I Happily Left The Nursing Field

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I gave nursing 5 years of my life and I am finally out. I just accepted a job as a clinical specialist with the biggest medical device company in the world.

I worked on a renal inpatient unit for 2.5 years and in HD for 2.5 years. The stress from toxic management, ungrateful patients, lazy and hypocritical coworkers, the physical labour, lack of free parking, lack of car allowance, and being underpaid made my decision to leave the field an easy one.

Why would I want to stay in a job where my efficiency is greeted with more work rather than appreciation or reward? Why would I want to stay in a job where lazy bullies are protected by a union? Why would I want to stay in a job where management ignores the nurses needs then does their own thing without consulting us? Why would I want to stay in a job where we are treated like slaves?

Some of you might judge me and just say nurses go what they go through to provide patient care. Well that is ***. You do it for a pay cheque otherwise you would be a volunteer. I am staying in healthcare because I love helping people. However, my mental and physical health is more important to me than "the grind" of nursing. 

I am staying in healthcare because I have always enjoyed helping people and want to continue using my skills and abilities to make a positive impact on the patient. However, I will now be doing it through indirect patient care while making more money and enjoying a better work life balance. 

A lot of nurses are leaving the field for greener pastures due to the unacceptable stressors associated with this career. I guess I am another statistic and happily look forward to this new adventure.

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Specializes in NICU.
25 minutes ago, scratchgolfer said:

The stress from toxic management, ungrateful patients, lazy and hypocritical coworkers, the physical labour, lack of free parking, lack of car allowance, and being underpaid made my decision to leave the field an easy one.

I understand the hurt you feel,been there ,done that.Those are reasons for changing hospitals or unit  not leaving the profession,at 5 years experience you have barely skimmed the surface of knoweldge and experience, and What in the world is a clinical specialist?I remember years ago nurses complaining that working for non hospital companies was making them work harder than in nursing field.What is your need for posting,what do you expect to get out of it.Good luck in your search hope you find what you want.

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Hey, congrats to you, I"m glad you did what was right for you. ?

But do those two reasons have to be mutually exclusive, because I do it for both, the patients and the paycheck.

Yea, what's a clinical specialist?

 

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Are you working with a company that makes a device used in renal care or dialysis?

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Specializes in Telemedicine.

I moved to telehealth 4 years ago and haven't looked back since!

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So there's probably going to be a lot of people who say that your decision was dramatic, that you should just get a job elsewhere, that you've only been a nurse for 5 years, etc...  Well, I've been a nurse for 10, and I'm seriously ready to give up too!!  From what I know/hear, it's bad EVERYWHERE!  Sure, I bet some jobs aren't TOO bad, perhaps even "nice," but at the end of the day, I'm still working in a field where profits are valued over people, and nurses get thrown under the bus and even end up in jail over a mistake...  I went into nursing because I genuinely enjoy helping people, but the environment has become so toxic, stressful, and overly demanding that it is often impossible to truly give patients the care they need and deserve.  Plus, it's just not worth it to have the soul (and sanity!) drained out of me to the point where there is NOTHING left when I come home to my family...

That being said, I recently quit a toxic job and I am about to start a new one.  If this one doesn't work out for me, I'm honestly going to consider a career change. 

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Specializes in ICU.
On 4/9/2022 at 6:34 PM, HiddenAngels said:
On 4/9/2022 at 6:34 PM, HiddenAngels said:

Hey, congrats to you, I"m glad you did what was right for you. ?

But do those two reasons have to be mutually exclusive, because I do it for both, the patients and the paycheck.

Yea, what's a clinical specialist?

 

Isn't that what "CS" behind you name is?



 

 

On 4/9/2022 at 2:50 PM, Leader25 said:

 

 

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