For those that have left bedside nursing.

rosy · Mar 7, 2002

Originally posted by PhantomRN
Well, I did get the job outside of bedside nursing. I am very much looking forward to new challenges.

The only thing that still bothers me about the change is I feel I will loose all the hands on stuff I have learned.....so I am hoping this is the right direction for me, I dont want to wipe myself out of the job market.

The good news is that if you ever go back to the bedside you can re-learn what you may have forgotten. and you will have to learn whatever the technology and research has come forward with.

I also left the bedside about 2 years ago (March 13, 2000, but who remembers) It was a wonderful move for me. I HATED,HATED,HATED bedside nursing. I now am a telephone triage nurse, and LOVE,LOVE,LOVE it (to shamelessly plagerize another poster). I still work nights (my choice), and holidays, but no weekends. I am happier and better with my family now. Have given away all my scrubs, no longer own a stethoscope and my white shoes are now my daughters gym shoes. I will never go back to the bedside

ClariceS · Mar 7, 2002

I left bedside nursing 2 years ago and can hardly wait to get back to the bedside.

To be responsible for only 6-8 people (instead of 68) and to go home after my shift without a beeper and only work my scheduled shifts and have some weekends completely off and not have to beg and plead for someone to cover me if I do want a weekend off and not have to fire people and not have to do reviews on those who are skating by and not having to worry about getting the whole floor ready for JCAHO and not having to have administration after me for stuff my nurses have been told to do a million times and still don't do and not having to be mom to all of them most of the time and not having everyone come and complain and not having to do all the service recovery issues and not having to have all the answers all the time.....

I think I'm a little burnt out by what I'm doing now:rolleyes:

PhantomRN · Mar 12, 2002

I want to thank everyone who has responded thus far. It is great to know that there is so much support on this board.

I look forward to joining the ranks of the non-bedside nurses.

judy ann · Mar 12, 2002

I have been a nurse for 42 years, and will always be a nurse. I am not practicing today, because of a personality conflict in 1993. I was working L&D, and the nurse manager and I did not get along. She fired me and reported me to the BON. After 7 years and $8,000, I was forced to give up my license. I had planned to "go to God in my duty shoes"