what do you all hate about being a nurse?

I hate that there is such a shortage of good nurses and yet nursing schools still only take 30 students a year and the schools around here a monopolizing education. I hate that no matter how hard you try there is allways one patient and family who are not going to be happy WITH ANYTING!

I hate that many hospitals make nursing assignments by numbers versus patient acuity levels, which enables some "nurses" to "nurse from the chair" (in a nutshell - coworker LAZINESS)  It always seems to be 2 or 3 nurses running like chickens and the rest sitting on their butts laughing and surfing the web.  How does that happen? 

 I hate the nurses who just complain privately in anonymous zones like this, if it is worth saying, stand up and say it, why hide?

seeing the families hurt so badly when their loved ones die

The unit manager I see once a year for my annual devaluation. Somehow she's collected a long non-sequitar list of my failings as a nurse, care giver, and human being. If it weren't for all the kind thank yous I get from my patients the other 364 days per year I'd change professions.

Anonymous says ...

 I hate that they have been training the house keeping staff to perform venipunctures at my location.

WHAT????? 

What I hate the most is the interveiwing process. I can't tell you how many times that my time was wasted. Went for an interveiw once the HR person called off and noone called me. I was very annoyed when I drove the 20 minute to be told, "sorry we forgot to call you." I never rescheduled the interveiw. The waiting game. Why do emploters make you wait 3 or more weeks before they make a hiring decision? I find the whole inteveiwing process frustrating. And I realize how unthoughtful and rude people are. If there is a nursing shortage then why are nurses treated so poorly even before they are hired.
Anyone out there know why HR or management is so rude during the interveiw process? Just tell me that I am not the nurse for the job. Do not ignore my messages.

I hate the ATTITUDES of seasoned nurses. They complain about everything. I also hate that Doctors sometimes do not RESPECT nurses and the education they have. Nurses need to be treated with respect by other personnel and listened to. Doctors need to try to write legibly and speak clearly. Nurses Need to be given their BREAKS and LUNCHES and not be shortchanged. Sometimes things get so hectic that NURSES skip their break and lunches for the benefit of the patients. They are hurting themselves and the patients if a mistake occurs due to exhaustion.  Mandatory overtime should be eliminated. If there is a lack of nurses in your agency---HIRE MORE or call in TEMPS till you get more. STOP DOING MANDATORY OVERTIME. IT IS NOT FAIR TO NURSES OR PATIENTS.

I would say that the thing hate most about nurisng is the fact that older nurses who have so much experience and could helper the new younger nurses to become a valuable part of the nursing staff    WON'T  they don't want to take the time to pass down tips and share  the wealth.  I have been dismissed as stupid when I didn't know something that took a seasoned nurse time to aquire.  Every nurse out there needs to take the time and remember what it was like when they started out in the profession and be kinder and more gentle and pass down to the new nurses the experience that they have gathered over the years.  Our patient can gain alot if everyone works as a team. 

" What frustrates me is that why does an Insulin-Dependent Diabetic,who is already ordered a regulated -portioned diet by

   his Primary Care Physician,memos sent to the Dietician,thus recieve," heaping servings of mashed potatoes,brown rice

    with gravy and numerous,real sugar packets on their mealtray ? " Diabetes is already a challenge to monitor for

    the average person,let alone patients who are,"newly-diagnosed".Trial and error campaigns are ongoing,in relation to,

     "experimental-meds", awaiting approval from the FDA >nurses need to be ,"constantly,on-guard", in the effort to,

      " counteract", hypoglycemic episodes, from sliding scales / insulin coverage. Any thoughts on this matter?"

[related to 2 posts above] After the last meal time somewhere during the night shift, some patient will request "seconds" and you have to call security (because dietary has gone home) to get a dinner tray for that patient that is still hungry (of course they are on a renal/diabetic/hyperglycemic/low sodium, etc special) diet. Or the patient that requests to know when breakfast is served and upon hearing, "Can I get 2 breakfasts, please?"