You hit the nail on the head with up and down comment. People think working 3 days a week is so great. But when you’re either recovering from the physical exhaustion, or mentally preparing for you upcoming shifts, your quality of life takes a hit! This isn’t talked about enough
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Still better than 5X week 8hr days imo. By the time you get home and have dinner it’s time for bed than you repeat for the next 4 days. Get Saturday to do what you want and spend Sunday preparing for the upcoming 5 day hurdle.
Coming from an active duty (military) who works in medical, working EVERYDAY plus the other bs u have to do in top of your job leads to horrible work-life balance. Working over 8 hrs everyday for low pay and standing duty. I rather have 3 12’s because i do feel like you can recover and enjoy life. I just feel like you have to find the balance in between work and life. It can be manageable if you allow it to be.
I've been an RN for 20 years. There are jobs in abundance in nursing. You can find exactly what you are looking for if you continue! Work life balance is necessary as a professional.
There are jobs for experienced nurses only. I grad frrom a 4 year nursing program in 2010, cum laude and with a previous BS Biology under my belt. I passed my boards on the first try. I sent out resumes over the tri-state area for an entire year and received not a single answer. After that, being I desperately needed money. I took any crap job I could find. Now I am 71 and finding it very hard because no one wants to hire me for anything. I live on the east coast and I hear this is an ongoing problem. CEOs dont want to use preceptors because they state they don't want 2 nurses to a patient. I think this young lady is very overwhelmed. The ER can be very chaotic (God knows I did enough clinical rotations in it (before the advent of street Fentanyl). She may love those she works with but that dorsn't encompass or negate the fact that they are likely understaffed. ERs, as you know, receive all of the mental health patients who should be in the hospital but now live in group homes because neither insurance companies nor the gov't want to adequately cover these individuals. They have nowhere to go and they don't like the group home. Under EMTALA, of course, the ER has to stabilize them and find a bed for them - which is far from easy.
I worked in the PICU as a new grad but didn’t feel supported. I transitioned into the school nurse role after a year and I honestly love it. You wouldn’t believe I’m paid more as a school nurse then in the PICU 😂. People always tell me that I’m going to lose clinical skills but if I want to go back to the hospital I can! My well being and social life have suffered enough. enjoy love!
Glad to hear you are happy and even making more money! Besides if you need to go back to the hospital you would have to go through orientation and those skills would come back quickly. It is just like riding a bike!
It’s so crazy! I was watching another RUclipsr who is a nurse. She quit her first nursing job as a PEDS nurse to be a school nurse. Good luck to you Sierra. I’m Still trying to figure out what specialty I want to go into. I graduate next month🙌🏾🙏🏾
Gotta find what you love. I’m not a nurse, I’m a PA. My first job out of school was family medicine. Worked there for 22 months and couldn’t do it anymore at that place. I’ve been without a job since November now but we just moved states so waiting for my new state license so I can find a new job, but Definitly changing specialties. Possibly surgery, hospital medicine, pre op, GI, or endo. Trying to be open because I want to find a job I love.
As a nurse of almost two years it is mentally ,physically spirtuality draining and nurses are feeling like their pressure to stay due to the nature and their degree please do not sugar coat your journey nursing was my dream however I felt incapable unworthy stress and so much more and it drained everything from me . I am grateful to achieve this goal however every time I went to the bedside I hear a voice said this is not your purpose I felt purposeless when I quit I was so happy and relieved even without a back up job so I realized it was me being drained.
I've been a funerwl Director for 16 years and started feeling this way 2 years ago. Long story short I am Now enrolled in my local community college at the tail end of my prerequisite to get into nursing school. I am super excited Snd congratulations on your new job.
Kudos to you for switching it up :) It can be so hard to make that decision when you’ve been at a place for so long but cheers to new beginnings!! So excited for you
Girl! I'm 5 months in my OR orientation in am acute hospital. I've never been so mentally broken before. I'm planning on quitting and going back to outpatient surgery but at the same time I don't want to disappoint my manager she's so nice. However the culture sucks the hours suck I don't feel like myself at all.
Don’t feel bad. I was in the same position but I was a month and a half in. My manager was nice but I was in a bad place mentally. I explained everything to her and she understood.
I worked for 8 years and left, I actually didn’t think I’d go back to nursing but after 7 years break I am back and loving it. I wish I just changed jobs and not quite altogether but still grateful that I can go and come as much as I like, so take a break if you want or just take time to find your niche in nursing ❤
I did school health nursing. I had to keep up with the health records of at least 500 students in the school…….new students, transferring students, updates. You have to run after parents to bring in records….it’s nuts. there are insulin to be given to students at certain time during the day, there are other kids on other meds…..psych, asthma and other, i was doing straight cath to a student 3 times, also the daily health room visits can be up to 30 students a day……parents have to be called for each of those visits and notes need to be put in. I ran away to go back to the hospital because I could not keep up. This is what school nurse does. Oh I forgot, anytime someone throws up or has a bathroom accident, teachers send them to you for change clean cothes😂.
Same; I was the only nurse for an elementary school of 800 children, incuding thespecial needs kids . Parents would be angry when I couldn't stay late for thier special meetings but I had my own family and kids and I didn't get paid overtime. Or how about when a new child shows up with a shot record from another country and even when you translate it, it means they haven't been vaccinated according to usa standards. Parents letting their kids run out of inhalers, even though I had called and called and called them begging them to bring it in.
