another day... Day 27

How sad it is that when I wake up on a Sunday morning the first thought is my head is 'How many patients do I have?' As much as I love and enjoy my job, I am honestly getting burnt out. I am a nurse... a home health nurse. I go out into the community and visit patients in their home setting for the most part though, I do majority of my teaching towards the family.
Here in the United States, people are hospitalized, treated, and discharged. But because the healthcare system is monopolized by insurance companies and coverage issues, many patients are not receiving the proper care that they need. Instead, they get kicked out because insurance has only allowed 'X' number of days of hospitalization. And that is where majority of my work comes in... I assist, treat and manage patients (typically) during their transition from hospital to home or 'home environment.'
The best part about my work is seeing people's faces light up as they learn something about their disease or condition that they were never aware of before. Some times, it is the smallest things which may seem very common sense to many while some are totally oblivious. Such as patients with high blood pressure who complains that it never seems to come down when they are relaxed while at the same time chugging down a 16oz container of regular black coffee.
I really do enjoy my job but I drained.... hence I have to fill up every one in a while with some Goose.