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I am currently a manager of an outpatient clinic. I have recent thoughts of leaving this role and working as a staff nurse. I love the area but the duties are becoming more than I can handle. I go back and forth with this thought. One week will be fine the next I am ready to run. Is this normal and are there others out there that can relate? I need to come to a conclusion.
I was in Management in some shape, fashion or form for 18 years up until the year 2000, when the company I was working for downsized and they eliminated my position. I loved management at first, being able to teach and lead my staff for the benefit of our patients. But during the last few years, it became increasingly obvious that I was no longer working for their benefit...but as Corporate's handmaiden instead, and I quit.
joannep
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Yes, it can be really difficult to get a break. I too have been a nurse for over 20 years and have had to work hard to get where I am. I originally worked in OR for 15 years, and then decided to diversify, and added 5 years of renal (back to the wards). I also did a Masters degree in management, every nurse I worked with said it was a waste of time. But the two managers I worked with during the time I did my masters were very supportive, and were happy to be references when I started to apply for jobs. I got my first management job when a new medical ward opened and that first job paved the way for more. I am currently employed as the DON of a free standing ambulatory day surgery. But you are right, it can seem like it takes forever to get to a job where you really want to be, (while raising a family and keeping the man of the house happy :wink2: )
Good luck, the right job is out there for you
Joanne