25yearsrn

Thanks for your support JT. I do often feel like I need superglue to fix me to one job for a while. The last one I left was one I thought I would retire from, but I needed to move due to my husbands job relocation. BooHoo But I will find another somewhere I like ... I hope! Nursing offers plenty of options that other professions do not offer, yet so many of those positions are not what we as nurses are really wishing for. uhmmmmmm...

I have been an RN for 25 years and have changed jobs on average every 2-3 years. I have family who occassionally make remarks about my frequent changes, although I have also moved about to 4 different cities during that time period. I say nurses do change jobs more often because of better pay elsewhere when local hospitals do decide to compete for nurses or when working conditions are hard to tolerate. I just don't see this profession as one that creates longevity in the work place. How do you feel?