Meg11M21

There are many options in nursing! If the hospital setting isn't for you.. no problem. There is home care, long term care. In home care with your NICU experience, You could go into new mothers homes, and assist with their babies tube feeds, and dressing changes after heart surgeries. Make up your own schedule that works for you. Don't give up on nursing. You've explored one aspect. Find what's right for you, and hey, you could always start out per diem... work your way up to FT if its something you like.

Hello! I decided to post this discussion only because I myself have been looking for some advice on it. I have been a nurse for about 7 years, and have managed for about 4. Mostly ER and ICU. I have been in healthcare since I was 16- working as an Aide in the ED, then as a bedside RN, then as a manager. I went all the way in school.... Received my Masters in Nursing executive leadership. I knew what I wanted to do with my degree and I went for it. I started managing at 27yrs old. Through a merger of hospitals my position as ED manager was eliminated. I took a unit manager position in Sub-acute rehab, and have been here for 8 months. I attempted to get back into the acute care setting with no success. My degree didn't matter, my experience didn't matter. It was like I stepped of the critical train and landed on the easy train, and no one would take a second look at me to manage an acute care unit or even as a supervisor! (even though 6 years of my nursing degree has been in a critical care setting.) I am not saying sub-acute is easy by any means... it is it's own special kind of difficult, this information was provided to me by recruiters, who told me that once you find yourself in LTC, its very tough to get out. I felt like I lost sight of what I wanted to accomplish, and what I wanted to do with my degree. Through this experience I decided to take a step back from management and go back to the ED though a travel agency. Finally... I accepted an assignment locally at a Level 1 trauma ED, and am so excited to get back to the basics. (I'm surprised they took me and so was my recruiter....since I really haven't had any clinical ED experience since 2015) I got so lost, and off track. I loved the ED, and even though my job was eliminated, I accepted the next thing out of fear for foreclosing on my home, and not having a paycheck. I needed a job, as I am single and the mother of a pooch! I am taking this opportunity to start over. I was so young when I started managing, and I feel like I've missed out on a lot of things I should have experienced first. I am essentially disrupting myself.. to get myself back on track to what I wanted to do all along. (management to director) I guess I am looking for any managers who have experienced something like this. Any managers who left management to get back into bedside nursing? And if you made that decision, how to you feel now? Will you ever go back to management? I cannot imagine I am the only one who was a manager and is now thrilled to not have to answer the phone at 0200 when the unit is in shambles, Or be expected to work 10-12hrs/day to cover your unit after already putting in 40hrs that week because nurses call off and life happens! I love my degree, and I enjoyed managing, but I feel as if the responsibility is starting to get to a level of impossibility, In LTC facilities and Acute care settings. Expectations are starting to wear on me. Anyone else feel the same?

Hello all. I have a 12 month old black lab. I have been managing for about 3 years now, so my shifts consisted of 5 8hr days. During this time, my pup has been going to daycare 1-3 days a week. He also has a doggy door and an invisible fence so he can come and go as he pleases! Now, I have decided to take a step back from management, and get back into what I loved doing (ER nursing) I am working 7a-7p, but with travel time it will be more like 13 hrs. I start next week! His current daycare does not open early enough or stay open late enough for me to take him there. He has free range of the house and outdoors. Never has accidents, doesn't destroy anything... I got so lucky! Barks a little... but not to much. (says hi to the neighbors...lets them know he's there) I know that ultimately I will have more time with him, but the initial leaving him for that long has me anxious. I do have family that said on days I work they will come and let him out after they get out of work (8hr shifts)....but I'm wondering how is he going to handle this after having the same routine for a year. I'm looking for positive advice. I am not a terrible pet owner, I love my dog- he is my child... I am just wondering if anyone had a situation similar to mine? And how their dog handles 12 hrs without you. I'm sad to leave him that long... but know for my sanity, I have to do what I love.

Make sure you let me know if you passed!!! i'm getting really ansy. and nervous! keep me posted!

Ughh i hope soo, i have a job waiting for me and i have to move about 2 hours away. If i failed that puts all my plans and basically my life on hold!! :/ UGHHHHH I NEED TO PASS!!

i took my exam today. I honestly feel like i failed. the computer shut off at 75 questions and i could tell you of only 4 questions that i knew for sure. I had atleast 10-15 SATA. I made stupid mistake and got easy questions wrong!! :( they were asking questions about meds and diseases i have never heard of! i went to pearsonvue and did the trick. It says Delivery successful and when i try to re-register it won't let me and says something about me having already been scheduled for an exam and contack the board or something like that, no test is able to be rescheduled today...But i am POSITIVE there is no way i passed. all the answers that i can remember i looked up and got them wrong:( and SATA is my weak area and it seemed like that was the bulk of my test! i need some guidance as to what to do next...whats the website for the BON that i can see if i have a license number next to my name?! i can't seem to find that. and honestly i wouldn't be suprised if it isn't there this time around. what do you guys think?! pass or fail?

So i took my exam today, it was ridiculously hard. There were meds i've never heard of as well as diseases. I had atleast 10-15 SATA. i honestly felt like the only answers i got right were the first and last. I did the PVT and i got the pop up but i cannot believe that i passed, i KNOW i was getting the SATA wrong, they kept throughing them at me! So now what? How do i get to the BON to see if i have a license number by my name? i can't find it and honestly i won't be surprised if there won't be one. Computer shut off at 75 questions. The ones that i can remember i look up and i got them wrong! a simple output recording i got wrong! i need someone to tell me what to expect! please and thank you!