After 22 years in the same hospital, 15 on the same nursing unit, I've had it. Tomorrow morning I'm going to polish up my resume and apply to the 2 local nursing schools to be an instructor. I feel like a great weight has lifted now that I've made the decision. I almost left a year ago, but it didn't seem quite right. But midway through this evening's shift I realized, that's it.
I'm tired of every day has to be one crisis after another; prima donna nurses who are too good to sign-off orders, restart bad IVs, give immunizations, notify MDs about abnormal vs, or even answer their calls; MDs who don't do their job; family members who demand a private audience with the doc; placating angry patients who are starving, want to go home, or just plain don't like the rude hospitalist.
I'm tired of caring, of change only for the worse, weekends, holidays, coming in early, staying late, feeling guilty for calling in sick.
Good golly, I feel almost giddy. Anyone care to join me?
