Am I burned out?

[MrRacer98]

hey all,

i feel like something is wrong with me. i feel like i am at the end of my rope. i have been a nurse for 5+ years. and emt for 6+ years and i have worked in acute care my whole life. everything from rural med/surg/er to par and burn icu to travel. i feel like i am so sick of nursing. i am constantly bombarded at work by crazy employer demands, haphazard training, and poor morale among co-workers. my schedule is so freakin screwy the only thing i know for sure is i work every 3rd w/e which doesn't bother me at all. i just can stand these string of 5-7 12 hour night shifts in a row! yes i get a strong off after that but i feel my body is constantly striving for decent sleep. right now i am rural nursing in a mix of er/med/surg. i just don't know where to turn or how to feel anymore. am i burned out. i feel bad because i have worked many jobs and have not really kept them for very long i.e. 9-12 months and i am out the door looking for something else. i feel like i have tried everything and am out of options?

everyone always tells me how 'lucky' i am to have the job i have right now. i currently make 25-27$/hr, though i would gladly take a pay cut to 20-22$/hr for a career i liked, and had a decent schedule.

i guess i am just looking for feedback or if other people felt like this what they went into or type of nursing. i do know ltc is not my bag. i am a 3 year rn with an adn, i was an lpn first. im almost 26 y.o and male, married and my wife is in rad tech school (formerly a surgical tech) just a little backround. my options are limited as i am rural based... however, i am open to new things even if some travel is needed. any comments are appreciated.

and fyi- yes i treat my pts well. i know what it is like to be a pt. so please refrain from "well you shouldnt be in it if you cant think of the pt first" comments.

[soulofme]

look into being a dialysis nurse, most work 3-12's and every other sat. no sun. closed on xmas and most clinics are closed on Thanksgiving. the rearrange the pt's schedule to have xmas and thanksgiving off. some clinics only have 2 shifts meaning 4-10 hour days, most of the other holidays are usually worked unless they fall on a sun. hope this helps. sorry i don't really know the pay scale but Davita and Fresenius are 2 of the top two dialysis clinics that i know.

Im a dialysis nurse and Im burned out also...try winning the lotto...you might have better odds