Anyone here ever have such a busy day at work you feel like quitting? A day where everything is going on at once, and your expected to keep up? A day where everything that can go wrong does? Not enough help? Etc? Thats how my night at work was last night... Sigh... no breaks, hour and a half of overtime this morning, etc..... I just feel so stressed! I just wanted to vent my frustration.......
I frequently want to quit. I get so siick of recertifying for my lifeguarding, CPR and first aid. I also get sick of dealing with people who don't understand the concept of rules. . .
Sorry you had such a rough night, Jamie! At least you got a pretty outfit for Kirsten!!
Yup! Only I never got overtime. We were way too small and could barely afford to make regular payroll most of the time. I don't miss it one bit!
Yeah, it was just horrible... I have one patient that has a seizure, so Im doing every hour blood sugar checks on him all night along with neurological checks, vital signs, etc... he has all these dressings to be changed, etc... get an admission from the ER of a guy having a ton of pain... took time to get him settled into bed, get his pain pump hooked all up, etc... lady down the halls blood pressure was dropping, had to call and get an order for iv boluses, then her pain meds were not working, had to call and get pain pump and stuff ordered.. had blood draws throughout the night, and 14 patients on my team to keep track of. I had one lady who kept pooping all over the place, another confused alzheimers patient that was hitting the nursing assistant, one guy loosing blood due to a GI bleed, etc... it went on and on.... plus had to do all my charting in the morning, medications throughout the night to give, labs to look up, paperwork to do, ugh..... lol I cringe when I think about having to go back... sorry.. the joys of being a nurse sometimes!
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Sorry you had such a rough day at work... I'm sure being a nurse has even more stress than the typical office job too. Hope you get a couple easier days to counter this one! [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]
Take 10 deep breathes. Take a long walk and drink lots of water. Stress is reduced by exercise and a lot of water intake.
If you have enough hours take a couple days off and "vegg"....not to forget... hugs dollie too!
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Been there done that became a SAHM - Sigh and ((((((HUGS))))))
Hope you have a calmer night tonight. Hugs being sent your way.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="6">YEP!</font>Originally posted by FelinaDoon:
Been there done that became a SAHM - Sigh and ((((((HUGS))))))
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I feel your pain. I am a PICU nurse. I am actually at work right now. Nothing like a sick kid to ruin your day!!
Lara
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