NEWS The state of practice nursing two years into the pandemic P12 |
VIEWS We urgently need a national nursing workforce plan P22 |
PROFESSIONAL Strategies for dealing with angry patients P24 |
CLINICAL Nurses ’ role in managing gestational diabetes P32 |
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IN PRACTICE Spring 2022
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We have lost members of our team and are unable to recruit We are understaffed and have been unsuccessful in recruiting ; the chronic disease burden is enormous I have had enough We are always excluded and so feel undervalued I have been in the nursing profession for over 30 years . Pressure and lack of capacity makes every day incredibly demanding and stressful I could retire this October and until the latter part of last year I hadn ’ t really given it serious thought but am considering it now . We really are just exhausted and feel that we are not appreciated by the public . It has been a real uphill struggle to keep going Tired and demoralised , underpaid and not valued I feel significantly undervalued . I have been at the same surgery for over 26 years and have supported the surgery throughout the pandemic with no recognition whatsoever I have been a nurse for more than 20 years and things seems to be getting worse for nurses . There is no respect and no appreciation . GPs gets support and respect . But not us The patients are often very rude , demanding and abusive . Job satisfaction is minimal , leading to stress overload and burnout I ’ ve had enough . I ’ m burnt out , stressed and exhausted Just feel overworked and undervalued and have reached burnout I ’ m not considering leaving but there are many days where I have felt like walking out – but then worked through it I see primary care like a ceiling , no matter how hard you work , there ’ s hardly room for making partnership as a nurse No longer the role I started 21 years ago . Unsafe environment now . Expectations are unrealistic and dangerous Time for a change I ’ m tired Fed up of poor pay , lack of decent sick pay , lack of communication and training . Don ’ t feel supported enough So exhausted I feel so very isolated
OVERWHELMED
UNDERVALUED
Practice nurses reveal how the pandemic has compounded the problems of workload and morale
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