Nursing too long- new career advice please!

[Chandra75]

I have been working in healthcare since I was 17 years old (I am now 37). I was a c.n.a. For 13 years before putting myself through nursing school. It was a lot of blood sweat and tears putting myself through nursing school and I never saw myself doing anything else. However, I now find myself disenchanted with the nursing profession ... I've worked I rehab, home health, LTAC, and now I am trying working at a SNF and I am I management. I find that I don't want to be a nurse anymore. I'm a perfectionist and you just can not be perfect as a nurse- staffing ratios, levels of patient acuteness, documentation guidelines, and time management expectations make this near impossible!! I have anxiety when I go home thinking about the the things I didn't have time to follow up on or things that I passed on that I find myself hoping the next nurse had time to address...I have tried a variety of nursing jobs in a variety of roles and I am burnt out. I can not imagine what else I can do and still meet my family's financial needs though. I still have huge student loans I a paying and the idea of going back to school full time is not feasible as my step daughter will start college next year, although I have been going to school up until this past spring trying to get my BSN. I have one class left until I have it, but I don't really have the desire... I need advice...I'm not sure what to do now. I am the breadwinner for my family and need a good job that pays well, but I feel boxed into a corner. Any advice given in good faith is welcome!

[Psychcns]

Hi Chandra75.

First, finish your BSN

Start looking around for what else is available..there may be roles or niches available that you have not thought of. When you finish your BSN start going on interviews and see what else is out there.

Best to you..

[hope3456, ASN, RN]

I'm rocking in the same boat sister. Praying the economy improves.