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So after about 3 years of being an aide I think I'm getting burnedout. It has been comming on for awhile. I seem to have lost all patience to work w/ TBIs and some coworkers. Now I like most people that I work with but some are just lazy, they will let a light or even an alarm go w/o getting off their a**. We have some residents that are realy violent, just Saturday, I was kicked in the chest and on Friday a 1st shift girl was bit by one resident and than had her fingers bent backwards by another. I know its a semi dangerous job but sometimes you need a break. Not to mention I just don't have the patience with the good ones. They are brain/head injured so they may take awhile to do something or etc. And I find myself wanting to pull out my hair and yell @ they and tell them I'll do it. See we are supposed to let them have as much independece as they can witjh doing things for themselves. Then there are the ones who think you are only there for them. Nevermind the other 30 residents. They want us to do everything for them. And our D.O.N. and Administrater or even the Unit Diretor won't do anything, although the Unit Director is good @ her job and knows how it is.