I have worked on a telemetry unit for almost a year now and I am already finding myself burnt out. In nursing school I would always see the nurses being impatient and short with pts, sometimes undeservingly. I promised myself I would never become like that.

However, day after day I walk into a pts room with a smile on my face and they lie, try to manipulate, try to tell me how to do my job, or are flat out rude. They treat me like I owe them something. My fuse for dealing with peoples shit is almost non existent. It's gotten to the point where I feel like I'm not giving any meaningful care other than hanging an IV bag and serving assholes pain meds on demand. Does anyone else feel this way and if so how did you overcome it? Being this way makes me feel like a shitty nurse and person.