Needing to Vent............

I feel your pain NurseHobbit! Vent all you want! I was actually thinking of venting too and saw your post!
Felt great to get it off my chest!
I left hospital nursing over 4 years ago now, because of general nursing "burn-out".Been there done that! Private duty has served me very well the last 4 years. It is lower stress for sure!

But now I think I am suffering from something a bit different - "compassion fatigue" Can so relate!I think. These families of long-term disabled loved ones can be so needy and clingy. They can take advantage. If you give an inch, they take a mile. Whether it is a family that backs away or is hyper vigilant, sometimes you just can't do enough for them. I am more of a independent person that needs space, and I think all the neediness is just getting to me. If this makes any sense?

Add to this the utter incompetence of my agency. I do not even want to go into it - but they have yet AGAIN totally screwed up the schedule.I have no complaints with my agency, except they can't get the 485 correct!


When you notify them of your schedule requirements (needing time off) they seem to literally "do nothing"....My guys understand and that really makes a difference too!

I have a plan to leave nursing all together in the next 2 or 3 years. But now I feel I need a change sooner than that! I have been considering what other jobs I could do NOW....