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Sat 22 Aug, 2009 01:29 pm
I have noticed that many "old time" nurses at work are talking about retiring. Some have worked the floor for more than 30 years! I'm not sure I could stand to be at the bedside for that long. I'm wondering at what age do nurses consider to be "too old" to be a nurse. I would think that you're almost a nurse for life, now matter when you retire.
Honey, I'm 47 and got my license just two years ago! I don't want to work the floor forever either (I'm also a writer), but I know I have quite a few good years left in me. I really do like most of my patients, but yes, sometimes even my patience wears thin..... I write it off to knowing that there is a right vs. wrong way to treat people.
I heard that. Sometimes I just have to remind them that I am at work... and they are not in their bed at home just because there's a TV and their family and friends around.... they can get inappropriate with the way they talk to me.
When I lose my sense of humor, that's when I'm too old to be a nurse. I find that many nurses stay past the time they should simply for economic reasons. The field of nursing has so many opportunities that I can't imagine why they would stay in a place they dislike so much.
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