Omg why I was thinking of doing school nurse as well!!! 😂 I went from medsurge to L&D thinking L&D was my dream job but now it has me dealing with the most anxiety that I’ve ever felt with. I’m seeing a lot of people leaving their nursing career to something less stressful. Congratulations and good luck in you new position.
I’m on the same exact page 😢 been a peds nurse for 8 months as a new grad and I’m miserable everyday. Nights is taking a huge toll on my mental health. I hate being a nurse and I’m so sad I went through all this schooling and this was my dream too. Been applying to so many jobs with no luck but you give me hope
I’m super proud of you for realizing what wasn’t serving you early on in your career. I’ve been an RN for 6 years and spent 5 of them miserable as a MedSurg Nurse. I wish I had left sooner for the sake of my mental health. Congratulations on your new positions!! 🩺🤎👏🏾✨
Girl I knew from jump nursing was not, is not, and will not be my entire life! And I knew I didn’t want to work nights because I see what it has done to my friends/other people. Nights take such a toll on you people have NO IDEA. My bf works his 3 12s back to back and will have a week off and he still will be so exhausted on his 3rd day in, he just sleeps the days away sometimes! Anyway I went straight to the OR (level 1 trauma so it is still popping and crazy lol) and I love it! I only considered OR, cath lab, or IR, MAYBE endo because you have 1 pt at a time. Sorry but my life comes first also I became a nurse at 30 so I wanted to prioritize my future self!
You are a smart and positive person. No wonder things are working in your favor. You didn’t stay in a position you weren’t happy in and you didn’t dwell on what if you can’t find another job and end up getting the jobs you want.
I am also a Nurse. This is one of the channels that gave me the courage to start my RUclips channel 7 months ago about self development. Now I have 702 subs and > 200 hours of watch time. I know it’s not comparable with others but I’m still proud I started because I’ve been learning so many lessons that I could haven’t learned without getting started in the 1st place. This channel also inspired me to upload my recent videos to share my opinions about the main things that truly impacted the way I live. They're a couple of my most vulnerable videos that I've been hesitant to post for many months because of the fear of being misunderstood but I finally decided to overcome that fear so others can learn from my experience so we can all grow together. They're packed with valuable information about the relationship between a job and happiness.
It’s soo crazy that we have the same experience!! I left my trauma icu job at a level 1 hospital and I felt the same way as you. It hurts when your dream job isn’t the dream but life is full of mysteries and gifts and I’m so glad you found your path! The wonderful thing about nursing that we are able to change our specialities so easily! I ended up changing to go to a magnet rehab hospital which is amazing and I truly love it! So glad that you found your new place ❤️
First of all, you are stunning! I'm also a new grad and I feel literally everything you're saying and I'm less than a month in. It was my dream and now I feel lost.
Thank you for posting this! I’ve been an ER nurse almost two years (I was inpatient two years before that) and I totally agree/I have struggled with balance too. It’s hard to explain, I had great coworkers and management too, but yeah something about those 12 hour shifts of unexpected craziness, it just takes everything in you to recover in between. Good luck with everything!
I’m a pre nursing student and I am taking my intro to anatomy and physiology class for the third time yep. I don’t think I’m smart enough to get through this class successfully.
I'm proud of you. Sometimes God let's us to go through tough things to lead us to something better for you. Trust in Him and the process, you'll always come out okay. ❤ Excited to see your new journey!
I just subscribed...congrats girl!!! I worked as a School LVN doing 1:1 diabetes management as a second job. Loved the kids, school staff, and schedule. Returning to school for an RN program, but will definitely apply to the school district after graduating.
Girl! can like we be friends :D, you totally said everything I've been thinking and feeling. Good for you to realize it early on and not 8 years later!!!! I'm trying to figure out what do from bedside, because this is all I've ever known. Congrats on your new role!
Trauma: Life in the E.R. was my show when I was 8! I thought I was the only one who used to watch this hahaha I’m a 1st year certified pharmacy technician at a hospital and I can resonate with the work/life balance thing, even though a lot of people think I just count pills all day smh We were so short staffed that at one point I had to make IVs, keep an eye on the new hires, while still running all over the hospital. On my days off, all I do is run errands and sleep and I’m afraid to take a vacation because I know once I’m out the city, my job would mandate me to come in and work. I’ve been stressed, depressed, and anxious to the point where I don’t want to work anymore and I remember praying to God to be where I am today. I have my dream vehicle, the shift I work is amazing, but I just lost the spark for what I do. My contract is up next year and I’ve been looking for ways to utilize my certifications so I won’t be as stressed, not abandon what I love to do and to start on other things I want to do before the life forms beam me up 😂
Hey girl, you've helped me in my nursing journey and I also am currently in an ED residency program. I'm slowly coming to the point of being off orientation and I'm so nervous. I know I'll never be ready, but I'm at a point where like I don't think this is it for me. The nurse and pt ratio can get to 7-1, and I feel like i'm always sleeping on my days off, and I'm just living to survive instead of thriving. I'm still thinking about staying until December to try and push myself, but watching your video has helped me reflect on my experience and not lose hope on other opportunities. Thank you and wishing you the best!
