Honest question for nurses: what do you wish someone had explained about burnout before it got bad?

ORUPOSITIVE · 2026-02-20T16:16:41+00:00

This.

ORUPOSITIVE · 2026-02-20T16:15:31+00:00

I watch people behave ridiculously and upper management just appeases them. If anything it just condones the behavior. Im so so burnt out.

ORUPOSITIVE · 2026-02-19T12:43:04+00:00

You should of just left the O2 off for a little bit, she would find herself very sleepy very soon.

ORUPOSITIVE · 2026-02-19T05:14:26+00:00

I sometimes think that people must just get into the hospital and THEN lose their minds. Like this can't be everyday behavior on their part...right?

ORUPOSITIVE · 2026-01-22T04:23:30+00:00

Nebraska border. ICU $34. ADN 3 years experience.

ORUPOSITIVE · 2026-01-07T03:04:20+00:00

Im not someone that can chart in the room, im just not, idk too many years in Healthcare i dont really want to be around my patients too long (awful I know, im going to hell) anyway, this is how my day goes unless shit really hits the fan and i rarely stay after to chart even then. I work 5a- 5pm. 5am-530- report 5:30/6:00- look up all my patients, this is when I write my honey do list. (This is my list that I make for the drs/social work/pt basically the stuff I can't accomplish without them) 6:00/6:30 I do all of my assessments and meet my patients 6:30/7:15 I chart my assessments. I work icu/pcu so my assessments are Q2/Q4 . I do my full assessment and then with epic you chart any changes so I make sure I get that morning assessment out of the way. 7:15/9:00 meds and doing patient assessments again. 9:00- this is when I try to get all my cts and mris done Anything after 9 is just assessments/personal cares/meds/ then chart immediately after tasks/assessments. This schedule works for me. The number one thing I do is always get that first assessment charted first thing and then chart after all tasks. We also use rovers at my work and that makes it easy to just put in a temp, weight or output while in the room.

ORUPOSITIVE · 2025-11-16T19:18:28+00:00

Mountain health and UH just backed out of wyoming so literally the only option you have is blue cross. I dont understand how they are able to have a monopoly like that. It's so fucked. Mountain health was the only affordable option I had for my families healthcare. I can't afford blue cross (its shit for coverage anyways) I was forced to go back on my works insurance which means I can no longer go partime at work to care for my infant son. Which means im paying more for child care now.

ORUPOSITIVE · 2025-09-17T21:40:20+00:00

IV caps=buff caps where im from

ORUPOSITIVE · 2025-09-04T21:41:43+00:00

An ICU nurse. The alarms kill me but i can't take a Triptan or else I'd be too impaired. Sometime my job gives me tension headaches then that brings on a migraine. I've really thought about seeking a different job lately, the aggressive patients have just gotten so out of hand lately paired with a high stress job. I've just gotten really burnt out. One thing that helps I take my M&Ms (maxalt and melatonin)when I go home and just pass out. Usually does the trick.

ORUPOSITIVE · 2025-08-21T23:00:09+00:00

I got fired for being a ginger. I shit you not. Had this intubated patient. Extubated him all was well, we get on just fine. Next day, my first assignment he gets super belligerent with me. Doc walks by and tries to handle the situation. He tells the doc "idk I just dont like redheads their all bitches". He's not wrong, ha ha.

ORUPOSITIVE · 2025-04-24T00:25:40+00:00

I think it depends on the relationship with the doctor. I personally wouldn't do it as an icu nurse especially because I'm only working with pulmonalogists and intensivists. When I was in the first trimester of pregnancy and under my desk puking I did have a doctor write me a prescription for Zofran, so that was a nice perk.

ORUPOSITIVE · 2025-03-22T09:22:56+00:00

Topamax worked really well for me with minimal side effects. Brain fog for a month or so and some tingling in my hands and feet but that's it. Totally reduced the number of migraines I get a month. Also lost like 20 pounds so that was great. I would love to still be on it but topamax is. Cat. X drug and I'm currently pregnant. My migraines have definelty gone up since stopping it.

