Kiwi5133

Thank you all

I'm the only licensed RN as it is an assisted living setting. I manage CNA's, med-tech's and healthcare aides. I realize other facilities can have 1 nurse for 100+ patients and I only have 76 but I do still feel very overloaded. I want to do my best for each resident but in order to provide quality care and case management it takes a lot of extra time I am not getting paid for and that I should be spending with my kids. Just trying to feel out my options as I don't know many other nurses that work in a setting other then ER.

Hi everyone, I've been a nurse for 9 years. All ER nursing, peds ER and peds SANE with travel nursing in the mix, so lots of diverse experience in that arena. Super fun but mentally and emotionally taxing. I recently took a job as the director of nursing in an assisted living setting. I was really burnt out of all the adrenaline and drama in ER and wanted a big change. I have 3 small kids at home and was hoping for less stress at work overall, more peaceful setting, etc. I'm finding that I'm disappointed. I am salary and work an insane amount of hours to get the job done and manage employees. I'm the only nurse. I was apparently naive in thinking it would be "better". I hear a lot of negative in general about nursing when I inquire about what other specialty might fit best for me with a good work/life balance. Is there such a thing? Is this the norm for nursing as a profession? Is there a better specialty I should be looking into as a mom who wants to be present more for my kids? I have friends who have full time jobs (not in nursing) who don't feel so overwhelmed and overloaded all of the time. Would home health maybe be a better option? Just looking for advice from you all who may have been through the same. Thank you in advance for your respectful replies.