was in my final months of working on this ward another nurse said to me "God, do you realise how jealous everyone is of you because of how bubbly and friendly you are with the patients, all the patients love you" so that whole time it was out of Jealously not because there was something wrong with me, I could not believe it!
How immature, if you think I am doing something right then do what I do, don't be nasty.
I totally agree with you Sarah on the video. I experienced all of that on my first nursing job, a long term care facility. I did not like the employer and was a bad environment for me to work in. Now I work in home health and enjoy it and have been doing it for about 5 years now. Anyway, I hope for all who have been struggling, that you find something that you enjoy as a nurse. Do you know much about infection control nursing Sarah? Great video and hope the baby is doing well.
#8 Patients/Their families can be assholes. 27 years as an RN (almost 20 of it in home health) and I've seen it all, heard it all, experienced it all from verbal abuse, being thrown up on, almost had my head smashed with a frying pan, a patient putting their foot on my shoulder, having my boots grabbed, etc. It's about time for me to go. One of the most thankless professions.
Both of my sisters in law are nurses and they mention these reasons quite frequently. I hope things improve because nurses will continue to be vital especially since baby boomers are getting older. Not to mention how they had to work so closely to COVID patients.
1 . The hours at us hospital are insane.
Again to insane and not enough staff
I've been in practice for nearly 40 years. Nurses are incredibly important and I have learnt so much from them over the years. Doctors must show appreciation, give them compliments make them feel and realise they are important and needed. Ask their opinions you will be amazed how helpful they are. Incorporate them on ward rounds. They are an integral part of patient care and decision making. Don't let them down or ignore them. Nurses are wonderful people.
Thank you
All the compliments in the world may be nice, but they aren't the same thing as getting paid better wages. I think that would show appreciation to the nurses far more than anything else.
Honestly bedside nursing is so exhausting. I work acute rehabilitation and I always have that one patient that really just makes me want to quit but I love my job for the six or seven other patients that make it worth it.
27 years of doing bedside nursing in L&D . I went to travel nursing in 2018 in California. I was surprised they had laws protecting nurses. I got three breaks on my 12 hour shift, better staffing and better ratios due to laws passed in California. The unions also made sure the hospital followed the laws. One big hospital I worked in had three break nurses. They would take over your patients when you went to lunch. They weren't allowed to watch 4 labor patients at a time. They stuck to the correct ratio. In Florida there is never any break relief. Even if someone watches your patient they are not taking care or charting on your patient. The burn out and turn over in Florida is very high. It is worse since covid. I am back working in Florida which is horrible. I just do two shifts a week. We have sicker and more mental illness patients. High acuity and higher ratio equal more stress. I will go back to California again as a traveler. I made more money and less stressful. I don't understand why they can't pass a federal law mandating breaks and ratios for nurses.
Another reason not listed is pulling nurses or other staff to units they are unfamiliar with or out of their scope of practice. I was pulled from mental health to neuro intensive care. I did not know who was a Dr.. and who was a visitor. I did not know where the utility room was. I knew nothing. I did not even feel qualified to function as CNA let alone RN. Other times I was left short staffed on my unit because another unit needed my staff more. I almost lost a patient who went into DT's because I was so short staffed and the nursing supervisor did not take me seriously. They say there is a shortage of nurses. Well, I wonder why. I will never, ever go back.
oh yeah!
I am saddened about the fact that nurses truly run the entire hospital, by working so hard and being on their feet all day, running around, while the ADMINISTRATION, is sitting in the comfortable chairs, and caring only about the money and numbers...
EVERY NURSE SHOULD MAKE AT LEAST $70.00 PER HOUR FOR WHAT WE ENDURE. NOT TO MENTION... THE INCREDIBLE RESPONSIBILITY. IF WE WOULD ALL STICK UP FOR OURSELVES THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE NO NURSES TO WORK LONG HOURS WITH PATIENT OVERLOADS. HUMANLY IMPOSSIBLE PATIENT LOADS AND RESPONSIBILITY. NURSING IS A BUSINESS AND WE NEED TO HAVE A WORLDWIDE STRIKE. NURSE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES LIKE THE PHILIPPINES NEVER FRICKIN COMPLAIN ...YOU NEED TO ASK FOR MORE MONEY AND NO PATIENT OVERLOAD. YOU ARE ALLOWING SLAVE LABOR AND BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY BIG CORPS. THEY ARE PLAYING US FOR FOOLS
Staffing and trash pay. Mostly the trash pay caused me to leave my last hospital job which also involved taking care of covid patients. I now work in research nursing where pay is good and work is pretty chill.
