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25 May 2007

In short, today I am only going to work for the money. [More:] Normally this wouldn't be an issue with me, because, hey, we all work to get paid, right? I just feel that, as a nurse, I should be giving more of a shit about this home health patient I'm caring for. For a minute, I felt like because I didn't want to work for this man, I didn't want to be a nurse. After talking some sense into myself, I realize it's just not the kind of nursing I want to be doing, so I'm detached from it. Not very interested. Know that it isn't that I won't do my best as a nurse to help him, I will. I just dislike it. The money is good so I'm really, really trying to stick it out. I am just sad that I am only motivated by the paycheck.
Actually, I think that's healthy. (Ha! Medical pun!)

If you got really involved and invested in every single patient this early in your career, I think you'd get burned out sooner. I know that sounds backwards, but it sounds right to me.

Just remind yourself that you're doing a Good Thing and you're helping this man. You don't have to like him to do a great deal of good for him.

So it's not just the paycheck.
posted by mudpuppie 25 May | 14:22
It will get better.
posted by kyleg 26 May | 01:19
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