Last week, I talked to you about the dangers of becoming burned out in your nursing field. As promised, I want to offer some suggestions to prevent burnout. These same techniques may help you with coping strategies if you feel that you already struggle with burnout at your job.
In an ideal world, one solution would be to simply relocate or to find a new job! However, you find that you are limited by travel restraints, seniority in your unit or hospital, the need for insurance offered by the employer, family schedules, etc. Additionally, you may simply love your specialty area, but simply feel overwhelmed by long hours, heavy patient loads, or the intensity of emotions involved in caring for critically ill patients. Whatever the limitations, I encourage you to think outside the box, and see if there is help available within your hospital, clinic, or facility. [Read more...]
I just loved Butterball…he made me laugh and taught me so much. A student nurse at the time working at a retirement home, one of the gentlemen under my care was ‘Butterball’ – coined by me after the Butterball turkey.
So I thought I should start blogging since my life is already so crazy. Wanted some time to myself and I used to love writing as a child…although I feel like I write a lot in the context of my career, it’s generally ‘professional’. My world as a “nurse” has been somewhat non-traditional, but that’s why I’m writing…nurses don’t have to be traditional any longer.
