For the first time in my nursing career, I think: I can't do this any more [TheGuardian.com]

Samantha Sangenito 9/16/164:00 AM

People often say they couldn’t do my job. I frequently wonder how I do. There are times I dread going in, times I can’t sleep at night because I’m worrying about a patient and days where I can laugh and cry intermittently. Every day feels like a gamble working as a community mental health nurse, not knowing what to expect.

Take Friday as an example. My diary was packed. Any sensible community nurse knows to keep this day as free as possible. With paperwork on the rise, I try to reserve a few hours on Fridays to make referrals to hostels, find people homes, update risk assessments, call carers and check patients have their crisis plans for the weekend.

[For more of this story go to https://www.theguardian.com/he...-career-cant-do-this]

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