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I totally quit nursing!!! I became a nurse in 2004 and became completely burned out this spring. I had extremely high blood pressure, lost a ton of weight always on edge, and ever since I left the profession my blood pressure is back to normal I'm calm and I feel great. I changed jobs and units numerous times and nothing worked. I never suggest this as a career to anyone. It was the best move I ever made was leaving it!!!!!!

No. I'm a new graduate nurse and I started right into a psychiatric hospital. If psych is what you want to do then go for it, times have changed you don't NEED med/surg before going into a speciality.... :)

i'm considering relocating to las vegas nv within the next year. i am interested in knowing where in the area is a good place to live, what the wages are(i will have 1 year experience in med/surg by the time i move), which hospitals are better than others etc.. any information would be great. it's difficult to make a life change without knowing anything about the area. i will be moving my whole family(husband and 2 children) and don't have any contacts out west. thanks so much

cathy z, Thanks so much for your reply. I'm going to take what you said with me. The stress never seems to lighten up, so I'm learning to detach a bit from what causes it. I appeciate your comments.

I WAS SUPRISED TO SEE ALL THE REPLIES! THANKS TO EVERYONE. JUST FOR EVERYONE'S INFORMATION, MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY HUSBAND IS GREAT AND HE IS ABOUT THE MOST SUPPORTIVE SPOUSE YOU COULD HAVE, AND I THANK GOD FOR BRING HIM INTO MY LIFE EVERYDAY!:kiss THIS THREAD WAS VERY ENLIGHTENING TO SAY THE LEAST. I HAVE LEARNED THAT MY MARRIAGE ALTHOUGH STRESS BEYOND BELIEF ISN'T BAD. WE SOMETIMES HAVE DIFFUCLTY EXPRESSING OURSELVES WHEN WE ARE SLEEP DEPRIVED, AND WHEN LIFE IS BEATING US INTO THE GROUND. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORDS OF ADVISE AND ALL THE PRAYERS:) :)

I was wondering all of you nurses out there, does it seem that your relationship is stressed being in this field? I have read many topics having to do with divorce here and was wondering if this is a problem? I'm married with two young (6,7) kids, I'm getting ready to start school in the fall, and along with all of the other stresses in my life, I'm adding on going to school into the mix of things. I've been with my husband for 12 years, and we have had many, many stresses in our relationship before, but it seems like it just keeps getting worse. Many nurses I have spoken to are divorced, and I'm starting to get concerned about it...... Please let me know if this is a trend in nursing...