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What's the most difficult part about being a nurse?
Hello, My name is Raul. I'm a student and would love to know if anyone could help me with some advice/tips, thank you.
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KELLY’s Answer
The most difficult part I would say personally, as with any Healthcare field position would be work/life balance. Especially being an RN/LPN, you will most likely be working 12 or more hour shifts so keeping that balance of work and home life can be difficult at first until you get your rhythm. Also, it is very i.portant to not take your work home with you mentally. This is easier said then done but what I mean by this is that it is important to not leave work and bring home all the stressor from work through the front door of home. This can be done several ways depending upon what field you are working in. I would say hospice is the hardest as you are already dealing with end of life care with your patients. I highly recommend to have another person or colleague in the same line of work available to talk too while working in this field as they understand the most and most likely have some excellent advice for you and sometimes you just need to vent to someone which I highly recommend to do as this isn't mentally healthy to keep to yourself! I had an amazing collegue when I was new to be able to talk to after difficult shifts that really helped me. I also live close to the coast so after a difficult shift I would take a long walk along the water and just get myself in a different headspace prior to going home to makr sure I didn't go home stressed and take it out on someone at home. These are just a couple suggestions hope these help....
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Lyn’s Answer
Attempting to be everything for everyone - patients, families, doctors, and other hospital staff, including fellow nurses - can be incredibly overwhelming, tiring, and disheartening. This is a major reason why numerous nurses have chosen to leave bedside care. When thinking about the sacrifices we make, such as time away from loved ones, missing our children's school events, and the way we are treated by management and patients, it's not always worth it. Once we reach that breaking point, we decide to move on.
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Ocwee’s Answer
Night shift may not work well with other people , waiting for another person to take over and the patient is liking you most ,
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Richard’s Answer
Nursing is a complex role and how it matches your strengths and weaknesses will determine how hard it is for you. I have worked with nurses who fit their environment well and thrived amazingly. Their challenge is just to remember to set limits.
Nursing requires a lot of science and art. What are you good at? You will have challenging days but rarely be bored unless you ignore the whole needs of your patients.
Nursing requires a lot of science and art. What are you good at? You will have challenging days but rarely be bored unless you ignore the whole needs of your patients.