Comments on: How it is For a 20Something Nurse

By: kay swann

kay swann — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 08:10:18 +0000

I feel your pain; most of my nursing career, I’ve lived alone. I learned that a long drive home also helps to make it all go away:) Its true that only ohter nurses would understand your pain, so downtime with nurses is great too

By: Demetrice Lee

Demetrice Lee — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:13:52 +0000

I think this mother would be a worse mother to a baby doll. She would fail clinicals in ped’s, what a idiot. I wouldn’t let her work with me in ped’s clinicals i tell you. Why would you put a cell phone to a infant ear, especially, when the cell phones is off limits in ICU’s, Like I said, she would fail clinicals.

By: Strong One

Strong One — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:09:59 +0000

This story truly opened my eyes. I never thought much about how we view life in and outside of work. This nurse has hit the nail on the head. Being a nurse becomes a part of you, IS a part of you. That’s why everyone can’t be a nurse.

Thank you so much for that story.

By: Kristine

Kristine — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:38:29 +0000

I am a new nurse, and I can totally understand how frustrating it gets. We got in to the profession because we like people and want to help them… but sometimes we get abused to the point of bitterness!

By: girlvet

girlvet — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:27:28 +0000

Unfortunately noboby outside of nursing will ever understand. Take it from someone who has been a nurse for 25 years. Thats why you have to let off stream with your colleagues. Hang in there.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:57:41 +0000

thank you so much for sharing that story. I don’t exactly know why it got to me – maybe because it was such an accurate description of the frustration that I feel sometimes when I’m taking care of patients (and dealing with their family members)
Thanks again for writing…

By: Jilly

Jilly — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:59:07 +0000

I can totally relate to this. Sometimes I feel like my nursing career steals a little of my youth from me. When I have just laid out a patient, helped another deal with their grim diagnosis and spent the rest of the shift chasing poo and vomit, the last thing I feel like doing is being carefree!