Nursing

[Unregistered]

I came home from work at the hospital tonight and felt so frustrated. I decided to look up a website just for fun and have laughed hysterically at some of the comments. I too, love what I do in regards to patients and families...but I am so tired of my co-workers and nurse managers!!! I pour my heart and soul into being an exceptional nurse and it is never recognized by my peers. They are the ones that cause me to come home and feel horrible. When others' are making fun of the patient they label "a whiner", my goal is to make things better for them. I treat every patient with dignity and respect. I am so tired of working so hard to make every aspect of the unit that I work in better; these things which are never rewarded. I try to take my patients comments as reward enough, but it is so hard to deal with the cut throat attitude of co-workers, whom you must spend more time with than your own family. Spending countless hours working or getting mandated. Time I would love to spend with my husband and kids. Instead, I'm in this hell-hole, fighting for my rights every single day. Trying to be assertive and make things right! All it gets you is on the outs and into the spotlight! I think nursing is an excellent profession, in that anyone that has put in the time, has something to speak of for hard work, dedication and compassion. It is hard for me to live in this negative, unforgiving, driven, hateful environment every single day, fighting for what is right!!! I should be able to go home at night and feel wonderful. Instead I'm full of worry about making a mistake or worry of who is out to get me next!!!!