It is extremely important not to violate a patient’s right to privacy. There are all the obvious reasons of how it will affect the patient, but let’s focus on ourselves right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You could lose your job. You could lose your license. You could lose a whole lot of things. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sounds scary, but you can share your experiences in a safe way. I think one of the reasons nurses face burnout and stress is because we feel we aren’t able to talk about why we’re feeling the way we do. We commiserate with each other at work, but once you go home you can’t explain everything that’s bothering you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We work short-staffed, supplies or equipment is hard to come by, the hours are long, and we may not get a break. All of these contribute to our mood. But patients have an effect on us too. Maybe a patient gave you a sweet Christmas card, maybe they threw a chair at you, or maybe you watched someone die. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
None of us want to get fired, so here are some basic guidelines for when you’re sharing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is extremely important not to violate a patient’s right to privacy. There are all the obvious reasons of how it will affect the patient, but let’s focus on ourselves right now. You could lose your job. You could lose your license. You could lose a whole lot of things. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n