Quotes from Mom Nurses – Q: "What is the hardest part about being a nurse and a mom?"

Long shifts at the hospital and miss seeing my kids on both ends.Work life balance currently not wanting to work in this pandemic bring it home to my boys. 😭😭Being away from my babies 😩When you have a sick baby but you need to go to work 😔I work NOCS, so balancing it all without being grumpy and exhausted!Depends on the day and absolutely not, I ve been winging it for 18 years 😂finding childcare that s affordable and that fits my shift work schedule!Time management!Coming home and still having to be a mom after an extremely exhausting 12 hr shiftRight now it’s working in the ED and worrying about bringing Covid home!never know what we are bringing homeBalancing work and home lifeI love both! Creating a schedule is the best advice.Mom guilt being gone for so long and the fear of bringing infection to my childMy scheduleHaving the energy for both and not being exhausted all the time 😴 try to eat healthy and drink water I know it everyone says that but it really does help.diagnosing my childrenhaving time to sleep and spend time with kidsStaying calm when your own child is sick. Listen to your gut, always!Balancing my scheduleAs a pediatric oncology nurse it’s the worry for my own children the balance of it all.CoVID!How to manage little children if you have 3 who are less than 5.Currently — working pregnant through CovidBelieving your kid when they get hurt not wanting to take them to the hospitalWorking nights and being present for the next day if needed.COVID-19,Will I ever get to touch my loved ones again?being pregnant amidst this corona virus.working and taking care of the homeKnowing everything that can possibly go wrongBeing exposed to so many different germs and coming home to my little babiesOvertime and not being there during the day with the kiddocorona virus and possibly infecting my newbornWorking the night shift, sleeping a few hours in the morning, then getting up to take care of kids and running the house. Advice: love your kids, love your job, a