Anyone Who Needs A Hug

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I retired three years ago after being a nurse since 1975. I'm not going to lie to anyone. Nursing isn't what it's portrayed to be on TV. It's stressful, hard, emotionally, mentally and physically demanding. You are abused often by patients, by patient's families and by the people you work for. I've been kicked, spit upon, cursed at, injured and overworked to the point of being a hazard to the very people I was being paid to take care of. At the risk of sounding conceited, I was good at what I did. I rose from being the newest hired nurse to being second shift charge in three years and many a night I set in the parking lot and cried before I went and clocked in.

I didn't truly like my work until I went to work with my husband who is an eye doctor, now retired also. I found my niche. Nursing isn't just working at a hospital or facility. It's so many more things that are much more enjoyable and a lot less demanding on your body and soul. So yes, my advice is like CapricornFarm said. Keep your license up, have faith and wait. If you are truly being called to serve, you will find your niche. If not, you won't pure and simple and you will move on.

Don't worry Kenny. Things will work out for you. Just be patient, no puns intended. It sounds as though you have been beating yourself up over this long enough. Time to start being good to Kenny.

 

[Mama Runner]

I fired a young lady several years ago because she was burned out and needed a break. I knew she would need income so rather than let her quit I fired her so she could get unemployment.

She works now as a pediatric home health nurse and loves it, and she is great at it. If you like kids try and find a school nurse job. I so agree with others. Take this time to heal yourself and look for something you enjoy. Doctors without borders is another option. My nurses were amazing and and a joy to work with. If you like to travel you can go to peaceful places. You have so many options. If you need time to take care of yourself you need to do that before you can help others. Big Hugs we are always here for you

 

[MochaDuck]

I know this is an old thread, but....

My 3yo kaki Campbell died. It was sickening. It hit suddenly and didn't last long. To add insult to injury, we took her to get an autopsy then found out we couldn't get the body back. I understand why (kind of) but this is the first time that I've not been able to keep my dead pet. And I keep wondering, if she knew that we left her body at that place I've never even seen before, would she feel like I was abandoning her? Deep down I know that if she knew we were doing it to protect the others (to see if it's contagious) she'd be ok with it, but it makes me sick to think of leaving her there. Thankfully the people working there were really nice, and that kind of helped. But now I have to wait out the entire night for her results. I'm terrified our other birds will get something. I just can't figure out what happened to her. I've kinda narrowed it down to a few things that I think it is:
1. Snake bite
2. Some kind of intestinal or organ failure
3. Egg bound

It's just so stressing.

 

[Trimurtisan]

I'm sorry for your loss @MochaDuck. Where they able to determine the cause of death? I hope the rest of your flock is okay , and I'm sure your lil miss knows you loved her. It would be hard for me to leave a pets body also, but like you said, it's for the protection of the others. Don't beat yourself up overt it.

 

[MochaDuck]

I'm sorry for your loss @MochaDuck. Where they able to determine the cause of death? I hope the rest of your flock is okay , and I'm sure your lil miss knows you loved her. It would be hard for me to leave a pets body also, but like you said, it's for the protection of the others. Don't beat yourself up overt it.

Thanks.

We found out it was a bleeding cyst on her ovary. So thankfully it wasn't contagious, and even if we took her to the vet as soon as we noticed she was sick, nothing could have been done. So she didn't died because I didn't act fast enough or anything.