Leaving Management Role

[RNPATL]

I have finally made the decision that nurse management is far too involved and requires, if not demands far too much time. The deicison I have made is really related to the fact that I am no longer willing to give away hours of my life to work as a manager when it is never enough. I am exhausted, emotional spent and never have any time for my kids. Time to bid management goodbye.

Not sure when my last day in management will be as I have left it opened ended so they can replace me with someone competent and I can help orient them. I have a great group of nurses and we have worked very hard to turn around the operation of the unit, but I can't put in the massive amount of hours that is needed anymore.

I will still frequent this forum and still offer advice though. :)

[pinky64]

AMEN to that

[pinky64]

I was a unit manager of a medicare unit in a LTC facility for 4 years. I was responsible for over 35 nurses and CNAs. I was literally on call 24/7. When my phone rang, if I didn't answer for whatever reason, I had to explain to the DON why. I couldn't take vacations or time off unless I made arrangements to cover my unit --myself. I was responsible to cover ALL call ins on my unit, nurses and CNAs. The endless meetings! The unnecessary phone calls in the middle of the night from my nurses who seem to have forgotton they went to nursing school just as I did, the politics involved-fair and unfair, dealing with state surveyors asking you to do unrealistic things and perform miracles, dealing with families and their guilt-ridden complaints. I HAD to step down to save my sanity and to save my love of nursing. But to have to think about the job 24/7 was leading me to BURNOUT.

Amen to that