Category Archives: compassion fatigue

Washed out

Posted on 10/03/2012 by

It has been a busy week. I am exhausted: I am exhausted beyond reasonableness. The family will agree with this. But I have only worked 4 days -  how do full-timers cope? The level of input required has been high … Continue reading →

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“Thistle do?”

Posted on 01/08/2011 by

I have decided I need another job. By that I mean an additional job – one that’ll take up my current days off. But I don’t want to nurse on these days, I want to try something else. (I am … Continue reading →

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Work Rules

Posted on 09/11/2010 by

Another of my rants about District Nursing, and the way the service is being ground into the ground. (The last being here http://pseu1.wordpress.com/2010/10/20/crisis-what-crisis/ ) Today I worked 9 am-4.30 pm, in a team that has been struggling by on one and … Continue reading →

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Positive Action

Posted on 28/09/2010 by

Today I spoke with someone about work stress and immediately  felt somewhat better. However I was not the only one who did the same, so I don’t think she is feeling any better. (Middle management: not for me, thanks. Pressure … Continue reading →

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Running on empty

Posted on 25/08/2010 by

Every time I go to work I see the effect of a stressed out workforce, working at full tilt, edging towards compassion failure or breakdown and it makes me so sad. There is simply no capacity in the understaffed, fully … Continue reading →

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