Reply #65: I am a nurse-I used to love what I do... [View All]

[w8liftinglady]

...we have become so "Customer service" oriented,that I HATE my job.Let me preface by saying that I am an excellent critical care nurse,supervisor,charge nurse,et al.I treat my patients like my parents.I am sensitive to their needs and their family's needs.I have had patient's family members pull me from another patient's room to get them coffee-and complain to my boss when I wasn't sensitive to their needs.I have had them put on the call light to see how long it took me to respond-even though they saw me dealing with another sick patient...and then...again...complain to my boss.I deal with short-staffing and nickel-and -diming me...even though I am very effective in communicating my pateints' needs.I have had to take on more acutely ill patients,with less staff and be expected to do a better job schmoozing their families.There are still the rewarding moments,but they are few and far between now.