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I can’t believe I stumbled upon this video on my recommendations!! Literally my exact situation. I’m almost at my 5 month mark at my step down/tele unit and feel like absolute crap. I have at least one panic attack per week because of this. It freaking sucks. I sent out 9 applications (outpatient positions) over the weekend and already heard back from one of them… I’m seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

3 years on and kudos to you for moving on early on and doing what’s best for you. Most of us don’t have the courage and looking at it as failure. Looking back I should have and that’s what I am doing now. I have a job offer inpatient not really taxing and an outpatient offer as well. Work life balance is so important and now it’s becoming a deciding factor on my next journey. I love working inpatient in my specialty. I work 4x10 no weekends no holidays no calls. The outpatient environment will be more laid back and less stressful. No matter what I choose I think I will be happy. My current job as inpatient is so taxing and those 2 job shadowing were a breath of fresh air.

I’m new to your channel, I’m a nurse too, graduated with my associates in 2018! I’m from Detroit Michigan! I’ve done cardiac -med spa- ER and now infusion nursing! I make content all about it as well. 🥰 I subscribed, I definitely want to keep up with your journey. I think it’s so important to create a healthy community for nurses to come to to feel safe and able to uplift each other. 💕 Now as an I infusion nurse, I thank God everyday because it truly saved me from being depressed working in the hospital. 🫶🏽

If people (actual family members) actually had to be present for, physically care for (turning, toileting, cleaning, feeding , bathing, soothing) and be present for their loved ones expectations of care in the USA would definitely change!!❤❤

I can’t like this post enough!!❤

❤on nights it’s not really a day off!❤ It’s not really the next day until I wake up the next day! And even then most of the day is just gone!! Daywalkers will never understand!!😂😢

😢🤣😢🤣night shift BABYSITTER for the ETOH pt going through the DT’s!! #ICU life!😱🤔🤷‍♀️🙏🤬🤬

Agree!! 20+ hrs on nights! My husband constantly reminds me that I’m actually there 13+! And night shift totally messes you up!!😢

Thank you so much, I really needed to hear that ❤ I have been so scared to recognize that bed side nursing is not for me. I believe that new nurses are being pressured to work in-patient and being forced to adjust to that horrible toxic work environment. One time I told my preceptor that inpatient was not something I wanted to do and always dreamed to work in urgent care or infusion clinic. She then replied that I might as well drop out of nursing school because outpatient nurses are not real nurses. I felt so guilty and defeated. But after listening to your story, I now realize that I only owe to myself to be happy with my job and stay true to myself. ❤

Hi Samantha this is a little late but happen to see your post. So was there a new grad program offered in Outpatient setting? Definitely would be more interested in that :)

me feeling the same way rn with this video 👁️👄👁️ Anyway I applied for an ambulatory outpatient position focus in cardiology…. I did the interview but idk if I’ll get it or not. They said they’re still interviewing and have more positions open so fingers crossed Coming from a tele/medicine RN who’s already over it 1 year and 4 months in 😭

I’m currently a travel med surg nurse and have been a nurse for 4 years. I’ve felt so drained the entire time being a bedside nurse. Travel nursing has helped a little, being able to explore new areas, but I have still always felt dread and anxiety about work. I don’t even like to drive by the hospital I work at on days off because I have those feelings just looking at the building. Over the last year I really took a deep dive into finding what I wanted to do while trying to utilize my degree. I found nurse coaching and am currently in a certification class for it. It really spoke to me as there are so many niches you can get into and can also start your own business if you want. I of course haven’t started this job yet as I’m still getting certified for it, but I figured someone else might find it helpful to hear this in case they hadn’t heard of it before.

You're not just a role model, you're a superhero! Keep spreading your positivity and light. 💪✨

I’ve been an RN for 32 years. Bedside nursing is exhausting mentally and physically 😢

Literally everything you were saying in the beginning. I'm am so severely depressed and anxious all the time. The absolute lowest point of my life.. I keep thinking about how much time I wasted going into nursing. I am looking into outpatient. As a new grad I don't think I can do bedside nursing

Any advice on how to transition from inpt to outpt? In terms of where to apply?

I’m so glad you listened to yourself and took the steps you needed to to take care of you. Thank you for sharing your story. My mom was an RN, and I often thought about being an RN growing up, then developed a passion for emergency medicine. I was previously in school to become a paramedic but didn’t finish, not because I didn’t love it, I absolutely loved what I was learning, but I was so young, made a decision to move across the country for a boy, then my health took a hearty nosedive in my late 20’s. I’ve thought about going back into the medical field so many times, but work-life balance is so important to me now, especially now that I know I have a chronic illness and a rare disease that I need to manage. I’m incredibly fortunate to work at a company that does amazing work in public health, has fantastic benefits, and unlimited PTO, so it’s hard to imagine work-life balance being better, but now that I work from home most of the time, I miss the interaction with people and the prospect of face-to-face patient care. I fell into HR which I think truly is a great fit for me, but I still wonder if there’s something I could be doing in the medical field, especially now with all the experience and disease knowledge I’ve gained as a patient. The other part of me wonders if that line of thought is just a case of “the grass is always greener.”

thank you for your encouragement and vulnerability! I need to get out of bedside ASAP, it is not aligned with my values in life. I want to go to the gym 5 times a week and inpatient nursing is not allowing me to do that and many other things that I love. I`m also tired of skipping church on Sundays because of working. But more than anything, seeing people being so sick is making me feel depressed. It really pulls you in this dark hole and you can`t see the light of life anymore. Kind of it is sucking the life out of you one shift at a time.