Sorry but a job that starts out at 25 to $30 an hour that only requires an associate's degree is not trash pay. If you can't cover your basics with that, you are living beyond your means. I switched to veterinary nursing which requires skills in radiology, dentistry, surgery, grooming, medication administration, giving vaccinations, and much more and my job will cap out at $18 per hour. Not whining because I chose to switch instead of doing human nursing. But I am so sick of nurses acting like they are in poverty
Almost everything you said is so true also for inpatient pharmacists. We don’t really have that physical taxing but mentally we are worn out, especially when you work in a teaching facility where residents don’t really know much yet. Yes, it’s sad but true about healthcare work. Inpatient pharmacists are stretched so thin too! We don’t mind the heavy and intense work load if we have good manager and coworkers!
Hasn't changed. Graduated in 1981.
Worked 20 years and was so burned out.
These are the reasons why I’m afraid (and hate) to go back to nursing. But I need to pay bills. Lord help me. 😖
Screw the darn bills. Apply for hud housing and foodstamps.
I know video is for current nurses and I had watched you, Sarah through my prerequisites and your videos helped a greatly!! I have been in the Healthcare field for 11 years now as a CNA. I finally embarked on the journey of going to nursing school at seasoned age of 40. The first day of class was May 3rd, this is the same day my stepdaughter had a vehicle accident and died on impact. So 2 and half weeks in, I took myself out of the program at this time, I couldn't concentrate at all. I'm still struggling with that part. Idk what to do...
How do you come back from this??!?
I am so sorry for your loss. I was 40 when I started nursing school and just graduated in March. Maybe you get back into school and graduate in her honor? This must be a difficult time for you.
Oh my God, I am so sorry for your lost. I pray that you will find the strength and courage to continue on your journey. May your stepdaughter be an angel to you and be your guide to finish your goal
Hi Amanda,
Please accept my condolences on your loss! For all your prerequisites, there is no English class that can prepare you to write an obituary, no math class that can help you quantify the absence of your stepdaughter, and no psychology class that can bring you back to reality after you swear you just saw her in a crowd. (And you will see her everywhere you go.) As a late back-to-schooler myself (also 40), I know you might feel like a break will put you even further behind, but it’s ok to take care of your heart and your family for a little while. When the time is right, you will return to nursing school, and please believe me, your experience will make you into an excellent nurse. It doesn’t feel like it now, and maybe there are very few things you feel like you can trust, but trust that. I know your family now has to learn a new way to live, so I wish I could give you a hug and sit with you.
@@Swags-fl5tv hi I know your msg was for someone else, but I felt it in my spirit, your genuine words. I too have been dealing with the death of my brother whom I raised basically like a son. And your words Spoke life into me. Thank you.
My deepest condolences 🙏 😢
1 word :Bullying ....worse from your own colleagues and the management in general preying on your innocent as a New Nurse...
But to some of us used that as a stepping stone from the negative toxic energy 😌to master's in other specialties 🤔🤔🤔
They destroyed me But fed the beast inside me😎
I am IT women. I have my best friend a nurse. She is always talking about all the issues you mentioned on this video.
That makes me say, "I am lucky working more with men".
Thank you our nurses for all your hard work. Much appreciated.
Im in first yr of nursing and reading this comment section makes me rethink on my career
Is there anything good in nursing community ?? :((
I just graduated and I’m starting to regret it now after only seeing negative things about this career
hahaha, do not worry, there are lot of oppurtinity present around the world if you have potential
I'm a community nurse and love it. Normal business hours and very low stress. Just not as much hands on
I'm in nursing school right now and I hear alot of these reasons and sadly it sounds exactly like being in the Marines. I've been in 15 years now and each reason explained and in the comments has happened in the Corps. I've seen new Marines get to a unit and you honestly don't know shit until.you get to your unit, but that's when your more senior junior Marines are supposed to take them and teach them. It didn't always happened and it reflected when it came to their attitude and knowledge of whatever it was. To me if a senior nurse or even a senior junior nurse wants to complain about a new nurse, then take the initiative to guide them and teach em. How can you expect someone new to know EVERYTHING as if you never been in their shoes. Shitty leadership will fuck up the best groups.
six years air force here - same shit different uniform. bad leadership is the name of the game. my attitude going in is same as it was in the military. shut your mouth, do your job, make rank and then destroy the people with bad attitudes. sometimes you just gotta go to another unit where there are a few good people that will invest in building you up. when the leadership is truly bad, you are just fucked in the game no way around it.
