Oh my it’s tough. My husband is RN and what you share sounds a lot of what he talks about. He rarely ever complains about actual tough job or patients but he complains a lot about other nurses who make life difficult. Him being a man make it even worse for him. Plus he has Tourette’s ( with other stuff) which make him do stuff that annoys others like noises or whistles etc

So I really do not have a specific advice as I listen to the same stories you shared quite often. I emphasize. The only thing he could really do is having good healthy ways to unwind on his days off. Gym, Marshall arts, doing something for one’s mind- he is learning another language on his own using apps etc

But usually it takes awhile to even get to a groove of things after two- three shifts in a row and often required over time. Do you have anything helpful relaxing you do between shifts? Does it help?