nurse burnout

Why Nurses Feel Guilty for Taking Sick Days

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Nurse guilt calling in sick in Australia is real — and it starts the moment your stomach drops as you reach for your phone. You wake up feeling awful. Fever, body aches, or just completely empty in a way that sleep didn’t fix. You know you’re not okay. You know you shouldn’t go in. And … Read more

When You Start Comparing Yourself to Every Other Nurse on the Ward

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The comparison doesn’t start loudly. It creeps in quietly, shift by shift. It usually starts with something small. A colleague gets commended in handover. Someone else seems to handle the heavy patient load without flinching. A nurse you started with gets promoted, or moves into a role you’d considered, or just seems — somehow — … Read more