kublerk

I love the way you expressed your frustration. I have been a nurse for 33 years and have 3 nurse managers I loved. the qualities were: 1)They listened to their staff 2)They helped work the floor when things got crazy 3)They stayed focused on what the staff needed, and not what "administration demanded" 4)They contributed to staff education, and encouraged the staff to focus on how self education would benefit the patients. 5)they always had your back when confronting doctors or upper level administration 6)They were truly a "team leader" and not just a boss or manager Currently I work in a very small behavior health hospital, we just hired a new Director of Nursing. She has been there about 6 months and has bullied everyone! Our turnover rate has increased. We are supported by a Union, and the number of complaints has been steadily increasing. She has "strongly encouraged 3 nurse managers to leave, and hired managers she worked with before. So she has created a selective team of her "friends" to help her run the hospital. I frankly told her that "her style of management may have worked with 'baby boomers', but Generation X and the Millennials, will not put up with her style of management." We left the meeting with the agreement, we both want to do what is best for the patients, however, our personalities do not work well together.

No still focus on your dream job, but look at another skill set that will help you, like pediatric critical care. It might take a little time to get the 'dream job'but stay focused. When one door closes, another door opens.

I have been out of the hospital for 4 years, I was caring for an aging family member and was needed at home. I am now looking to reboot my career, but I send resumes and apply for jobs and never get calls back. I never thought I would have trouble finding a nursing position. I am 50 years young, and know that I have about 20 years left until retirement. My experience is varied, I specialized in Critical Care Nursing and Emergency/Trauma nursing. I maintained my CCRN for 28 years, now I am a CCRN alumnus. For the past few years I have been trying to develop a Nurse Consulting/Holistic Nursing Business, but the income is not sufficient for my financial needs at this time. I have 3 kids to put through college. Any ideas, suggestions would be greatly appreciated.