Congrats on your success sierra and thanks for sharing ❤ really nice video I'm RN 15 years in the industry, I Just recently started to get my money right" raking in 20k monthly from my 2 Jobs and investments after living paycheck to paycheck for a long while. I plan on growing my passive income and retire soon enough to follow my passion. My story & hers is proof that not matter how much you make anyone can go bankrupt when they're irresponsible with their money. I didn't get education on personal finances from my parents or in school and I learnt the tough way. I wish money management is taught in schools for the younger generation. Live within your means, budget, save, and invest!
I made sacrifices for the sake of the larger good. Reduced spending, economical living, budgeting and saving. When done properly investing increases wealth however piling up so much in the bank will only generate 0.1% Allow your money to work harder for you I learned all this with the assistance of a financial advisor who guided me through the baby steps and I'm teaching my kids the same with her assistance
I suggest you look up Rachel Blanc, she's fantastic and successfully guided me through the steps. With her assistance I'm increasing my portfolio's passive income
Ahh this made me smile/ so happy ☺️! Currently a Peds nurse (a little over a year) and I FELT everything you were saying!! So excited to see your journey! Congratulations 🥳
I love this!!!! I completely understand ~ This was totally my feelings as a new grad operating room nurse~ Loved it but just wasn’t happy~ I get it!! Glad you found something New that’s the true value In being a nurse~ Having so many new options
Space is a big thing in nursing. We got to give ourselves time to recharge. I like to break my schedule to 2 days and off 2 days in a row and on and on.
Well as a older woman I will say I am happy new at the l least chose a career that because last you a lifetime I am an example of making career mistakes where now I have to worry about my future I chose the wrong career and when you do that you suffer in your older age so I must say I am very proud that you are sticking with the career of choice just moving venues you are a smart young lady and whoever advice you did a wonderful job I wish someone had done the same for me
Someone knew I needed this video. I feel exactly how you feel about my current job. I’m not a nurse yet, but my current job has me so drained I don’t feel any drive to do anything else except sleep. I lost motivation to pursue my actual dream/hobbies, and I wake up in the morning and am almost on the verge of tears because I have to wake up and go in. It depresses me and I feel like I’m wasting my true potential where I work. I’ve been there 4 years too long already and I simply refuse to make it to year 5. I want to peace out at the top of next year, lord willing. Thank you for this. I’m a new subscriber but I want to keep up with you and your journey. ❤
Being nurse is my dream career! I’m currently taking classes for CCMA. Starting off baby steps before going into nursing. I’m interested in Cardiology and Oncology for my nursing scope. We will see 😅 Long as you are chasing a dream majority of time you will face dissatisfaction
I knew it!! As soon as you mentioned the struggle with work-life balance I knew you would mention school nursing. Congrats sweet friend, you are going to do wonderfully and I hope it is just as fulfilling as you are hoping for 🎉
In my pediatric session now and might consider doing pediatrics as a tech before graduating in May to see if I like it . I feel like this video was the boost I needed to apply and see 🤍 good luck on your journey and can’t wait to see how you enjoy being a school nurse and etc!
Thank you for sharing your experience! I'm starting practicum soon and I needed to see this so I can keep an open mind and not stress myself out over the small things. I'm so happy that you have found something you like, and I hope you find the fulfillment that you're wanting.
I have been working as a nurse for 4 years and my first job was in the emergency room. It's common to dislike the job as nursing can be a very toxic profession. People who are close to the management tend to receive better treatment and those nurses who belong to a minority group often don't get treated well in the healthcare industry.
I've been nurse for 38 years. I started out working in the inner city ICU's, cardiac, neuro and trauma. I worked 5 years in an downtown ER. A large clients of psych, homeless and functioning illiterate patients. I am now doing supplemental staffing at skilled facilities. I always look forward to going to work. I still learning something new everyday. I laugh and have fun. Their is always going to have never things happen. I had many but I move on. When I come to work with a smile on my face, other nurse look at me like something is wrong. I look at every shift like on the track field. The gun just went off. I will have hurdles. Some will fall. But I will finish the race and no one will stop me. I am just sad I can't do this another 38 years.
You got a lot of great experience that will always be used in your journey in Nursing. YOu will do great! I just hated the step down in pay working for the state but the stress was so less. Good Luck!
I don't get how RNs quit nursing. They have SO many options. As an LPN of 30 years, our options are very limited. I really regret not finishing my degree and now am just too damn old to do it. RNs can teach, travel, do research, write. Its really an open field.
I don’t think she was in it for the right reasons! Nursing is not a walk in the park, it’s a physically mentally demanding job that requires you to be fully dedicated to your patients and work! The woman in this video seems to be looking for an easy job that doesn’t require much and she gets to have her vacation time for RUclips and other stuff! I think that’s all it is! Hospital work is hardcore 24/7 and she couldn’t keep up the pace! I guess it’s better for her to quit now than to mess up and get taken to court like that nurse who gave a patient the wrong drug then it killed her!
@@fionaokeefe1906why is the hate so hard? Just because she is human and get tired and have different reasons than you didn’t make her less qualified than you. So stop passing your uncalled for judgement
Congratulations!!!🎉 School is nursing is wonderful, but it has it’s own set of challenges. If you know you know(school nurses). If you LOVE kids, it’s a great place to be. Just have to find your passion!
