Nursing Burnout

[BSN]

Thank you for saying

Why are people having a bad day and why does this effect you?

this helps me

[Old_School]

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BSN said:
Thank you for saying

Why are people having a bad day and why does this effect you?

this helps me

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Hi BSN welcome to the forums. Re: above quote. How so?

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[Old_School]

Well jenni showtime. Tell us how it went?

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[JenniLPNstudent]

It went great!! Thanks so much for all of your inputs!!! I really appreciate it!! Only 3 weeks left to go!
Thanks again!

[JeannieTaylor]

Hi BSN:
I applaud and agree with you totally.

In my student experience, the nurses seem to seeth over the "oh so arrogant doctors" but then when they interact with them, they are simpering and very respectful and suddenly passive. In fact, these same nurses suggest how we are to approach the doctors egos when dealing with them - absurd say I (yeah, you can see I'm gonna have nurse-doctor relationship problems in my career).

I think the pay is ridiculously low for the type of work nurses are doing in the hospital environment. Having spent 20 years in the white collar world of office work - I'm flabbergasted at the petty behavior in the medical field - especially among nurses to nurses. Not to say ALL nurses are like this but GOSH, there is a lot of unprofessional behavior about.

Nurses are not only mental giants (sorry guys and gals but you are) but have a can-do attitude and work INCREDIBLY hard for the money.

I like new experiences. I like a challenge. I like an atmosphere that teaches me new things. I would also like to be appropriately compensated for this level of skill and multiple talent.

I think doctors are incredible human beings too but more appropriately - they are compensated financially for their skill level and like BSN says - they get a lot of social respect that nurses do not.

Pay, work environment and social image needs to change in nursing if there is to be a permanent change to the nursing field.