I think that you are not only doing the right thing - but the only thing you can do. I am 42 and starting an ABSN program in May. I am leaving a job that pays far more than nursing. I sold my house...
Toby's mom: Thank you for your wonderful and very kind relpy. You, like you, so many of the nurses that visit this board are supportive. While I am still struggling with the identiy issue - I am...
I am new to allnurses.com. I have been lurking around for months, and have just recently taken the plunge and registered. In reading the posts from allnurses.com I have learning so much, and have...
Seems like everyone should get the same breaks - and for the same amounts of time. Smokers should not have more "free time". However, if the break is scheduled - the person should be able to do with...
I am leaving the law to become a nurse! We may be experiencing tandum burnout. While I have had enough - I can honestly say that I don't reqret my legal career one bit - and I'm glad to have the...
I too have been thinking alot about the negative posts. What is probably comes down to is this: All jobs are hard. There is mis-management, inequity, back-biting, ill-equipped superiors, too much...
Its wonderful to meet you! If you are anything like me - the decision you've made was hard, and not always met with understanding. I am still taking pre-reqs and my employeers don't know of my...
Wow! It seems like we live on paralelle planets. I too felt that my career was rewarding - but have had enough. We seem to be experiencing mirror image burn-out! Good luck to you - you may want to...
Thanks so much for your quick posts. I have been unhappy as an attorney for the past few years. So much of what I do is contentious - and often destructive, and I no longer have the heart for it....