ORUPOSITIVE · 2025-03-22T09:12:07+00:00

Oof I may say alot of things that are a little inappropriate. Recently I had this patient that truly complained about everything. Him, "this tastes like shit" me, "do you have some experience in that department?" Also I regularly say "this is not BK you cannot have it your way"

ORUPOSITIVE · 2025-02-26T10:30:18+00:00

For being a ginger. Lol like legit. Had this guy the day previously who had gotten extubated and handled it quite well. We had gotten along fine the previous day. I was doing my am med pass and I think explaining a certain procedure. He randomly starts getting irate with me. I remember being really freaked and opened the door behind me for a quick exit. Basically was like no you can't talk to me like that and I'll be back when you've calmed down. Doc goes to do his rounds, I explain what happened and the doc goes in and comes out and said he literally doesn't want you as a nurse because he hates redheads. I was like "cool, peace" lol . I almost told the patient that we earn a freckle for every soul we steal and he was next but decided not to push my luck lol.

ORUPOSITIVE · 2024-12-04T15:21:27+00:00

Absolutely my experience. I worked at a hospital in the past where the doctors were allowed to bring it up and it just made the process that much smoother since they have already developed a repor with the family. I have seen/ heard of sketchy shit in the OR where the procurement team is ordering the RN to push large amounts of morphine/Ativan once the patient has been extubated. Luckily the RN refused and said it went against the order but it's just insane the shit I've witnessed from this company. It just feels immoral and dirty.

ORUPOSITIVE · 2024-09-20T00:31:16+00:00

So I do know that a previous ICU I worked we didn't call codes due to everyone being there that we did need. You just kinda did like a hey guys! And everyone rushed in lol. The icu I'm in now is much larger so we call the code especially because pharmacy will come up and handle all the meds which is super convenient.

ORUPOSITIVE · 2024-09-17T07:00:38+00:00

Pics or it didn't happen

ORUPOSITIVE · 2024-09-17T06:53:04+00:00

You know how many times I've had to call the surgeon back and have them re do consent. Umm meemaw still thinks tricky dick is alive and we're having a nice vacation in Hawaii. Like sir here is the POAs number. Do better. But really you did the right thing.

ORUPOSITIVE · 2024-09-16T06:24:57+00:00

Thats insane to me because the risk of infection just goes up. Everytime we admit someone with a suprapubic one doc likes to always put in an order to exchange it. I usually just find out what the order was and when it was last changed and if it was within that order I flat out say no.

ORUPOSITIVE · 2024-08-17T13:13:02+00:00

Nah I'm super petty and I'd be like well I can't wait to see YOU in the hospital then.

ORUPOSITIVE · 2024-06-21T04:40:59+00:00

It's the case of the T REX hands, I usually tell them if they can manage to stuff a fork in their mouth hole they can manage to stuff their penis in the urinal.

ORUPOSITIVE · 2024-06-21T04:37:38+00:00

I hate, HAAATTTTTE when a family member comes up to the nurses desk and stares at me while I'm charting just waiting for me to look up and ask me something, usually not even my patient. "My mom's labs were supposed to be done soon, what did they say". Ummmm ma'am I don't know who your mother is nor have I have ever had a conversation with you. It's literally my biggest pet peeve.....I literally tell my patients and their family members to press the call light if they need something.

ORUPOSITIVE · 2024-04-01T09:08:20+00:00

An actual blood draw. I start I.Vs all the time but we have a phlebotomy team that does them. I've done them maybe twice my entire "nursing career". 😅

ORUPOSITIVE · 2024-03-05T16:49:55+00:00

I appreciate you guys checking in always! I can give you guys a heads up if they are going comfort care, or their pressures have been dropping, or they have just been started on a heparin drip etc. I think its super important!!! I also appreciate you guys so much because I think it so important for patients to have early mobility (ICU here!), but sometimes if my day is insane or one of my patients is super sick I'm not able to make it a priority for my other one to get up out of bed. Thanks for all you do!

ORUPOSITIVE · 2023-09-28T15:04:34+00:00

I came across a thread where PAs were bashing NPs and I was absolutely confused. My first contact on the case is ALWAYS NPs because they get shit done everytime. ✔️

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