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hello, i hear nurses complain all the time about their jobs and was just wondering if anyone would consider leaving nursing if given an opportunity with an equal or slightly higher pay,(yes i say slightly higher pay, maybe a dollar or 2 more/hr) and a reliable job off course. any thoughts.
I'm a NEW nurse and I'd leave in a second if the job were easier or less messy for the same or slightly more money. I only went into nursing because I needed a career choice, I'm married and have a young daughter, and with all that, it would have been impractical to pursue medicine.
So if you know somewhere I can make nurse money for non-nurse work, SIGN ME UP!
I am currently looking for a way out. Don't get me wrong, I love the nursing part of nursing. I am sick to death of my cohorts, coworkers, other nurses. In 20 years I have found fellow nurses to be intolerant of other nurses, dispassionate, dysfunctional and so many other negative things. I am sick of nurses who think, "theirs" is the only way, or that their fellow nurses are not as good. Of course that is nursing school mentality. Our nursing school instructors force 'reporting' other nurses down our throats. We come out of school with a 'eat our young' mentality and it only gets worse. I discourage any nursing student from continuing nursing school. Become a doctor, they have lots more respect for each other than nurses do.
Absolutely not, I am near retirement and have been a nurse for a very long time. For me it was a calling and I am quite happy doing what I do now. My jobs have not always been easy nor fun and some have been downright cruel. However I know that there will be a reward for me when I leave this earth behind because not only was I obedient to the call but have helped humanity over the years. We do serve in this profession as Jesus served on this earth, not that I am comparing myself to Him. Those of us who are older nurses did not go into this for money, just think about how much we made way back then. Nor did we go for the glory, we did so many things that we don't have to do today. There is nothing else I would prefer to do with my life than to be a nurse and wish I had found Hospice nursing a long time ago.:redpinkhe
It depends on what day it is! Today I would go in a heart beat. But, I just got home and I think the whole facility where I work is crazy, disorganized, the nurses are over worked, etc.
In a NYsecond, I would leave, but while I am still in it I am giving 110%. BTW, it is not getting me anywhere with the new crowd of nurses, new thinking Gen X nurses. Where did this group come from? I would say 1 out of 5 have made it on our unit.
Don't go into Nursing for the money, your heart has to lead you into being a nurse. A shift does not go by that I don't lament, "Florence and Clara would roll over in their graves if they were to see nursing today".
diane227, LPN, RN
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It would have to be a job where I could work 3-11. I am not a morning person at all and simply cannot get up before noon. But I really like my job and actually hope to work as a nurse until I am 70.