I think you would be a great school nurse. I am a new grad working in the orthopedic unit. Hope I love it but if not I will be taking your route lol have to do whats best for you ❤ congratulations on your new job
I’m a new grad and I just started working on a transplant (med-surg) unit about a month ago and I really don’t like it. I don’t like how I’m super tired after the work and need like a day to recover. I dread going to work. I’m trying to wait it out but every day I’m looking online for outpatient nursing jobs
Soooooo happy for you. You prioritized YOU! Your authenticity is refreshing. Thanks for sharing. You will continue to do great things!! Continued blessings to you sis. New subscriber here 🖤🖤🫶🏾🖤
I’m so happy for you, listening to you talk, I can hear the excitement in your voice. I can’t wait to see what your new adventure has in store for you! Congratulations on your new journey.
I have been an LVN for 5 years now and I start RN school in a few months and although outpatient is nice, it also comes with so many cons lol Monday -Friday 8hs is exhausting and have no time for anything else during the week. I miss working 12s , ironically lol! Also outpatient has too many other duties,I feel like I’m not focusing on patient care and more on referrals, scheduling and so many other non clinical things. I am over it lol 😅. I want to be tucked away in pacu or the OR as an RN 😂
Because studying it is WAY more fascinating than clocking in. Plus once you get the money and it’s still not feeling right it’s just not going to be what makes you feel fulfilled
I'm almost a year in and I feel the same way. My coworkers are pretty nice and my managers are great. The patient's aren't the worst. But yeah just like you I'm just like "man this sucks". I went part time 6 months in and rather penny pinch then go back to full time. The only thing that keeps me going is knowing that I've gotten theough the worst of it (the 1st year) amd can say I have experience now. Also knowing there's more jobs out there. Also knowing that acute care doesn't always mean the hospital so that also counts towards my experience.
I quit hospital nursing after going from one hospital to another and encountering terrible management; working over 2000 hours a year for years, in exchange for part-time status and benefits, and told "you don't qualify for full time status" or being scheduled for 3 12-hour shifts a week but having 2 of them cancelled, week after week, being sent home without pay because the census was low, being called in because a patient was being airlifted in, waiting hours then told "you don't get paid because your patient didn't arrive" or having to work Christmas two years in a row and told "you don't have enough seniority to have Christmas off" or having a vacation request approved months in advance (for my sister's wedding, non-refundable airline tickets etc) ) and then the schedule comes out and the vacation is gone. I worked at 6 different hospitals before figuring out they ALL treat nurses like crap. I loved hospital nursing, what I actually did, but the management is appalling.
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You hit the nail on the head with up and down comment. People think working 3 days a week is so great. But when you’re either recovering from the physical exhaustion, or mentally preparing for you upcoming shifts, your quality of life takes a hit! This isn’t talked about enough
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Exactly !
Still better than 5X week 8hr days imo. By the time you get home and have dinner it’s time for bed than you repeat for the next 4 days. Get Saturday to do what you want and spend Sunday preparing for the upcoming 5 day hurdle.
Coming from an active duty (military) who works in medical, working EVERYDAY plus the other bs u have to do in top of your job leads to horrible work-life balance. Working over 8 hrs everyday for low pay and standing duty. I rather have 3 12’s because i do feel like you can recover and enjoy life. I just feel like you have to find the balance in between work and life. It can be manageable if you allow it to be.
I've been an RN for 20 years. There are jobs in abundance in nursing. You can find exactly what you are looking for if you continue! Work life balance is necessary as a professional.
There are jobs for experienced nurses only. I grad frrom a 4 year nursing program in 2010, cum laude and with a previous BS Biology under my belt. I passed my boards on the first try. I sent out resumes over the tri-state area for an entire year and received not a single answer. After that, being I desperately needed money. I took any crap job I could find. Now I am 71 and finding it very hard because no one wants to hire me for anything. I live on the east coast and I hear this is an ongoing problem. CEOs dont want to use preceptors because they state they don't want 2 nurses to a patient.
I think this young lady is very overwhelmed. The ER can be very chaotic (God knows I did enough clinical rotations in it (before the advent of street Fentanyl). She may love those she works with but that dorsn't encompass or negate the fact that they are likely understaffed. ERs, as you know, receive all of the mental health patients who should be in the hospital but now live in group homes because neither insurance companies nor the gov't want to adequately cover these individuals. They have nowhere to go and they don't like the group home. Under EMTALA, of course, the ER has to stabilize them and find a bed for them - which is far from easy.
I worked in the PICU as a new grad but didn’t feel supported. I transitioned into the school nurse role after a year and I honestly love it. You wouldn’t believe I’m paid more as a school nurse then in the PICU 😂. People always tell me that I’m going to lose clinical skills but if I want to go back to the hospital I can! My well being and social life have suffered enough. enjoy love!
That's great! bc usually the pay would be the other way around.
Glad to hear you are happy and even making more money! Besides if you need to go back to the hospital you would have to go through orientation and those skills would come back quickly. It is just like riding a bike!
You tend to forget clinical skills and policy and procedures changes. You can pick up shift on holidays and summer.
It’s so crazy! I was watching another RUclipsr who is a nurse. She quit her first nursing job as a PEDS nurse to be a school nurse. Good luck to you Sierra. I’m Still trying to figure out what specialty I want to go into. I graduate next month🙌🏾🙏🏾
Is that madi of madi nursing journey?coz she quitted too to be a school nurse 🤌🏾
@@LiveLifeSnI was just gonna suggest her 😂 I'm so excited to watch these two on their new journey. My main two nurse vloggers I follow.
