Ageism is rampant and some in these responses and it's very pervasive in hospitals
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your health and welfare( income) are important factors as retirement or the dream of retirement is...
Yes it's a personal hit
it will continue in your practice across your nursing career and it creates a very tangled web of self reflection the key here is not to let it turn to self criticism...
You need to get out and take that needed time off
I did not do it
ended up in performance management and at my age 68 and 42 years in nursing you do NOT want to be in a category 5 hurricane...