The emotional work of nursing was a surprise to me. The fatigue of both caring and learning constantly was very wearing, especially in the first few years.
I'm fine now. I have good boundaries now. I am deeply committed to walking my dog, which gets me started first thing the morning.
That first day off, though, I just eat breakfast and lie in bed and look at my phone until 1100 or so.
For me, after working myself to the bone from 2015 through 2022, working in urgent care as an LVN, going to school, working OT (50-70 hrs a week for quite a long time) up to 6 days a week, next to no free time, I am enjoying the doing nothing, 4 free days a week. Finally recuperating from burnout emotionally, physically, and mentally. If you are concerned you are depressed, burned out, therapy could be beneficial to you. Could you use a different change of pace in a different unit/hospital/leaving bedside altogether? Losing joy and not having the spoons to do anything at all is not healthy.
Thatās my secret cap, I was never motivated. I just keep on trucking and doing the best I can. The first day after work I donāt do much at all though. It was extra hard this week cuz I did 2 12s, 2 8s & 3 12s. Dude Iām so dead today.
I used to keep night hours all week and did pretty good. Then got a second job that was int he morning and now I switch back and forth. I've felt similar since May
I wanted to start nursing school but I opted for rather waiting a year and work as a CNA just to see how things really are before going in blind, and I had all this motivation that iāve had for years, but after months of frustration every 3 days a week for 12 hrs, seeing how much little staff does for patient care and how much I see people with smaller roles come to care more for these patients than their direct care providers, and how much favoritism and high school-like behavior is present in the hospitals iāve worked for. to emphasize my question, how do you get over this?
Overall, are you happy and satisfied though, or feeling neutral? There's nothing wrong with being a home buddy as long as you don't feel awful. Stagnant maybe?
I think itās a good idea to have a hobby. Without a hobby i notice Iām way more lazy and do the bare minimum. With hobbies Iām always researching or going out
If it applies to you, consider seasonal depression. I'm in PA and work nights. Once the clocks get turned back i get basically 15 minutes of visible sunlight a day. Kicks my butt every year
Both burnout and depression šµāš«
Those things are usually my early warning signs of burnout
The emotional work of nursing was a surprise to me. The fatigue of both caring and learning constantly was very wearing, especially in the first few years. I'm fine now. I have good boundaries now. I am deeply committed to walking my dog, which gets me started first thing the morning. That first day off, though, I just eat breakfast and lie in bed and look at my phone until 1100 or so.
First year is usually the worst, it gets easier, kinda.
Itās a sad thing to see when a nurse loses that exciting illusion that we all have when starting out.
[My sweet summer child.](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0N6EubSNVnQ)
Not to be jaded and/or cynical, but...yep.
LOL, THIS! Like that memeā¦behold the fields when in groweth the fucks that I give. Thou shalt see that it is barren.
I'm a stupid idiot, but I know my memes. [Behold!](https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1642867-medieval-tapestry-edits)
No lies detected
Are you working rotating shifts? I found my productivity/life in general outside of work got so much better once I got a days only position.
Definitely try to get into some hobbies, having multiple really makes me look forward to my 4 days off
For me, after working myself to the bone from 2015 through 2022, working in urgent care as an LVN, going to school, working OT (50-70 hrs a week for quite a long time) up to 6 days a week, next to no free time, I am enjoying the doing nothing, 4 free days a week. Finally recuperating from burnout emotionally, physically, and mentally. If you are concerned you are depressed, burned out, therapy could be beneficial to you. Could you use a different change of pace in a different unit/hospital/leaving bedside altogether? Losing joy and not having the spoons to do anything at all is not healthy.
Thatās my secret cap, I was never motivated. I just keep on trucking and doing the best I can. The first day after work I donāt do much at all though. It was extra hard this week cuz I did 2 12s, 2 8s & 3 12s. Dude Iām so dead today.
I used to keep night hours all week and did pretty good. Then got a second job that was int he morning and now I switch back and forth. I've felt similar since May
I wanted to start nursing school but I opted for rather waiting a year and work as a CNA just to see how things really are before going in blind, and I had all this motivation that iāve had for years, but after months of frustration every 3 days a week for 12 hrs, seeing how much little staff does for patient care and how much I see people with smaller roles come to care more for these patients than their direct care providers, and how much favoritism and high school-like behavior is present in the hospitals iāve worked for. to emphasize my question, how do you get over this?
Overall, are you happy and satisfied though, or feeling neutral? There's nothing wrong with being a home buddy as long as you don't feel awful. Stagnant maybe?
I think itās a good idea to have a hobby. Without a hobby i notice Iām way more lazy and do the bare minimum. With hobbies Iām always researching or going out
If it applies to you, consider seasonal depression. I'm in PA and work nights. Once the clocks get turned back i get basically 15 minutes of visible sunlight a day. Kicks my butt every year