JFischer

Thanks for all the interesting replies. Nursing is a field with many options. I admire people who take different paths in life. You live life on your own terms.

This week I decided to quit nursing. I was doing home care with a nationwide agency. I received my first annual LVN evaluation as an RN, BSN and realizing how limited I am in this LVN type job. I felt to continue this job would jeopardize my RN license. My boss restricts contacting the doctor because I work night shift. The LVN I work with don't understand that as an RN I am required to chart the way I do. The agency is going to adopt my charting method to their paperwork. I was promoted to Intermittent Nursing last week. I didn't last long because they don't have time to train a book smart nurse. Even though I had ventillator, ostomy patients etc. , took an RN Refresher class and was one of the best in paperwork in homecare with great attendance I would take too long to train. "You are great. Just come back when you get the clinical training.We need someone who is independent now." I think if you are one of the top in a dead end job it is important to reconsider the question, Is it time to leave nursing? I am looking forward to starting a home business improving medical equipment nurses use in the hospital. I don't know if such a job is possible. All I know is that I am going to try. I never made any money on my current job and figure I can't do worse than I am doing now. Too bad it is difficult to reenter nursing after being there for your family's health needs.

I am a night home health nurse. I read the chart including the doctor orders. The other nurses check off on the paperwork but don't read the orders. I find orders not sent into the office and orders that the staff are unaware of. I was called by my boss for a medication error. It had nothing to do with commission or omission of a drug order. My boss said I confused the day nurse when I showed her the orders in the chart that were not carried thru. My medication error is confusing the day nurse when I showed her doctor orders no one knew about. I can't understand why a nurse would be confused about written doctor orders and why is that my problem for showing her orders not picked up. I had not taken any action on these orders. What do you think of my boss?