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LoveMeDead posted:If your number one reason for becoming a nurse is not "It's my passion" you will hate it and burn out. And probably be a lovely nurse. Work as a CNA for awhile to see if it's something you can handle. And don't go in to it thinking that "real nurses don't do this stuff" because we do. We wipe asses and feed people and help people walk down the hall. We also comfort people and help people die with dignity. We hold parents' hands while their children suffer. It's not a glamorous job. Just seconding this. Taking care of people who need your help is emotionally and physically exhausting if you care even a little bit, and if you don't care even a little bit you are dangerous as hell and shouldn't be allowed near the people we're trying to keep alive. You can only do it if the rewards are as great or greater than what you put into the job, and money alone isn't going to cover it. If you're just looking for a job that you can do anywhere and that pays well become a plumber, electrician or HVAC specialist.
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Lassitude posted:Basically nobody who has worked in any health care profession for an extended period genuinely cares about their patients beyond a vague "I'd rather not see you die". You can't get emotionally invested in everyone, or you'll find yourself dying a little every time they do, and you'll burn out. The reality of health care is that the only way to deal with the endless death and suffering is to build a wall between you and your patients. You say the right things, you do the right things, but you don't let it affect you when they die. You document your activities, reflect on your practice, and you carry on. Medicine is loving depressing and the reality of life is the bleakest poo poo imaginable, with young people dying of cancer and old people like emaciated skeletons lingering for months in agony. You can't do your job if you let this poo poo affect you. Actually, I've found that my colleagues who don't care about their patients burn out quicker and also enjoy their work much less than those of us (including myself) who do really care. It doesn't have to be your passion, it doesn't have to be the thing that you look forward to most when you wake up in the morning, it doesn't have to be your whole life but if you're not invested, you're not getting anything back. Some days you phone it in because nobody is Super(wo)man but ultimately if you don't find your work personally rewarding then you're not really getting anything back for all the work you're putting in. I work in maternal/newborn health and am in an area where my patient population is mostly recent immigrants/refugees and teen moms. I agree that if I took it personally every time I had a baby in NICU with NAS because mom is on methadone I wouldn't last a week, but if I didn't take personal satisfaction in helping someone get through a difficult labour there would be no upside to my job. Maybe that falls under "taking pride in your work" but if your work is to keep people as alive and healthy as you can then surely there's some overlap? Dogfish fucked around with this message at 05:06 on Sep 30, 2015 |
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