Time to move on

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Hi everyone, hope all is well.

after a year in ltc I've decided it's not for me. I got into nursing because I wanted to make a difference, I wanted to educate and help people get better.

I don't feel like I'm living up to my full potential in ltc. I take of 42 residents daily and it near impossible to them all the quality care I want to give and they deserve. At time I feel like I'm just a baby sitter, no matter how much I try to give them more of my time, the resources are just not there. I'm not here just for a paycheck, I want to improve in my skills, I want to care for different types of patient. Not just dementia patients.

i feel stagnant and that's driving me crazy. So for that reason I do not want to work in ltc.

I needed to vent thanks for listening. I start school in August for my RN

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

I wish you the best of luck in whatever you do career-wise.

I know you had a rough streak of luck in the past year and a half, and at one point you were even evicted from your apartment and living out of the car due to inability to find your first LPN position. And now that you have gainful employment as a nurse, you're discovering that it is not all it's cracked up to be.

I'll keep my fingers crossed and hope you find your niche in nursing.

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LTC is tough, but I have say I don't know any "easy" nursing job. They all have their stresses. I currently don't feel like I am meeting my potential so I am starting the process of going back to school. My advice is don't quit until you have another job lined up. Try something other than LTC. Good luck with school and your career.

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Specializes in Step-down ICU.

I like working on the rehab unit because it keeps your skills up! Vents trachs tubes ivs lines drains try to transfer to rehab before quiting or pick up a few shifts to see if you'd like

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I do ltc through agency and prn. I would never want to do ltc full time it is stressful and took much work I'd rather stick with my 1:1

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