tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500430679334601704.post7825499294602854477..comments2024-01-25T05:03:21.567-05:00Comments on Trauma Nurse Adventures: The Texas Years: BurnoutLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236693436272479076noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500430679334601704.post-59104072474204683482014-05-23T20:21:02.215-04:002014-05-23T20:21:02.215-04:00I'll pray for you boo. It's a lot of dyin...I'll pray for you boo. It's a lot of dying unto yourself I'm thinking. And strength from Jesus. Sin is dirty and big and but Jesus is big too.Kaleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500430679334601704.post-61757838810684229522014-05-19T12:54:05.929-04:002014-05-19T12:54:05.929-04:00I totally get you on this having worked the ER and...I totally get you on this having worked the ER and the ICU. But there are times when I question if it is really the system that is "broken" or if it is the people. People these days are WAY more self centered and entittled. Other countries have health care systems that are way more permissive then ours and their consumers don't take advantage of it the way they do here in the US. Perhaps it's a societal problem, but god forbid we say that! We're perfect!<br /><br />The only other thing I can tell you is there are a lot of bad apples out there and most of the come to the ER. Don't let them ruin the bunch. I have met people in the ER and ICU that are grateful, sweet and caring people. Hold on to the memories of them and remember how much you are helping them. Don't let the bad apples ruin it for those people, the ones that are thankful for your great care of them. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06445658633039107417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500430679334601704.post-44354870214905924562014-05-18T09:58:33.794-04:002014-05-18T09:58:33.794-04:00You are right: this really is a systemic problem -...You are right: this really is a systemic problem - and a HUGE one!! You guys in ER are the first line in health care and that includes behavioral health and primary care! Anyway, your attitude will actually save you from total burnout. Your sense of humor will get you through -- but until things change in society (civilization as a whole) expect MORE cab vouchers, pregnancy tests and requests for dilaudid. Thanks for being there,GG Scarfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10083251667686645577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500430679334601704.post-41198858857836608172014-05-17T20:50:15.496-04:002014-05-17T20:50:15.496-04:00I totally understand the burnout. I worked in rura...I totally understand the burnout. I worked in rural health for 6 years and built a large practice. I recently changed locations and though I miss many of my patients, I find myself sighing in relief that most cannot follow where I went. Never thought I'd feel that way.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879069463960748178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500430679334601704.post-90397401970784404342014-05-15T19:08:56.969-04:002014-05-15T19:08:56.969-04:00You aren't cynical.
You just aren't naïve ...You aren't cynical.<br />You just aren't naïve anymore.<br />Like virginity, naivete doesn't grow back.<br /><br />In our job that's a plus; as long as the BS detector is working, likely the other sensors are tuned as well, which means you won't miss something important.<br /><br />Which is why the docs trust you with patients, or their house.<br /><br />What can't continue is anyone putting up with bureaucratic happygas and measuring our job performance by such ridiculous flights of whimsy as "patient satisfaction scores", which is BS of the rankest kind.<br /><br />A Patient Satisfaction Score is a pulse rate in my book. If you had one coming in, and you have one going out, I win. Everything else is counting hairs with an electron microscope.<br /><br />My stupid and pushy patients get annoying at times. Just at times.<br /><br />But the drooling asstards who come up with after-care surveys (like M&M reports aren't a bit more precise and germane), and the fawning butt-kissers in administration who treat those unicorn farts like they matter make me want to go postal with machetes.<br /><br />A nurse who harms a patient should have their license suspended or revoked; one who took to euthanizing the folks from Press-Ganey, JCAHO, or most hospital CEOs should probably receive an honorary Ph.D., national nursing honors, and be appointed to run their state's BRN. In certain circumstances, presidential awards and a trip to Washington shouldn't be ruled out.<br /><br />That's the crap that makes it hard to put the scrubs on.<br /><br />The difficult patients are merely entertainment, and the great ones are humbling. <br /><br />And nothing solves problems at work, or the work itself, like a few days far away from it. Summer's coming, palm trees and beaches await, and those fruity drinks and seafood aren't going to consume themselves.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500430679334601704.post-50851910977593878612014-05-14T19:01:57.360-04:002014-05-14T19:01:57.360-04:00You still care. Think of the last person who you t...You still care. Think of the last person who you thought about the next day and wondered how they were doing and hoped they were all right. Its hard as an ER nurse to remember those times when you did care. ER sucks the life of you and we as nurses have such high expectations of ourselves. We are human. We are reacting to an overwhelming, constantly changing environment. You do a great job in a difficult situation. girlvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431758200580814440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500430679334601704.post-68892381903591670612014-05-14T16:41:27.620-04:002014-05-14T16:41:27.620-04:00Long ago I needed only nursing classes to get a BS...Long ago I needed only nursing classes to get a BSN. Life happened and I never finished. Afew years back I went back to be a Lab Tech figuring I had gotten too old a cynical. Too many things had changed and I saw them for what they are. Went back to working in a lumber yard.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.com