Thank you Nurse Sarah for this video! I work in the medical field at an outpatient clinic. We’re always short staffed, rude staff, there are days where it get so hectic. I want to become either an RN or PA because I love science and helping others, at the same time my job itself discourages me to pursue those dreams and hopes
On my first practical in a med-surge floor; an elderly blue-haired American nurse; whose name could have been Dotty and was a ‘Daughter of the Revolution’ whispered in my ear “ nurses eat their young”.
Retired from ER.... developed PTSD....still in nursing PACU, circulating, pre op........
This video really does hit all the reasons nurses leave. I’m not a nurse but as a tech I have heard and seen my coworkers leave for one or two of the reasons covered in this video. Really sad
This information is noteworthy for a Healthcare Administrator, two thumbs up.
I passed nclex and quit nursing bedside coz it's so toxic! I got anxiety everytime i go to work so i quit coz it got crazy!
Being treated like sh#t by administration,frequent physical assaults by patients and families.
Exactly! Ugh nurses were so mean to me. I'm so glad I'm outpatient now
You literally hit the nail on the head with every single point..
Just became a NICU nurse after being a pediatric nurse for many years. My preceptor at my new job is …….., put it in this way, I have never hated anyone at my old job. I mean HATE, I may dislike people and ignore the person, but this one lady, I have to use the word HATE! She makes me want to quit my job! She gave me so much anxiety and I almost became depressed because of her. Now I’m off my orientation, I am just so relieved! Before I became a nurse I knew I wasn’t going to be rich. I knew how hard the job would be, but I wouldn’t quit because of those reasons! I think many places have this culture, bullying doesn’t only happen in schools, but you will find this happening in many hospitals, among nurses and CNAs!
My aunt worked as a hospital CNA for 20 years. However, she's the only one from her original team that is still there.
I’m glad I didn’t listen to people and got my CNA 2 weeks before lockdown. Now a bunch of us are making $35/ hour and up. COVID pay is great. Some make $60/hour overtime. No call lights either.
And not to mention RNs and LPNs that treat their LNA/CNAs like crap and say that being an CNA or LNA is “easy”. Behind every hard working RN is an even harder working LNA. Where I work we just get treated like the help and get made to feel like idiots when we mention something about a resident, we spend all day with these people and if we notice something is wrong we get told “well they have dementia so what do you expect?”. 😕😔
I agree. CNAs are treated like shit WHILE they deal with cleaning literal shit! I am a nursing student and we have clinicals at a nursing home at the moment. The CNAs are burned out and none of them want to be there but they have bills to pay. I couldn't imagine having to clean shit everyday and get treated like shit at the same time, not to mention underpaid!
Hi, I just started as a CCMA and felt completely overwhelmed week one. Fortunately, an experienced supervisor took me aside and then rearranged my training schedule to a slower paced team. This week at a calmer pace, shadowing and transitioning to doing the rooming with a nurse observing and jumping in to help when I ask for it (database is complicated), and now being able to find things and help providers without having to ask where something is has shown me I can do this job. I'm so grateful that my new employer wants us to succeed so is willing to change things up, rather than offering only one training method that may fit some, but not everyone. As a MA new to the healthcare industry, I wanted to help people, and felt overwhelmed by the processes that seemed to stand in the way of actual patient care, but now that I better understand my role, have learned to use the database better and know I can always ask for guidance or even assistance, I know it will work out! Thank you for your insightful video.
In my country a lot of nurses quit because they werent being paid a fair hazard pay on the COVID unit. Imagine having to handle and care for patients with a Novel Disease and getting paid $0.40 hourly as hazard pay
Same wage, no safety equipment
I have gotten paid nothing in hazard pay since the start, Not one cent. I get paid a wage I agreed to, if I don't like that wage I will go somewhere else.
we didn't get any extra money and were told no N-95's...sucked