Gotta find what you love. I’m not a nurse, I’m a PA. My first job out of school was family medicine. Worked there for 22 months and couldn’t do it anymore at that place. I’ve been without a job since November now but we just moved states so waiting for my new state license so I can find a new job, but Definitly changing specialties. Possibly surgery, hospital medicine, pre op, GI, or endo. Trying to be open because I want to find a job I love.
I thought Madi was. L&D nurse🤔
@@Prosperity85 she just changed to school nurse.
As a nurse of almost two years it is mentally ,physically spirtuality draining and nurses are feeling like their pressure to stay due to the nature and their degree please do not sugar coat your journey nursing was my dream however I felt incapable unworthy stress and so much more and it drained everything from me . I am grateful to achieve this goal however every time I went to the bedside I hear a voice said this is not your purpose I felt purposeless when I quit I was so happy and relieved even without a back up job so I realized it was me being drained.
Try a different job ? There’s so many different nursing jobs
@@ghisellesimon162 there are hundreds of nursing jobs that are not bedside nursing.
I've been a funerwl
Director for 16 years and started feeling this way 2 years ago. Long story short I am
Now enrolled in my local community college at the tail end of my prerequisite to get into nursing school. I am super excited Snd congratulations on your new job.
Kudos to you for switching it up :) It can be so hard to make that decision when you’ve been at a place for so long but cheers to new beginnings!! So excited for you
Girl! I'm 5 months in my OR orientation in am acute hospital. I've never been so mentally broken before. I'm planning on quitting and going back to outpatient surgery but at the same time I don't want to disappoint my manager she's so nice. However the culture sucks the hours suck I don't feel like myself at all.
Don’t feel bad. I was in the same position but I was a month and a half in. My manager was nice but I was in a bad place mentally. I explained everything to her and she understood.
I worked for 8 years and left, I actually didn’t think I’d go back to nursing but after 7 years break I am back and loving it. I wish I just changed jobs and not quite altogether but still grateful that I can go and come as much as I like, so take a break if you want or just take time to find your niche in nursing ❤
Girl, people will hire you. I did exactly what you just did last year and I was hired at a GREAT facility. God bless you.
I love this for us 🥰
I did school health nursing. I had to keep up with the health records of at least 500 students in the school…….new students, transferring students, updates. You have to run after parents to bring in records….it’s nuts. there are insulin to be given to students at certain time during the day, there are other kids on other meds…..psych, asthma and other, i was doing straight cath to a student 3 times, also the daily health room visits can be up to 30 students a day……parents have to be called for each of those visits and notes need to be put in. I ran away to go back to the hospital because I could not keep up. This is what school nurse does. Oh I forgot, anytime someone throws up or has a bathroom accident, teachers send them to you for change clean cothes😂.
Same; I was the only nurse for an elementary school of 800 children, incuding thespecial needs kids . Parents would be angry when I couldn't stay late for thier special meetings but I had my own family and kids and I didn't get paid overtime. Or how about when a new child shows up with a shot record from another country and even when you translate it, it means they haven't been vaccinated according to usa standards. Parents letting their kids run out of inhalers, even though I had called and called and called them begging them to bring it in.
Omg why I was thinking of doing school nurse as well!!! 😂 I went from medsurge to L&D thinking L&D was my dream job but now it has me dealing with the most anxiety that I’ve ever felt with. I’m seeing a lot of people leaving their nursing career to something less stressful. Congratulations and good luck in you new position.
what don’t you like about l&d? it’s the specialty im leaning toward but I’m only doing my prereqs rn
Been an L&D nurse and transitioning to something less stressful and more balanced…. Wishing you the best of luck ❤
Started in June in L&D and I haven’t had this much anxiety in my life 😅
@@juliettebataneant1011 girlll L&D will cause you to have the most anxiety EVER!!! It will cause you to feel like you need to be on meds 😣😬.
What about L&D have you feeling anxious and nervous???
I’m on the same exact page 😢 been a peds nurse for 8 months as a new grad and I’m miserable everyday. Nights is taking a huge toll on my mental health. I hate being a nurse and I’m so sad I went through all this schooling and this was my dream too. Been applying to so many jobs with no luck but you give me hope
I’m super proud of you for realizing what wasn’t serving you early on in your career. I’ve been an RN for 6 years and spent 5 of them miserable as a MedSurg Nurse. I wish I had left sooner for the sake of my mental health. Congratulations on your new positions!! 🩺🤎👏🏾✨
@@JM-gc8fn I transferred to Labor & Delivery
@@JM-gc8fn tell me when you find out too
You don’t have to stay in med surg. You don’t want to try outpatient? That’s what I’m gonna do personally.
What are you doing now. Im totally over med surg
Girl I knew from jump nursing was not, is not, and will not be my entire life! And I knew I didn’t want to work nights because I see what it has done to my friends/other people. Nights take such a toll on you people have NO IDEA. My bf works his 3 12s back to back and will have a week off and he still will be so exhausted on his 3rd day in, he just sleeps the days away sometimes!
