Stress

So, I really do love my job. But some days it is very stressful. And since the population boom in Salt Lake City, there are a lot more people (people = more babies). So it makes Primary Children's super busy. We used to have a CRAZY respiratory season (and it was the worst this year!) and then we would have a drop in census between June and October. Well, there has been no drop this year! We are as busy and crazy as ever. So last Wednesday I had to go into survival mode. After being stressed to the max that I was shaking and did not eat my whole shift (which ended up being about 13hr and 45min) I felt numb and was fighting the tears. Usually you can find relief, but when you are the charge nurse you have all the responsibility. So when I was driving home trying to wind down I had a little breakdown. Thank goodness I have a fabulous husband. He made me dinner and cuddled with me until I fell asleep (about an hour and a half after I got home). I try to never bring my work home, and vice-versa. They always stressed that in Nursing School. But sometimes when all your co-workers are experiencing the same type of stress that you are to a certain degree, you just need one person outside the element that you can vent to. So I am grateful my husband can listen to me (even though he doesn't always understand everything I am talking about) and give me a hug. He is very supportive of my little breakdown days. He probably thinks I hate my job, which I don't. I really do love my job. I guess every once in awhile I should tell him about the good aspects!