My husband wants me OUT of nursing

LoriAnnRN · Jan 30, 2003

You sound like someone who goes off and makes their own company. You sound like someone with excellent ideas who is not willing or able to conform to the everyday, ordinary nursing administration-scene. Why don't you look for some nursing entrepeneur seminars or alternative careers for nurses seminars in your area and just go for it?

adrienurse, LPN · Jan 30, 2003

Good luck! You probably can benefit from the change. It doesn't hurt to branch one's self out and your body might even enjoy not being abused . Nursing will always be there if you want to go back to it.

TX Guy · Jan 30, 2003

Ditto what adrein said.

Good luck Kidsrfun

kids · Jan 30, 2003

Originally posted by LoriAnnRN
You sound like someone who goes off and makes their own company. You sound like someone with excellent ideas who is not willing or able to conform to the everyday, ordinary nursing administration-scene. Why don't you look for some nursing entrepeneur seminars or alternative careers for nurses seminars in your area and just go for it?

I've thought about it...I was making around $800 a week for the company I just left (I got paid

Unfortunately the non-solicitation agreement I signed with them clearly specifies that I can't go into compitition with them for 12 months...and this would be direct compitition (not to mention I would be need to use the contacts I made while working for them to get started).

TNcanNURSE · Jan 30, 2003

Go for it! Nursing is not the only career in the world.

spineCNOR · Jan 30, 2003

Ditto!! I must agree with your husband--why not do something for a while where you will subject to less physical, mental and emotional abuse? Nursing will always be there if you decide to go back. If you take a sabbatical in another area, who knows- you might feel better about nursing (or not!).

Best of luck to you, whatever your decision. And please keep us posted on how you are doing!

P_RN, ADN, RN · Jan 30, 2003

Doing what is right is often a hard decision to make. Good for you looking out for your family and your sanity. Good luck.

catrn10 · Jan 30, 2003

My huband, too wants me out of Nursing. He has seen me beaten up by a patient and cared for me afterwards with my permanently injured back, took care of me after an AIDS patient went balistic and the lab stabbed me with the bloody needle( I didn't get HIV,yet, and it's been 4 years), etc. He watches a woman who used to walk straight and tall, now walk with a permenant limp, held me while I cry at night from the constant pain. He has watched me get used and abused by one hospital or agency after another. And it kills him because he knows he can't help me. I am the only income we have. He is disabled. I don't fit into management, I'm too employee oriented, I stuck up for the people I worked with. I'm not good at cutting back expense if it compromises patient care and staff safety. I am tired and burnt to a crisp. When I come back, I may just do reviews for an insurance company and go back to school. Maybe some computer company might have a position for a nurse with the ability to write computer programs.

hoolahan, ASN, RN · Jan 30, 2003

I wish my husband would say that to me!!! I'm kinda in the same boat Nancy. I also signed a no compete clause, so I am hard-pressed to find contracts w someone my other company hasn't used!!

Good luck whatever you do.

researchrabbit · Jan 30, 2003

And now for something completely different!

I think it's a good thing -- keeps those brain cells active! (you'll still come play with us, won't you?!)

mattsmom81 · Jan 30, 2003

Best wishes to those of us who do 'change ups'...it's all good. Even if we get into something we don't like, we are still learning something valuable about ourselves and the experience is never a total loss.

I can totally relate to being in mid level management. if we stick up for the staff we are punished by upper level management.

Kids r fun, enjoy your new venture! And Cat, information systems management may be an option for you to consider...good luck to you both!!