Anyway I went straight to the OR (level 1 trauma so it is still popping and crazy lol) and I love it! I only considered OR, cath lab, or IR, MAYBE endo because you have 1 pt at a time. Sorry but my life comes first also I became a nurse at 30 so I wanted to prioritize my future self!
You are a smart and positive person. No wonder things are working in your favor. You didn’t stay in a position you weren’t happy in and you didn’t dwell on what if you can’t find another job and end up getting the jobs you want.
I am also a Nurse. This is one of the channels that gave me the courage to start my RUclips channel 7 months ago about self development. Now I have 702 subs and > 200 hours of watch time. I know it’s not comparable with others but I’m still proud I started because I’ve been learning so many lessons that I could haven’t learned without getting started in the 1st place.
This channel also inspired me to upload my recent videos to share my opinions about the main things that truly impacted the way I live. They're a couple of my most vulnerable videos that I've been hesitant to post for many months because of the fear of being misunderstood but I finally decided to overcome that fear so others can learn from my experience so we can all grow together. They're packed with valuable information about the relationship between a job and happiness.
It’s soo crazy that we have the same experience!! I left my trauma icu job at a level 1 hospital and I felt the same way as you. It hurts when your dream job isn’t the dream but life is full of mysteries and gifts and I’m so glad you found your path! The wonderful thing about nursing that we are able to change our specialities so easily! I ended up changing to go to a magnet rehab hospital which is amazing and I truly love it! So glad that you found your new place ❤️
Congratulations on your new jobs . Good for you putting yourself first. If your mental not right than the job will never be worth it
First of all, you are stunning! I'm also a new grad and I feel literally everything you're saying and I'm less than a month in. It was my dream and now I feel lost.
Thank you for posting this! I’ve been an ER nurse almost two years (I was inpatient two years before that) and I totally agree/I have struggled with balance too. It’s hard to explain, I had great coworkers and management too, but yeah something about those 12 hour shifts of unexpected craziness, it just takes everything in you to recover in between. Good luck with everything!
I’m a pre nursing student and I am taking my intro to anatomy and physiology class for the third time yep. I don’t think I’m smart enough to get through this class successfully.
You’re smart enough to get through anything l!
You'll make it! Just be aware that all the nursing plans of care and theory are used 00percent in real life at the job
I'm proud of you. Sometimes God let's us to go through tough things to lead us to something better for you. Trust in Him and the process, you'll always come out okay. ❤
Excited to see your new journey!
I just subscribed...congrats girl!!! I worked as a School LVN doing 1:1 diabetes management as a second job. Loved the kids, school staff, and schedule. Returning to school for an RN program, but will definitely apply to the school district after graduating.
I love this 💖 school nursing is an entire NEW WORLD. The teachers are so great, and I’m so excited to meet the kids.
AND THE SCHEDULE. unmatched 😍
Applying to the school district to do what?
@@b.freeman2118 My local school districts hire fulltime LVNs and RNs who work at schools with students with health conditions during the school year
Literally same
Girl! can like we be friends :D, you totally said everything I've been thinking and feeling. Good for you to realize it early on and not 8 years later!!!! I'm trying to figure out what do from bedside, because this is all I've ever known. Congrats on your new role!
Trauma: Life in the E.R. was my show when I was 8! I thought I was the only one who used to watch this hahaha
I’m a 1st year certified pharmacy technician at a hospital and I can resonate with the work/life balance thing, even though a lot of people think I just count pills all day smh We were so short staffed that at one point I had to make IVs, keep an eye on the new hires, while still running all over the hospital. On my days off, all I do is run errands and sleep and I’m afraid to take a vacation because I know once I’m out the city, my job would mandate me to come in and work. I’ve been stressed, depressed, and anxious to the point where I don’t want to work anymore and I remember praying to God to be where I am today. I have my dream vehicle, the shift I work is amazing, but I just lost the spark for what I do. My contract is up next year and I’ve been looking for ways to utilize my certifications so I won’t be as stressed, not abandon what I love to do and to start on other things I want to do before the life forms beam me up 😂
You’re back!!!! I’m soooo happy that you’re in a better head space and ready to get your mental health back. This is so exciting
Hey girl, you've helped me in my nursing journey and I also am currently in an ED residency program. I'm slowly coming to the point of being off orientation and I'm so nervous. I know I'll never be ready, but I'm at a point where like I don't think this is it for me. The nurse and pt ratio can get to 7-1, and I feel like i'm always sleeping on my days off, and I'm just living to survive instead of thriving. I'm still thinking about staying until December to try and push myself, but watching your video has helped me reflect on my experience and not lose hope on other opportunities. Thank you and wishing you the best!
Congrats on your success sierra and thanks for sharing ❤ really nice video I'm RN 15 years in the industry, I Just recently started to get my money right" raking in 20k monthly from my 2 Jobs and investments after living paycheck to paycheck for a long while. I plan on growing my passive income and retire soon enough to follow my passion. My story & hers is proof that not matter how much you make anyone can go bankrupt when they're irresponsible with their money. I didn't get education on personal finances from my parents or in school and I learnt the tough way. I wish money management is taught in schools for the younger generation. Live within your means, budget, save, and invest!
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Investing is really a good one. RUclips comments are very informative these days. Thanks for sharing this helpful advice
Ahh this made me smile/ so happy ☺️! Currently a Peds nurse (a little over a year) and I FELT everything you were saying!! So excited to see your journey! Congratulations 🥳
I agree. I’m so tired and worn down after only 7 months. I have issues with my feet now. Stressed. I hate it.
