How many of you had to make a change recently?

Skeeter2 · Oct 3, 2012

I have been working 43 years as a nurse: NA, LPN, ADRN, BSN, and MSN/Ed. I have changed several times. Sometime you need that so you will not get burned out. The first time I changed was because I was getting burned out (medical/surg floor) and went to Float/Relief status.

It helped me to refocus. Don't feel bad on your change. Think of it as a learning process and you are still growing.

MrChicagoRN, RN · Oct 3, 2012

Just left a large well known HC system where I was asst manager.Left to be a manager at a small community hospital, with an emphasis on community. Very excited about this.

crb613, BSN, RN · Oct 4, 2012

About a year ago I left the ER, and went to out patient surgery/PACU. The schedule was great, the people I worked with were great.It was a nice easy job, and I was miserable!! I am now back in the ER, and happy as a pig in mud!

WeimaranerluvinRN, ADN, RN · Oct 5, 2012

You have not failed. I recently changed jobs twice in less than 6 months. I was asked to quit my job or be fired due to a conflict with a coworker (that had nothing to do with patient care) that I assumed had been settle after I and the coworker along with the DON spoke about it. They allowed or most likely made me work 4 more days because they had no help before I was called in by the administrator and HR person to talk about separation of employment. They did give me my PTO time, but I felt like a major failure at that time. I was hopeless, jobless, with no future in sight. I didn't work for over a month because I couldn't find a job. It was one of the lowest points in my life. I then found a job at an LTCF. Major chaos there. Staff has no respect for authority and if you catch them doing something against policy and let them know that it isn't right they hate you for it! The atmosphere is so negative and it doesn't matter how positive you stay they drag you down. Then there was an opening on the acute care side where I am employed. I recently accepted that position and I am loving it. I have never worked in acute care in my 7 years as a nurse so this is a new and exciting experience for me and I now feel that it was a blessing in disguise to lose my job because this one came along!

Hi all,
I have been a nurse for 13 years now. First 3 on MedSurg, last 10 in ICU. I had a manager job for 3 months, but my coworkers did not respect me, wouldn't follow procedures so I gave it back. My DON was upset. The ICU is so negative now. I am transferring to another unit, back to MedSurg. My question is this: how many of you had to make a change recently becaue of just needing one? I feel like I have failed in the meantime! Thanks for your responses!

anotherone, BSN, RN · Oct 5, 2012

i have been thinking of making a change for a while. i moved very far from home to a rural area and would like to move back to a city. but i am too afraid to go through with it. i am afraid of venturing into the unknown and out of a pan (not always frying) and into the fire. i have always disliked most changes and it took me about 6 months to adapt to this. ( part of that was being a new grad) i dont want to work in a different area of nursing for the same reason

CrunchRN, ADN, RN · Oct 5, 2012

You have not failed. I recently changed jobs twice in less than 6 months. I was asked to quit my job or be fired due to a conflict with a coworker (that had nothing to do with patient care) that I assumed had been settle after I and the coworker along with the DON spoke about it. They allowed or most likely made me work 4 more days because they had no help before I was called in by the administrator and HR person to talk about separation of employment. They did give me my PTO time, but I felt like a major failure at that time. I was hopeless, jobless, with no future in sight. I didn't work for over a month because I couldn't find a job. It was one of the lowest points in my life. I then found a job at an LTCF. Major chaos there. Staff has no respect for authority and if you catch them doing something against policy and let them know that it isn't right they hate you for it! The atmosphere is so negative and it doesn't matter how positive you stay they drag you down. Then there was an opening on the acute care side where I am employed. I recently accepted that position and I am loving it. I have never worked in acute care in my 7 years as a nurse so this is a new and exciting experience for me and I now feel that it was a blessing in disguise to lose my job because this one came along!

That is great!

AshtonsAunt76 · Mar 21, 2013

Thank you immensely for your post, it has helped me a lot, mentally right now when I am still struggling