Leaving the ICU after 15 years

[Zookeeper3]

Over the past year many of you have been wonderfully supportive as I've dealt with my daughters car accident and her lingering traumatic brain issues with my issues in working critical care. My best memories are the blunt ones.. where I was burnt out and many people reminded me that I needed to still care to practice. Many suggested I move on for the safety of my patients due to my burn out level.

I'm done, you all were right, and I've taken a position in an electrophysiology lab, which had no bedside nursing care or family that has burnt me out over this last year.

I feel it's a safe change, one that affords me learning and protects my peeps from my burn out.

I just wanted to thank everyone, and there were so many of you, that gave me permission to move on, move out, STAY in nursing but find another way in which my skills were an asset.

I don't know that this is my answer to my issues, but I wanted to say thank you all so much, your words really made a difference and I finally am whole and steady enough to make that change.

Leaving bedside ICU nursing after 15 years.... never would have imagined...and off I go:D

Thank you all!

[DeLana_RN, BSN, RN]

Congratulations... it sounds like you're excited about your new opportunity. And don't worry about leaving your long-time "home" - it's not like you couldn't return at some future date (if you wanted to).

Best wishes to you,

DeLana

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

Good luck on your new endeavour. I worked EP lab once.......for the most part it's a pretty ok job. You meet and greet the patients, do a little teaching. Medicate the patients and wait for them to go into what ever arrythmia they are trying to induce.

Kind of like this. HI.....wait....nitey night....wait.....V TACH! :0)

Good Luck! I loved the change!

[NaKcl, BSN, RN]

Congratulations on your new journey of nursing.

15years of critical care experience will be a solid foundation on whatever nursing you will do in the future.

you must have put lots thought into this before you decided to move away from your comfortzone.

You will do great.

[netglow, ASN, RN]

Zoo,

I wish you the best. I look at you as a soldier returning from war who is going to need to ease into your new life. Take it slow, become more of an observer than a fighter now. I am glad that you got out.

[traumaRUs, MSN, APRN]

I think when we've been somewhere for a number of years, its sometimes hard to see that change can still be a good thing.

Good luck in EP.

[ebear, BSN, RN]

Good luck, Zoo! Hopefully, this change will be exactly what you need and a breath of fresh air for your soul. :loveya:

[Horseshoe, BSN, RN]

good luck on your new endeavour. i worked ep lab once.......for the most part it's a pretty ok job. you meet and greet the patients, do a little teaching. medicate the patients and wait for them to go into what ever arrythmia they are trying to induce.

kind of like this. hi.....wait....nitey night....wait.....v tach! :0)

good luck! i loved the change!

:yeah:that actually sounds like fun.

[mcleanl]

Best wishes Zoo......