I love this!!!! I completely understand ~ This was totally my feelings as a new grad operating room nurse~ Loved it but just wasn’t happy~ I get it!! Glad you found something New that’s the true value In being a nurse~ Having so many new options
Space is a big thing in nursing. We got to give ourselves time to recharge. I like to break my schedule to 2 days and off 2 days in a row and on and on.
Well as a older woman I will say I am happy new at the l least chose a career that because last you a lifetime I am an example of making career mistakes where now I have to worry about my future I chose the wrong career and when you do that you suffer in your older age so I must say I am very proud that you are sticking with the career of choice just moving venues you are a smart young lady and whoever advice you did a wonderful job I wish someone had done the same for me
Someone knew I needed this video. I feel exactly how you feel about my current job. I’m not a nurse yet, but my current job has me so drained I don’t feel any drive to do anything else except sleep. I lost motivation to pursue my actual dream/hobbies, and I wake up in the morning and am almost on the verge of tears because I have to wake up and go in. It depresses me and I feel like I’m wasting my true potential where I work. I’ve been there 4 years too long already and I simply refuse to make it to year 5. I want to peace out at the top of next year, lord willing. Thank you for this. I’m a new subscriber but I want to keep up with you and your journey. ❤
I believe 4 10 hour shifts is more beneficial for everyone. 3 12 hour shifts is rough and 5 8 hour shifts don’t give you enough time to rest
Being nurse is my dream career! I’m currently taking classes for CCMA. Starting off baby steps before going into nursing. I’m interested in Cardiology and Oncology for my nursing scope. We will see 😅 Long as you are chasing a dream majority of time you will face dissatisfaction
Its a different feeling love however you will see what she means no offense no on e understands unless you worked as a nurse honestly
I knew it!! As soon as you mentioned the struggle with work-life balance I knew you would mention school nursing. Congrats sweet friend, you are going to do wonderfully and I hope it is just as fulfilling as you are hoping for 🎉
In my pediatric session now and might consider doing pediatrics as a tech before graduating in May to see if I like it . I feel like this video was the boost I needed to apply and see 🤍 good luck on your journey and can’t wait to see how you enjoy being a school nurse and etc!
I'm super happy for you! May God continue to keep you. I love that you are prioritizing your health. You are your first and most important patient!
I love this for you!😄I definitely felt like the vibes were off with your old job and hope this new position will be a lot better for you!
Love your transparency!
Thank you for sharing your experience! I'm starting practicum soon and I needed to see this so I can keep an open mind and not stress myself out over the small things. I'm so happy that you have found something you like, and I hope you find the fulfillment that you're wanting.
I have been working as a nurse for 4 years and my first job was in the emergency room. It's common to dislike the job as nursing can be a very toxic profession. People who are close to the management tend to receive better treatment and those nurses who belong to a minority group often don't get treated well in the healthcare industry.
Proud of you girl!!Im glad you came back to share this new journey with us!!Can’t wait to see what both jobs bring you!!
Congratulations... good for you! Work-life balance is so important! You get the best of both worlds. That is wonderful...😊
I've been nurse for 38 years. I started out working in the inner city ICU's, cardiac, neuro and trauma. I worked 5 years in an downtown ER. A large clients of psych, homeless and functioning illiterate patients. I am now doing supplemental staffing at skilled facilities. I always look forward to going to work. I still learning something new everyday. I laugh and have fun. Their is always going to have never things happen. I had many but I move on. When I come to work with a smile on my face, other nurse look at me like something is wrong. I look at every shift like on the track field. The gun just went off. I will have hurdles. Some will fall. But I will finish the race and no one will stop me. I am just sad I can't do this another 38 years.
You must be an incredible person. Thank you.
You got a lot of great experience that will always be used in your journey in Nursing. YOu will do great! I just hated the step down in pay working for the state but the stress was so less. Good Luck!
I don't get how RNs quit nursing. They have SO many options. As an LPN of 30 years, our options are very limited. I really regret not finishing my degree and now am just too damn old to do it. RNs can teach, travel, do research, write. Its really an open field.
I don’t think she was in it for the right reasons! Nursing is not a walk in the park, it’s a physically mentally demanding job that requires you to be fully dedicated to your patients and work! The woman in this video seems to be looking for an easy job that doesn’t require much and she gets to have her vacation time for RUclips and other stuff! I think that’s all it is! Hospital work is hardcore 24/7 and she couldn’t keep up the pace! I guess it’s better for her to quit now than to mess up and get taken to court like that nurse who gave a patient the wrong drug then it killed her!
@@fionaokeefe1906why is the hate so hard? Just because she is human and get tired and have different reasons than you didn’t make her less qualified than you. So stop passing your uncalled for judgement
Omggg cant wait to see what your day looks like as a school nurse! Im a pharmacy student and wish they had needed pharmacists at school🤣
Congratulations!!!🎉 School is nursing is wonderful, but it has it’s own set of challenges. If you know you know(school nurses). If you LOVE kids, it’s a great place to be. Just have to find your passion!
I think you would be a great school nurse. I am a new grad working in the orthopedic unit. Hope I love it but if not I will be taking your route lol have to do whats best for you ❤ congratulations on your new job
Congrats 👏🏾 🎉Your mental health and well being is of most importance.
