What do you dislike about nursing?
Business Insider asked nurses to share the hardest parts of their job. Many said seeing patients die after doing everything to care for them is the hardest part. Other challenges include long shifts, having to use time-consuming technology, and a lack of respect from other people in the healthcare industry.
What is the best part of nursing?
Top 7 Pros of a Nursing Career
- Helping Others. Whether they’re caring for patients at the bedside or fighting for patient rights, nurses are in the business of improving and saving lives.
- High Demand.
- Earning Potential.
- Diverse Opportunities.
- Flexible Schedules.
- Trusted Profession.
- Work Wardrobe.
How do I Stop Feeling like I Hate Being a nurse?
If you feel like maybe you’re thinking “I hate being a nurse” because doing it FULL time is feeling a lot like it’s owning your life, then try cutting cutting down to part-time and doing something else on the side! Work at a coffee shop! Clean houses.
Should nurses call out when they’re sick?
If you’re sick and not feeling well, don’t for ONE second feel bad calling out. You need to heal and your germs don’t belong in a hospital. Take care of you! Boundaries protect you. They are healthy and keep the work relationship going. So many nurses struggle with boundaries, physical and emotionally.
What is it like to be a nurse?
Nursing did all that for me. Also credited to nursing are chronic back pain, countless days of tears, wasted zombie days recovering from night shifts, PTS, numbed emotions, unhealthy coping mechanisms and a jaded attitude about health care that I’m working my way out of. And a tenacious desire to effectively help others with these same issues.
How has the nursing profession changed over the years?
As a result, the nursing profession has felt an extreme pressure unlike anything in the history of nursing. With surgeries, interventions, and medical technology being more extreme and involved than ever, the acuity of care that we take on as nurses has just gotten higher and higher.