Nurse7995

Thanks so much! I appreciate your insight as you've been in a similar situation! My school only let's me take a one year break and then basically I would have to start over which seems crazy to me. This decision would be so much easier if I knew I could just finish it out in a few years.

Hello, I am about 70% done with NP school but just started the clinical hours. When I first started school I thought I wanted to be an NP mainly because of making more money. I have been kind of forcing myself through school at this point because I feel like I have come far, taken on debt, it's a good back-up etc. I don't want to actually be an NP. I have an amazing RN job right now. I work ambulatory m-f and have 2-3 work from home days. The MD I work with is great. This could change of course if she left or they change the work from home allowance. I am almost 5 months pregnant and school now just seems like such a nuisance and is greatly affecting my mental health. I really would like to drop as I don't know how I can mentally handle doing all the hours, working full time, amd having a baby for a degree I'm not passionate about but just feel like I should finish as a "back-up" and not being seen as a failure. Any advice is appreciated!

Thank you! This is great advice. I am doing the role in the interim and is quite stressful and poor work life balance. It's also not very good pay. I do not plan to take the position after this interim phase.

Thank you for the reply! You make an interesting point and I think a large part of it is feeling flattered at being offered the job. If I compare the two roles I would rather stick with my job now. It's a very straightforward easy job. I don't really aspire to be a manager but I also don't want some new person coming in and making changes. I wouldnt say I've been hoping for a manager job. I think I've always envied nurse managers in some way but I'm not sure if the perks outweigh the stress. Currently I do more administrative work than clinical. Assist in procedures, schedule surgeries, phone triage, assist with orders. I would regret not taking it if this doctor left because I wouldnt want to get stuck with a mean doctor.

Looking for advice on taking a manager role. I am very happy in my current role. I work in an ambulatory setting and I am a nurse partner to one physician. She is an amazing person and I really enjoy working with her. I do get to work from home 2-3 days a week. The management job would only be a 15% bump. I wouldnt be able to work with that doctor anymore. I would have 28 individuals under me (MAs/lpns/rns). I've had multiple people tell me they want me in the role. Which makes me sad and I want to be able to help them. I have been helping the current manager who is leaving so I have gotten a taste of the role. It seems like a lot more work. There's always something that can be done. In my current role it's easy to get all my tasks completed and be done. I do know I will be upset/jealous to see a new manager come in. I would also be jealous to see someone replace my current role. I have no idea what to do. I feel very torn. The doctor I work with now could find a new job and then I would defintely regret not have taken the manager position.