Semiretired

It’s tricky, this anxiety thing... it haunted me most of my career, even as I got older and understood the impact we had on the patients,, But the worst anxiety was watching bad, lazy docs get away with substandard care. get some solid counseling... which I know you are doing. And let go of everything you can’t control. Which is 80-90% of the crazy job! there is no black and white. Do your best while you are at work, You can’t control the patients response, the finances, the hours or the cut in hours. You can’t control your co workers or the docs... you simply can’t FIX everybody or everything.! So don’t expect that of yourself... take care of YOU.. stay in touch with friends, ....get a massage. Be sure you get some exercise...walk your dog.. you are not the job. If someone is unhappy it’s not your fault! if you can fix it then fix it.... but so much is broken in the medical field now... Wishing you the best...

Cocoa-puff... boy! You have a lot to say and make some very good points...do you like to write? Because your letter was very well written. sounds like you landed in a very busy unit with lots of responsibility and a lot of support... what I found in the last 10 years of my job in a busy hospital... Nursing has become very TASK oriented... And that is my understatement of the year! Hang in there for the full year, and look at other nursing options,,, teaching.... WRITING, would I choose nursing if I had to do it over again? I don't know... I know it was a mistake to stay as long as I did... best wishes, you are very bright, very motivated and a little OCD... 4.0 in nursing school? Good job! But if you want to do a 4.0 job every day at work, staff nursing might not deliver the satisfaction... You might die trying though.... In hindsight I would have found a job that gave me more time with family and friends over the years. Weekends and mandatory OT tend to take a tole on everyone.

You would be smart to retain an excellent lawyer....