How to cope...
Hi...
Well, after being in Healthcare for 25 years, the coping part is now easier than the work. Well, OK, the work's not as stressful as it was 2 years ago too... I'm a Flight/ER RN in NV. I only have 24 hour responsibility while I'm on flight duty. It's kind of a bitch not knowing when you're going to fly. That sucks. That in itself is stressful. The unknown details of the calls are cool though. It's interesting to always find out that the story does usually change once you're on scene... Anyway... Working the ER is only 12 hours. The same applies to the patients that come to me. After I'm off from both, I come home, watch movies, hang out w/ friends, work out, play golf, mountain-bike, ski, !DO NOT! "Talk Shop" outside of work on a regular basis and partake in the liquid refreshment of ETOH... Having friends in the same field and different ones too, shares a balance and allows me to NOT dwell on the daily stressors of the job. Just remember, there's always WORSE things...
Havagooday...
Ken
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Re: How to cope...
Hi;
I just want to greet you;i see your message;i am a cuban nurse working in the Gambia Africa,i want to have more information,about this traveling nurse if you can informme better in the way i will understand;i will be very gratfull;
Thanks
Gladys

to the stressful nurse
The reason your so stressful is because you want to be the prefect nurse.
You can't. Just go to work the ideal that your going to do your best today,
and do just that. Not every body is going to appreciate you, those who do look at it as your good deed for the day. For everyone that doesn't there's that one that does. Nursing is a job of help, you became a nurse because you wanted to help people, right? or did you become a nurse because you wanted to be glorified by people? Nursing is like anything else in life, some will be thankful and some won't. Keep up the good job you will receive you reward in FULL!