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1. Why I'm Leaving the Nursing field and Nursing School

   sweetcaroline101 replied to sweetcaroline101's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your reply, I appreciate your input. It's great that you love your job and that you have the ability to disconnect from the work you do. It's essential to succeed in nursing. The outlook of "work is work & is a paycheck" is just ...

2. Why I'm Leaving the Nursing field and Nursing School

   sweetcaroline101 replied to sweetcaroline101's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry to hear that you're struggling to land work. Where I live in northern CA, the job market is too saturated with rns and lpns. I have 2 friends that got their MSNs and haven't been able to find jobs in the 1 year after graduating and are still ...

3. Why I'm Leaving the Nursing field and Nursing School

   sweetcaroline101 replied to sweetcaroline101's topic in General Nursing

   You're a strong person for being responsible and trying to make the most of your nursing career. I know a couple of nurses that enjoyed travel nursing and got to live in some really cool cities. I hope it works out well for you!

4. Why I'm Leaving the Nursing field and Nursing School

   sweetcaroline101 replied to sweetcaroline101's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your reply! I have a few family members that work in the medical device and pharmaceutical field that are not rns, just a bachelors degree and job experience in sales. For the depression and anxiety, I've been cured of it since I withdre...

5. Why I'm Leaving the Nursing field and Nursing School

   sweetcaroline101 replied to sweetcaroline101's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your input, and you're right I most likely have the grass is greener syndrome. I've worked in a few different fields and I have to say that nursing beats out all of them. In the other jobs I had, I can't say that I've been pooped on, hit...

6. Why I'm Leaving the Nursing field and Nursing School

   sweetcaroline101 replied to sweetcaroline101's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks everyone for your kind comments! It's been somewhat difficult admitting these things to myself and then following through with the actions to change things, then to admit it to family and friends. But I feel such a huge amount of relief, and...

7. Why I'm Leaving the Nursing field and Nursing School

   sweetcaroline101 replied to sweetcaroline101's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks! Actually, I left the fashion industry to get into the nursing field. Live and learn, right?

8. Why I'm Leaving the Nursing field and Nursing School

   sweetcaroline101 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello there! I'm not looking for validation or approval, just wanted to get this off my chest and perhaps reach out there to fellow peers who might relate. I'm 35, have a BA degree in English, and made a career change to nursing 5 yrs ago b/c I love...