UK nurse88

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1. Why I'm leaving nursing

   UK nurse88 replied to UK nurse88's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for everyone's comments and I'll say this and say it again, nurses are amazing :-) yes, I did know and was fully aware of the pressures of nursing while training, I LOVED my training. Ive never tried to degrade the profession or say that i "kn...

2. Why I'm leaving nursing

   UK nurse88 replied to UK nurse88's topic in General Nursing

   I do plan on getting into lecturing in palliative nursing and will be doing botox and I do hope to build up a business from it. i did think about going back to university and completely retraining, but instead ive chosen routes that require my nursin...

3. Why I'm leaving nursing

   UK nurse88 replied to UK nurse88's topic in General Nursing

   Wow guys I just want to say thankyou for the support. ill give you a bit of my background: i worked in acute stroke unit for almost two years after qualifying. While there I did bank shifts of different wards (out of choice) on oncology etc. while I ...

4. Why I'm leaving nursing

   UK nurse88 replied to UK nurse88's topic in General Nursing

   I worked as a clinical nurse specialist in pallative care so yes, I do feel I can lecture in this area. i loved being a palliative care nurse and left due to the reasons i stated in my first post. i used to teach district nurses in palliatve care, an...

5. Why I'm leaving nursing

   UK nurse88 replied to UK nurse88's topic in General Nursing

   Next month i start a Level 7 (masters cert) in aesthtic injectables. It's only only open to nurses, dentists, drs etc. Novemeber 13 I will have my insurence and lisence in place to start doing botox and dermal fillers. I have managed to find a clinic...

6. Why I'm leaving nursing

   UK nurse88 replied to UK nurse88's topic in General Nursing

   I agree 100%, however it is not the lack of gratidude from patients that has enforced my decision...... It's for the reasons I have stated above. My patients are the reason I woke up at 5.30am to begin my 7.30 shift..... My patients are the reason I ...

7. Why I'm leaving nursing

   UK nurse88 replied to UK nurse88's topic in General Nursing

   Thankyou. its something ive had to do for my own self. I still love people and love to help others....... It's management and everything else that goes with it that has worn me down. I work very hard at my job, but kept thinking this is a blip and th...

8. Why I'm leaving nursing

   UK nurse88 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I've taken the very hard decision in my life to leave nursing. I'm writing this as anonymous as I want only to be heard. I qualified as a nurse 6 years ago. I enjoyed the course and could not wait to qualify. I remember thinking "when I qualify I wil...