What are the major issues you have struggled with as a nurse?

10 What are the major issues you have struggled with as a nurse?

Mine:
Unrealistic demands from patients and families
Doctors and nurses who treat you poorly
Unsupportive nursing management and facility administration
Not enough time and staff to provide the best nursing care
i worked almost exclusively psych.1. families thinking i looked "too young to have learned enough to really help."2. families (and sometimes the pt.) expecting a quick fix that would last forever.3. families who took the attitude that the entire "problem" was the pt. and saw absolutely no reason why they should be in therapy to help resolve some issues.4. lack of community program funding or inadequate funding for exsisting programs.5. the very very real stigma attached to any type of mental illness. mental illnesses are every bit as real as diabetes or heart disease.off my soapbox! great topic!!

Ethical issues related to unethical employers and co-workers. This is the most major issue that I have found.Medicine is a fickle field.

It's hard being a 6'2" man working in an area and with equipment designed with 5'4" women in mind.

For profit hospitalsunrealistic staffingunrealistic expectations

Quote from Flo.For profit hospitalsunrealistic staffingunrealistic expectations

Administration ignoring 'real life' on the floorsgossip, backstabbing, unprofessional-ism on the part of co-workerstoo much work/ too little time

Fatigue! Disordered sleep.

End of life care.I'm appalled at what people do to family in the name of love.

Screwed up sleep from working nightsTaking care of people whose life choices I really really disagree withDecisions about how I do my job made by people who haven't done it in decades, if everNot being listened to when I have a crumping patient

Nurses not supporting each other.

-Delegation, especially to some of the lazy CNA's I work with. I rather just do it myself-Confidence-Nurses not standing together.

Too many pts and not enough help and flexibility that only go one way the big boss withe the 7 figure bonus no more money for staff healthcare benefits or retirement money no support from other nurses disorganized work place too many useless senseless rules double charting info and unrealistic expectations of family patients and a boss that does not stick up for the staff workload too heavy want you to punch on time when they gave you 10 hours of work work environment that is not condusive to learning or supportive of each others role or title companies that don't take staffing request for days off working short bcz upper management wanted it to be short purposely not scheduling enough help companies cutting back on benefits time management