Eiano
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Would your boyfriend give up his residency spot of choice so you could be happy where you are? This question is not to push you one way or the other, but is an honest one to make you step back and look at the situation if it were reversed.
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It definitely didn't become harder. I mean really: Who would invest 2+ years of their lives only to bow out at failure of the board exam? I can think of about 0 of my fellow SRNAs who'd say, "Hmm... you know what? I've come this far, left my family and job, am in debt up to my ears and have been getting pimped daily... pretty much embarrassed. I think I'll go back to nursing since I failed my boards. Yeah, that sounds like a plan!"
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I work Per Diem in a Level I Trauma Hospital's PACU so we are staffed 24/7 . I work an off-shift and by the time I get there in the afternoon, most of the cases are coming out. I'd say the beginning of the shift is pretty hectic! I'm managing my pt, and at time calling the doc for orders or waiting for anesthesia to sign my patient out (basically saying they're ok to go home/tx. to the floor), charting, charting and more charting or I'm transferring them. By around 9/10PM things do start to die down but that's the time you never know what you're going to get! Obviously after this time, the cases are unscheduled emergencies, usually a stabbing or shooting... I've also had nights where it's 9/10PM and I'm sitting around doing nothing for the rest of the night (rare). I like it!
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Something had to have made you decide that being an RN wasn't enough to make you pursue anesthesia, right? Go back to that time and decide if $$$ was the only factor. If it was, then maybe you do need to step back for a while, work locums and travel! Are you the breadwinner in your family? Single? Personally, if my spouse earned a good living and was happy in his career and I were in your position, I'd think about working per diem only.
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I'm ready to go wherever. Although I do have a few "top choices" they, unfortunately, are the nation's CRNA top choices and they rarely have openings.