Nurse Support Group Community Group
To purpose of this group is to provide support to all nurses dealing with work related stress as well as nurses recovering from medical, emotional/psychological, as well as dependence on mind-altering substances
deleted_user
I was just wondering if anyone out there had any suggestions in regards to staying positive at work. I've found that being committed to what I am doing in my role as a nurse helps me stay realistic and to keep my personal emotions from being mixed into my shift. However, there are times where this can be challenging for me, particularly when I am working with a few co-workers who are so self entitled and annoying to work with that it can make my shift miserable. Unfortunately, working in an emergency room I do not have the luxury of having my own team of patients and that's that, so I must interact and rely on the team approach from my coworkers. I have found that I do need a balance of rest, leisure, and having fun on my days off, particularly on weekends, however, I would appreciate any further feed back to not only deal and handle these trouble sources, but also any recommendations towards team building.
deleted_user
I was an ER nurse for 3 years so I know how hard it is. There were also some people very hard to work with there. I just tried to go to work, do my job, and go home. Yeah, I know, so much easier said than done. I preferred working triage partly because I didn't have to deal with annoying coworkers. I have not figured out how to deal with difficult people and if you do please let me know how.
psychRN
Deep breath (glad I am me and not them) Deep breath (glad I am me and not them) Deep breath (glad I am me and not them)- Is how I deal with stupid coworkers.
MultiRN
I worked in Shock Trauma for over 20 years and relate to your frustrations. ED departments are high volume, stressful enviroments with many hands in the same pot. Work ethics and delivery of care conflicts are common and have always been an obstacle. My advice is to never make it personal stay professionally focused and drive for conflict resolution--AKA: hear the other guys perspective and be pro active in working with management to form committees to allow everyone to voice SOLUTIONS to problems---not grump time---solution based dialogues.
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