This email is going to be painfully honest so if you can't handle honesty, read no further.
I am planning to be a travel nurse. I have almost 3 years experience as a nurse, 2 of which are in the ER. I have BLS, ACLS, PALS, and TNCC. I don't really like the ER but I guess I can tolerate it. I have the option to transfer to an OR internship program which would mean I would have to sign a 2 year contract with the hospital, delaying my plans to travel. I don't have a great interest in the OR, I just am really getting burnt out in the ER. My husband is also a nurse but only has 6 months experience on a cardiac step down unit. He will either wait it out another year and a half or try to get into ICU and get 2 years experience in that before he travels. Therefore, if I stick with ER I will start traveling before him.
Here comes the bad part. I don't really want to be a nurse at all. I am only continuing so I can pay for the extravagant amount of debt I racked up becoming a nurse. It is making me sick, tired, stressed and I feel myself aging.
I love to travel and used to work in the travel industry which I hope to re enter. Unfortunately I must be responsible and pay my debt first.
What should I do?
Tolerate the ED and travel in it for a few years until I am more financially stable or transfer to the OR, learn a whole new specialty, and wait for my husband.
If you are going to criticize then I don't need a response from you. I am just an honest person looking for an honest answer.
Some people kid themselves into knowing the inner hearts of all workers. I've been told several times that the nurse before me must do this for the money but I can sense your compassion and that can not be taught. And I'm thinking to myself let me shut up and just take the compliment. Had I been offered one dollar less, I wouldn't be here lady. Lol![/quote']
You maybe can fool the patient, but you can't fool yourself...
Some people kid themselves into knowing the inner hearts of all workers. I've been told several times that the nurse before me must do this for the money but I can sense your compassion and that can not be taught. And I'm thinking to myself, let me shut up and just take the compliment. Had I been offered one dollar less, I wouldn't be here lady. Lol!
Nahhh....I'm going on EBP...out going nurse states they doing it " 'cause I got mortgage, bills," etc; only do the bare minimum, skip meds around, etc. pt reports they " think the nurse is doing it for the money."
I did not say ALL people who are in it for the money are visible or vocal; I went on MY EXPERIENCE...there ones who are more susceptible in showing it...and they can't certainly KID themselves....
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