Should I go back?

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So my journey begins 10 years ago. I became an EMT about 10 years ago in my home state. I loved the job did I learn a lot in my time. Recently, I moved out state to get my kids out of the city and the area i lived in (shootings are a daily a thing). As I EMT, the pay is poor, hours are long and conditions are down right insane at times. I worked in a few different areas and the fact remained the same, salary was poor.

Before I moved, I started college to become a nurse, but I knew that pre-hospital and in-Hospital has a different set of challages, so I applied for a local hospital near my new home. My intention was apply for the ER, as emergency medicine is what I know and am use too. I worked in high call volume area with every type of Medical emergency and Trauma you could imagine in my home state.

Working for this hospital discouraged my love for the job. It made my question my career goals to initially obtain a BSN and move on to a MSN. As a ER TECH, I felt like I was kicked around, which is fine (as an EMT) it's the same) but about half of the nurses where very difficult to work with. Not only difficult, just down right rude and nasty. Most of the techs seemed to also by "on the fence" with there jobs as well and some of the them, as I with the staff.

No matter what I did, what I said, I was ridiculed. I knew alot, I didnt gloat or anything, i was learing a new way, not how to basicly care for someone. Now, I can't say this for all of nurses, some where really cool and understanding if I made a mistake, or just didn't understand and asked. Like I said, I was learning things or ways I otherwise never had done or dint know some of the equipment.

I know it's a busy environment, I get that they didn't sometimes have the time or whatever, but I was basicly told I'm wrong all time or treated as if I was below them. For example, one nurse that I couldn't stand, insisted that the foot lever on the bed wrong when we where bringing up the PT to a floor. I had in steer which makes it easier to corner, she told me that I was wrong and needed to retrained and that It was in the wrong position. Even though, when she adjusted it, it was more difficult to maneuver. It's like anytime I spoke up about basic things, most of the nurses where very difficult to work with with. Can't say the same for the Doctors, they where awesome. One would ask me my thought, because as techs, he not only valued are opinion, but he knew we spent time with pts.

In EMS, I have dealt with some unprofessional medics, nurses, doctors, etc, but this place ruined my ambitions. I felt like, if this is what it's going to be, to hell with It I'm done. I was treated like nothing, attitude after attitude, and I am not that type of person. Normally, I would fire back, but I didn't, because I was not certified in the state as a emt and jobs where limited.

Eventually, I emailed my manager and quit. No warning, no explanation. She called me, I didn't pick up, I was infuriated at this place.

About 6 months as gone by since then, I got a job at their rival (not working with patients) because I was done with it. Although lately, I have been considering making a run back to school for nursing.

I would start by asking, is this the normal culture for 1st year nurses too? Like, you are a just treated with constant disrespect because of your level of knowledge? Is it like this where you work in the ER on other units etc. Or is it the opposite, people are willing to inform rather than ridicule someone new?

Is it like this in most places between colleagues?

All comments are welcome.