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I've taken the very hard decision in my life to leave nursing. I'm writing this as anonymous as I want only to be heard. I qualified as a nurse 6 years ago. I enjoyed the course and could not wait to qualify. I remember thinking "when I qualify I wil...

Thanks for everyone's comments and I'll say this and say it again, nurses are amazing :-) yes, I did know and was fully aware of the pressures of nursing while training, I LOVED my training. Ive never tried to degrade the profession or say that i "kn...

I do plan on getting into lecturing in palliative nursing and will be doing botox and I do hope to build up a business from it. i did think about going back to university and completely retraining, but instead ive chosen routes that require my nursin...

Wow guys I just want to say thankyou for the support. ill give you a bit of my background: i worked in acute stroke unit for almost two years after qualifying. While there I did bank shifts of different wards (out of choice) on oncology etc. while I ...

I worked as a clinical nurse specialist in pallative care so yes, I do feel I can lecture in this area. i loved being a palliative care nurse and left due to the reasons i stated in my first post. i used to teach district nurses in palliatve care, an...

Next month i start a Level 7 (masters cert) in aesthtic injectables. It's only only open to nurses, dentists, drs etc. Novemeber 13 I will have my insurence and lisence in place to start doing botox and dermal fillers. I have managed to find a clinic...

I agree 100%, however it is not the lack of gratidude from patients that has enforced my decision...... It's for the reasons I have stated above. My patients are the reason I woke up at 5.30am to begin my 7.30 shift..... My patients are the reason I ...

Thankyou. its something ive had to do for my own self. I still love people and love to help others....... It's management and everything else that goes with it that has worn me down. I work very hard at my job, but kept thinking this is a blip and th...