justmovingon

Hello fellow nurses. I have been a nurse for over 20 years, and can relate to many stories and posts on here. The reason I am here is because I really don't know why after all these years, nursing is becoming way to difficult to handle. I'm litte...

I would take the nursing manager home health position. I did that for 3 years and was the most fun I ever had. Unfortunately, the position had to end because my boss couldn't afford the staff any longer and had lost a lot of contracts. What I did ...

Nursing sucks! It's ruined my life, and made me unhappy for 20 years. I wish I didn't use money as an excuse to stay in this profession.

Your supervisor is an idiot. Literally this is one reason I hate the nursing profession.

That makes no sense. Could she not have been more specific?

Right now I am working in a hospital. I did telemetry years before, and that was the worst dumping ground. I think also I just don't find nursing work interesting anymore. I can actually admit I am so BORED. Being busy is one thing. But busy a...

I'm pretty sure it is nursing. I've tried a lot of types of different areas of this profession. To be honest I am thinking about quitting my job and working my own business now. I know I may be making a lot less but I don't care anymore. I just ...

Just cause we do the job of cleaning it, doesn't mean we like it. I hate poop!

Yup, they are turned into one or two year temporary positions. EXACTLY!

We do it in Canada all the time...LOL! It's not that complicated. It's the right thing to do. It is too bad that the US still thinks this is soooooo hard to give a woman a year or two off. Honestly, given the job shortages you all complain about,...

It is very simple...Hospitals don't promote unit moral. They simply want us to rat on each other and constantly put blame on us for anything that goes wrong. So many nurses are now paranoid and need to write each other up too. You don't see doctor...

Ok, but that is not exactly helpful to a new mom. Since when should having kids be less important than a job? If you believe that companies should not have to hold a job for a year or two, then that is basically saying, TUFF... Don't have kids if y...

12 weeks is still not enough time for a maternity leave. In Canada it's 2 years and your job is secure.

For GOD SAKES! When will the U.S. Ever extend the 6 weeks off Maternity leave? I remember going back to work engorged and in pain. It's so inhumane!

Welcome to nursing. It doesn't get easier, because you care about your patients and want to keep them safe. That's the burden of our jobs. They dump more responsibilities and we keep trucking along trying to keep up. Trying to keep calm is like n...

I say, good for her! It doesn't make her less important to patient care. It's a different scope of nursing. I don't want to clean poop either. Honestly, who really wants to clean poop?

Do hospitals realize the crap they load on nurses? They keep adding more duplicate and dumb paperwork. Sometimes I would sit there about to chart, and realize I don't know enough about them cause I couldn't do a proper assessment. I work psych so...

Have you ever actually sat down and figured out what you make an hour per patient. It's appalling! It's less than minimum wage per patient lol

I know, I need to make some very serious and hard decisions. It's hard to move forward until I do. And I would probably be the happiest person if I never had to nurse again. My only regret, is I didn't listen to my gut, and leave this profession...