Girl we need an update! And congratulations 😊
We are all going through something. Thank you for being vulnerable with us. I can tell you were emotional at certain points.
I’m a new grad and I just started working on a transplant (med-surg) unit about a month ago and I really don’t like it. I don’t like how I’m super tired after the work and need like a day to recover. I dread going to work. I’m trying to wait it out but every day I’m looking online for outpatient nursing jobs
So happy for you🎉❤ looking forward to seeing your new journey!!
PROUD OF YOU SIS👏🏽🤍all love for you in your new chapter!!!!
School nursing can be rough too😂😂😂😂. Will be watching the follow ups.
I think you have a great personality for kids
I think you will love your new job. I might start in a nursing home. I'm afraid of the amount of people we take care of at one time.
Wow wow wow yes spot on especially with the dream job part. Inspiring.
She’s a deep thinker
Good for you for prioritizing your mental health. So happy for you.
Yesss. It's not talked about enough
I absolutely hate all forms of nursing. I can stomach working from home but even then it’s hell
Soooooo happy for you. You prioritized YOU! Your authenticity is refreshing. Thanks for sharing. You will continue to do great things!! Continued blessings to you sis. New subscriber here 🖤🖤🫶🏾🖤
I’m so happy for you, listening to you talk, I can hear the excitement in your voice. I can’t wait to see what your new adventure has in store for you! Congratulations on your new journey.
I was waiting since your IG post. 🤗
Yessss girl. I’m so so happy & excited for you.
I have been an LVN for 5 years now and I start RN school in a few months and although outpatient is nice, it also comes with so many cons lol Monday -Friday 8hs is exhausting and have no time for anything else during the week. I miss working 12s , ironically lol! Also outpatient has too many other duties,I feel like I’m not focusing on patient care and more on referrals, scheduling and so many other non clinical things. I am over it lol 😅. I want to be tucked away in pacu or the OR as an RN 😂
I’m happy you are choosing you and your mental health! Best wishes on the next chapter of your journey! 🩵
Everyone I know that I went to nursing school has quit bedside nursing.... me included.. I'll never go back to bedside. Screw capitalistic healthcare.
Congratulations! This position seems like it will be perfect for you! Can’t wait to hear how it all goes!
Good on you! God saved you from GREAT difficulty. Do something that gives you joy! You know. You know what that is. Go for it!
You are blessed girl. You got the perfect set up now!
Thanks you so much for your truth talk on it. I am feeling lately the same as you said: the ups and downs. Thanks from the apex ❤
I'm looking forward to a School Nurse update I'm so excited for you.
I left nursing to keep my sanity!
Because studying it is WAY more fascinating than clocking in. Plus once you get the money and it’s still not feeling right it’s just not going to be what makes you feel fulfilled
I am so happy for you! ❤
So glad your back
Congratulations Sis! You will be amazing as a school nurse!
To be honest this is a part of your journey, to find something tht fits u❤️
I was waiting. Heyyyyyy sis ❤
HI SISTER 🥰
@Sierraanye I've been waiting on this vlog girl. Super proud of you and I can't wait to experience this new journey with you ❤
My gf is a teacher and she loves her school nurse! Enjoy the holidays off and the breaks !
I am going through some similar feelings. I am still trying to find my work/family life balance.
I'm almost a year in and I feel the same way. My coworkers are pretty nice and my managers are great. The patient's aren't the worst. But yeah just like you I'm just like "man this sucks". I went part time 6 months in and rather penny pinch then go back to full time.
The only thing that keeps me going is knowing that I've gotten theough the worst of it (the 1st year) amd can say I have experience now. Also knowing there's more jobs out there. Also knowing that acute care doesn't always mean the hospital so that also counts towards my experience.
You’re gonna love it!!!!!
Congratulations happy you did what is best for you
Congrats on you’re success ❤thanks for sharing!
So happy for you and great vlog as always congratulations on your new job 🎉🎊🎈🥳
You made the right decision, your mental health comes first.
Thank you for sharing ❤‼️
Hey Sierra! I just realized this was you. It was my dream too then I left as well 😊
This is interesting bc school nurses where I live get paid like minimum wage
I quit hospital nursing after going from one hospital to another and encountering terrible management; working over 2000 hours a year for years, in exchange for part-time status and benefits, and told "you don't qualify for full time status" or being scheduled for 3 12-hour shifts a week but having 2 of them cancelled, week after week, being sent home without pay because the census was low, being called in because a patient was being airlifted in, waiting hours then told "you don't get paid because your patient didn't arrive" or having to work Christmas two years in a row and told "you don't have enough seniority to have Christmas off"
or having a vacation request approved months in advance (for my sister's wedding, non-refundable airline tickets etc) ) and then the schedule comes out and the vacation is gone. I worked at 6 different hospitals before figuring out they ALL treat nurses like crap. I loved hospital nursing, what I actually did, but the management is appalling.
I didn’t see this coming, but from the beginning I thought pediatrics is where you would do well
good on you, nursing is a shitehole of a job, dunno why people do that job
Thanks for sharing! I’m so happy for you! Would you ever want to do travel nursing in another country?
Congratulations sis. I quit nursing altogether
So proud of you!
I heard the ER is rough. Ill stick to Labor and Delivery.
Off the subject but your a very pretty young lady.