I love this! Currently making the switch from Long-term Care to a private outpatient clinic and I am so nervous, but excited!!

Coming back to this video because it was the only one to give me peace when I was struggling with my job. I started in the PICU as a new grad and stayed there 1 yr 3 mo. I recently got diagnosed with ADHD and was really struggling creating a routine/schedule while working inpatient in a difficult environment. Leaving a nursing job that early on, especially right out of college, was such a blow to my ego. I still have comments from fellow nurses (sadly enough) asking why I left inpatient so early and shaming me almost for not making it longer in the ICU setting. I really liked critical care, but it was not the job for me at that stage in my life; figuring out how my brain works, feeling isolated, dealing with severe pre-shift anxiety. Not all nursing jobs work for everyone, and that doesn't make me any less of a nurse. I used to view outpatient in such a negative light while in the PICU, now I work in a Pediatric Infusion Center and have such a great life/work balance. My headspace is so much healthier, and I have really encouraging coworkers. I'm planning to go back to NP school fall '24 and am proud of myself for deconstructing the awful RN myths they tell you in school/inpatient world!

Hey! How many nurses are in your office and how many providers are in your office? Thanks!

I’m happy that you were brave to make the step from staying in a place where you emotionally drained and unhappy. A lot of us just become trapped in a system where we’re unhappy but try to function in that state of mind. Nursing is a profession that takes from you and leaves you trying to find ways to cope there is the good part where it’s fulfilling. We should find that place where we can strive and be happy to go to work not the opposite. I’m happy for your good decision good luck

This video has helped me out so much! I've been a nurse inpatient for 2 years... Looking for something new. I feel like I just need a better schedule...

I have never related to a video more. I still question sometimes why I became a nurse… and I’m 6 years in. Leaving bedside improved my work life balance and helped preserve my mental health. Glad you realized it early on!! I wish I had made the switch sooner. Working in the clinic has been my favorite job

I am a pediatric night shift nurse &’ even though I love where I work, the night shift is getting to me &’ I’m mentally drained ! I also started applying to outpatient .. I need my life back !

I am in the middle of transitioning from inpatient to outpatient and was scrolling through CZcams for advice and words of encouragement, I'm just so happy I came across your video. I'm hoping in a few months I can say the things you're saying. Inpatient nursing really robbed me of my joy, passion, work-life balance, relationships, friends, etc. Thanks for the kind reminder that choosing your peace and moving to outpatient doesn't mean you're a failure. <3

Thank you for this video. It was really informative. I worked in LTC for one year and have been inpatient on a medicine unit for a little over a year now. I know inpatient and the schedule is not what I want to do for the long term-I watched your other video about inpatient nursing and agreed with everything you said. I am excited to leave the bedside (inpatient) and see what other opportunities are out there!

can you show us how you make your macha?? i know you’re usually drinking it in every video

i love the way the mud room turned out! beautifull green color! id love to see you cook more since you’re cooking almost every day now :)

funny how we all go through the same thing yet we think nobody is going through it with us I have had almost every thought that you said from wishing that I knew what I actually liked do in my free time before going to college and thinking that I don’t want to work for the rest of my life because that literally makes no sense and thinking that I would’ve gone into a different career had I’ve been able to do it all over again.

catching up on your vlogs!!!❤️

1 year in on nights Med/Tele unit and I’m feeling exactly how you felt

*promosm* 🌷

Where do you got your phone case ?I love it

girl congrats on leaving for your own sanity! I agree with every single thing you said. i was an ortho nurse for a year fresh out of nursing school but only stuck it out to be able to put 1 year of experience on my resume, and boy was it tough! i now have a hybrid job where i get to work from home as an RN !! with a huge pay raise, amazing benefits, no holidays, and ample PTO. shout out to you for recognizing your needs, and good luck in your future !!!

Your home is just beautiful and your decor taste is 👌🏽

Nice

Okay Gretchen has stolen my heartttttt 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Sam this is so cool! LOVE this style! ❤

I’m currently going through this I come home and have no energy for anything else. I feel like I have no life at all :/ How did you get into infusion as a new grad? Do you feel you had enough iv skills to do this?

Hey girl, so happy for you! Thank u for sharing. You inspired me to do the same. Can I ask you a question? Where u up front as to why you were leaving bedside? Did they ask about it? And if yes what was their reaction? I have an interview at an infusion center next week. I've only been at my position at the hospital for 4 months and I'm aprehensive about how they are gonna view me leaving so soon.

Kudos to you for following your feelings and stepping out there anyway! So many stay stuck and miserable for way too long. Well wishes to you and everything will fall into place like it's supposed to. ☺️

Did you say you gave chemo? How did you do this as a new-grad? In my institution we had to get certified for that and it took time

Hi I'm also in the same circumstance right now. I just made 1 year inpatient but I want to look else where... I was wondering what happened when you broke your contract? Do you owe them money back or what were the repercussions if any? Thanks!

Beautiful home, congrats!!!

Very nice. Sounds like you have lots of plans. So excited for you. 😊

Okay I am in LOVE with every single part of your home 😍😍😍😍

Love it! Thanks for sharing 🙂

I'm glad to hear that you found a position that you enjoy. I lost my job in November due to hospital closure, and have never been happier. I have no desire to go back to the bedside.

Hi! I have a question, were you on a contract, considering you were in your residency? I'm currently in my 1 year out of my 2 year contract. Although I want to leave already. I'm wondering how you were able to leave. Thank you!!