EP 104: 5 Biggest Challenges in Nursing

Nurses face constant challenges. Nursing can feel like a never-ending struggle. Not many people understand what a nurse actually does and nursing school just brushes the surface of the true reality of what it means to be a nurse. The 5 struggles that nurses commonly deal with are the reversal of DNR orders, job satisfaction, inconsistent workflow, service sector mentality, and hospital politics.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:22 Topic introduction
02:32 Mental toughness prepares us
03:21 What is DNR?
07:00 Nurses suffer with their patients too
09:25 LVADs
11:28 Job satisfaction
12:55 You can't always put money first
16:23 The Grid
18:16 Beyond money is life
19:08 We get food
21:07 Night shift and Holidays
24:52 Inconsistent workflow
32:33 We tend to think of our patients
34:15 You need boundaries
35:48 Service sector mentality
39:36 Lack of respect
42:40 Hospital politics
46:44 Why are they teaching Nursing Care Plans?
49:44 End of show


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