Minor Work Rant

Forgive me but I just needed to vent a bit.

For those of you who don't know me, I work as a nursing assistant in my local hospital in the Cardiac Unit. Work I find very rewarding and I truly LOVE my job...most of the time. We can house up to 30 patients on our floor and usually have 2 nursing assistants. Many times I feel frustrated that I cannot give enough of myself to my patients and the nurses. I always say, " I have only 2 arms and 2 legs and can only be in one place at a time." Not that I don't try to rush and get it all done but sometimes you just cannot rush.

Last night we had an odd occurance which caused me to be taken from the floor to sit with a patient for a period of time. I was pulled to sit with my patient to "protect" him from his visitor because of a court order. Fun, fun, fun. Now, mind you, I have much to do and didn't really mind but when it turned into a full blown hour and a half visit...HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was very frustrated as I was now an hour and a half behind schedule. A short while later, I was pulled to help with his care by the nurse and it was very time consuming. This, to me, was not an issue as it involved the true care of my patient. Thing is, another nurse saw me again in the room (working hard on the patient) and passed a spiteful few comments.

Normally it wouldn't really bother me but the nurse who asked for my help truly NEEDED it in that room. This other nurse genuinely could handle her tasks. Yah, it would have been nice if she didn't have to but I am simply one person. I am sure she was peeved at my sitting and watching earlier but it was something I had to to. I just wish people would think about others when they do or say things.