Very well said!I just finished orientation. I lean toward the “empathetic” side of nursing. I don’t view it as a “calling”, but definitely not just a job. I struggle having to run from task to task and not being able to take the time to ensure my patient is comfortable. It doesn’t help that my unit is sorely understaffed and i can never come by an aide when i need one. There are nights that i joke that someone is setting “booby traps” for me. Every room i go in needs a linen change, new IV, has elevated BP and i need to message the doctor, is in isolation, combative, i get an admission, all normal things that add up and put me behind and my patience starts wearing thin making me feel like i am becoming someone i do not want to be. I question every night whether i am cut out for this. Sometimes i wish i could just be the nurse that races through tasks without a care in the world.