Talk of The Villages Florida - Who cares anymore? I'm done

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Originally Posted by inthemindofanurse (Post 1132231)

What happened to people taking pride in their work? What happened to people wanting to learn? I am so disheartened by today's society :( I have been noticing people at work cutting corners and just not seeming to care about things. I have heard "that's not my patient" too many times to count. I hear people tell patients "I don't know" quite often. I watched a girl put her deodorant on in the middle of the office, in the middle of rooming patients. Where did TEAMWORK go? I thought when someone didn't know something that was part of their job, they learned. What happened to being/acting professional at work? I had a meeting with my boss and brought to his attention that things weren't being done they way we were trained and it was making the whole office look bad (ex: pt was diagnosed with breast cancer while up north for the season, we have seen her twice since then, and it's still not documented in the chart) <---- this is just an example! The response I got has now got me wondering why I even try? If the boss doesn't care why should I? Why do I stress myself out to do everything to the best of my ability when nobody else around me is? What's the point? I mean, even on here...I tried to get on here and help people and I got people who were just so negative and hateful (Not all of you!, please know that I do acknowledge those who appreciated what I was trying to do) I feel like everybody has got the mindset of just doing enough to get by. Do just enough work to not get fired. Learn just enough about my health that I don't kill myself by mistake. I just want to give up :( To make it worse, I see/hear patients say how wonderful their nurse is because she was so sweet and chatty and smiley. Yet, that was the same nurse who didn't take the time to document in your chart that you got a flu shot, who was too busy on facebook to send in that prescription you asked for. Then there is me: who is kind and welcoming but more professional, focused, and concerned about making sure all the i's are dotted and the T's crossed. I am so upset at the society I have brought a child into.

Take a deep breath and back up. (I liked that serenity prayer advice that somebody else in this thread gave you.)

I know it is not easy to see what others refuse to see. But.........

You will continue to care. You can't turn that off. But I think it would be a good idea just to do the good job you do for your patients -- and for yourself.

Try to leave the office at the office and do things in your personal life that are good for you and yours.

I advise you to smile while you keep doing your job and stay out of office drama.

For your own sake, choose your battles, and maybe look around for a place that might be better for you.

Do not bring more stress upon yourself by trying to be in charge of something you are not in charge of. And maybe someday, you can be in charge and really make things better.

As an aside -- my doc had a new medical assistant that I perceived as half-assed. I was right. I found out how right I was when I asked her to read her notes to me before she left the room.......