I'm a job hopper.... HELP!

[NurseCard]

Okay guys, be patient with me... I know I've posted on this before, but more points of view can't hurt at all, especially... since I have a job interview this coming Tuesday, that I'm not even sure that I'm even going to go to. Don't worry, I plan on letting the recruiter know, if I decide not to go. :)

I've had my current job for a year and one month now. I work in a small psychiatric hospital. I do love psych, but... I've never been crazy about working at this particular hospital; there are various issues.

The job before that, I had for a year and a half.

The job prior to THAT, I had for a year and a month; I really did actually like that job but I HAD to find one closer to home, with 12 hour shifts. This particular job only offered 8's, and it was an hour drive away.

The job prior to THAT, I had for seven years; left that hospital because I was burned out on Med/Surge and had always wanted to do Psych.

So, basically, I've had four jobs in about four years, and have been considering yet another. I really truly am VERY unhappy in my current position. I work five night shifts a week. I COULD possibly transfer to another position... but if my DON tells me when I meet with him tomorrow, that I'm stuck in that exact position for at least the next 8 months or so due to some disciplinary action which I believe I posted about previously =)... I don't know. I am very, very depressed working in this position. I have even had very fleeting suicidal thoughts, I am so depressed in this position. Don't worry, I'm fine now and I AM fine in general, but I do get extremely frustrated...

This new job... it's in a larger psych hospital, working for a reputable company in the Louisville area. It's with a patient population that I enjoy working with very much (geriatric)... my insurance looks like it will cost quite a bit more per pay period, which is a concern... it's a 12 hour shift position....

I'm truly tired of switching jobs, but I hate my current job SO, SO much that it's very tempting to bolt for this new job (which of course hasn't even been offered to me yet, but if it is...). Again, I could POSSIBLY get in a new position at my current job which would be much better hours... however, it would be day shift, which scares the bejeezus out of me... SO used to night shift, and some of the day shift folk at my workplace are not the friendliest...

Don't know what to do!!! My mom thinks I should stay put. My husband def. thinks I need to stay put. Most ppl I work with would tell me to run like the wind. My current job has the most ridiculous turnover rate that I think I've seen.

Thanks! Sorry so long...

[Needles McGee, RN]

And what would that problem be? Grouping all younger nurses into a "set" and propose they have a problem is beyond disrespectful.

You personally know a few nurses that stayed in the same position. That's fine for them.

Other nurses seek out opportunities for many reasons. Most often , they are leaving the manager and not the position, or need a change of scene,or there are no opportunities to move up.. etc.

That desire to learn, grow, and challenge themselves should be appreciated!

You are correct, and I should have elaborated on my line of thinking. Which was young nurses, in my experience, expect to walk off the stage at graduation straight into their dream job, without putting in the time, and quitting when things don't go their way. I was wrong of me to lump young nurses together.

Obviously, what you said about learning, growing and challenging is true.

[Havin' A Party!, ASN, RN]

... Most often , they are leaving the manager and not the position, or need a change of scene, or there are no opportunities to move up.. etc.

That desire to learn, grow, and challenge themselves should be appreciated!

Very true.

Or it's the administration, lack of supplies, the under-staffing, disrespect, the toxic environment, the unequal treatment, the toxic environment, etc.

Sadly, over time, IMO and from my experience, nursing has declined as a profession... a huge topic for another thread.

[Havin' A Party!, ASN, RN]

... I think there is a problem among the younger nurse set.

The moment I read this I knew it would generate a response.