I put new in quotation marks because I graduate over a year ago but didn’t start working as a nurse until March of this year.
Since I’ve started working at the dialysis clinic, two nurses have left. One left the company (from what I know), and another is transferring to another facility where she’ll be getting paid more. This leads me (and my other “new” co-worker) to be overworked. Some days I work from 5 am - 7 pm, then have to wake up the next day to start work at 5 am again. For the first two weeks of August, I’ll be working 90+ hours in total because two nurses will be on vacation.
Dialysis was never my first choice. I never really wanted to work with adult patients either. It was just the first real nursing job I received an interview for. However, I went into it with an open mind. I was excited at first, but now I dread going to work. Dialysis doesn’t truly interest me. I see it as an excellent place for your career but not the best place to start it.
I want to leave, but I don’t want them to be even more understaffed. I know that isn’t my problem, but I don’t want to burn any bridges. I’m hoping they’ll hire two or three more nurses, and then I’ll hand in my resignation letter.
Tl;Dr: I’ll be working 90+ hours combined the first two weeks of August. Sometimes I’ll work 5 am - 7 pm and have to come back the next day to work at 5 am. Does anyone else work crazy hours like this? Would you quit in my situation? We’re already super understaffed. Sometimes I feel like maybe I’m complaining too much. The other “new” nurse doesn’t complain — at least not to me.
