Tired

[luvmybabes]

I am tired. I have been in the NICU since 2002. I have seen management come and go. They usually don't last long. The Supervisor we have now wiggled her way into this position. I didn't get along with her as a staff nurse and now she is supervisor. I have been looking for a new position elsewhere in the system. Since I have been in the NICU since 2002, they tell me, I am not qualified for the positions I have applied for. I have done some of these jobs in the past, but its been too long. I earned my BSN last year and have applied for a Supervisor and Lead position. They say I'm not qualified, even though I run a nonprofit where I create policies, deal with volunteer issues, and run the program. I applied for the Lead job on 9/16/15 and received a letter that they received my application and would contact me if I met the qualifications for the job. I still haven't received anything. I am tired and frustrated. Policy change in our unit with out an email telling us to view the policy. We work at 150% productivity. My assignment yesterday was not appropriate, but there is not staff to come in and help. I was suppose to work from 11am to 7pm yesterday, I punched our at 830pm with no break to eat. Thay seem to think this is OK. I never sat down except to chart after giving report. It's not safe and I am tired. I have been with this company since 1998, I am ready to give my 3 week notice without a job lined up. I am willing to go anywhere, flipping burgers even sounds good at this point. McDonalds was my favorite job back when my kids were young. They treated you like a person not a machine. You felt appreciated when you left. I left yesterday feeling defeated. I told the next nurse this baby needed a followup blood sugar at 11pm because the IV had been stopped. Our policy was Q12 hours X's 2 when we stop an IV. Well apparently that changed and we were never told. Do I have to look up every policy on everything I do before I do it to make sure nothing has changed? DONE!

[jadelpn, LPN, EMT-B]

I am so sorry to hear this. VERY frustrating, that's for sure. They are no dummies--you are more than likely not getting hired as a supervisor or out of your current unit because THEN what are they going to do?! Nurses with 13 years under their belt don't grow on trees, so they are not about to lose you to some managerial job--

You may want to do a little home health--maybe per diem in urgent care....sometimes you just need to say enough is enough and move on.

[Horseshoe, BSN, RN]

Maybe take a month off and then go PRN or part time? Or look for a different facility?

I'd be surprised if you WEREN'T tired after 13 years in the same place. However, surely someone with your experience would have no trouble finding another job in a different hospital.