I Don't Want To Be a Practicing Nurse Anymore & That's Okay | Break Room Chat
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- I don't want to be a nurse anymore, and I think that's okay. Being an NP was my job; it's not who I am. There are many people who see nursing as their calling and who they are, and to them I say, that's awesome. But for others like me, it really is just a job, and it can be hard to fight against the guilt we put on ourselves and other people put on us when we decide, you know, maybe this isn't for me after all.
Working in healthcare, especially right now, is HARD. And it's okay to admit you can't hack it or that you want to try something else, like I did. You should not feel guilty that you need or want to try something else because, friend, it is OKAY to change your mind and pivot. It's OKAY to rethink what you want to do and who you want to be. It's OKAY to do what is best for you.
Remember: You can do hard things!
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I’ve been a nurse for a year and a half and the thing is, I’m a good nurse. I have the compassion, skill and the honesty. The problem is… it takes too much out of you. Mentally and Physically. So I completely understand your take. A lot of people who leave are great nurses it just wears and tears you like crazy. Even after just a short time working as one.
Yes!
I've been a nurse for five years and I know I'm a DAMN good nurse. The biggest task that I've been struggling with is the reminder that being over it, doesn't mean you aren't good at it. Being tired and wanting to exit, doesn't mean you're a terrible nurse or that you just aren't good at it. And we need to divorce ourselves from that notion despite every other person and their mother (usually people who aren't even nurses) trying to beat it into you that a nurse is only as good as the abuse their willing to withstand on the job. If you know you're a good nurse, then you're a fantastic nurse...that's true whether you remain at bedside or not; and leaving it doesn't cancel or reverse that.
I’m a paramedic who was accepted into a bridge program for RN. I withdrew from the program. Even though I enjoy medicine and taking care of patients. I could not bring myself to accept losing my mental and physical health in school studying 5-8 hours a day losing sleep for a healthcare system that truly does not care about patients like I do. Do I regret withdrawing? Honestly, I’m not sure. I think about it daily at times but I’m not sure. I’m 28 years old. I’m getting up in age and need to figure out my career plan. I work for a fire department right now but I know I want out. I just want a career that I’m not losing myself in the process for a system that is broken.
This speaks to my soul! How do you turn away from a career that’s supposed to “help” people only to find out that it has become something different? Sounds like you followed your gut!
@@sarahtoler5878
Absolutely. I can’t pretend like it didn’t hurt. It was one of my hardest decisions to date but I’m hoping my new path will open more doors. I’m currently looking into IT. Maybe cybersecurity but at the end of the day, medicine is my true passion but I don’t have the heart to keep ripping off bandaids and reusing the same one. The system is broken and it’s better off without me.
@@MattCosta. heartbreaking but true. Feels like being cheated out of a dream, but the dream actually ends up being a nightmare!
@@sarahtoler5878 are you a nurse?
@@MattCosta. I am not, but not for lack of trying. I was an audiologist and burnt out faster than a match. It was not “medical” enough and really didn’t allow for much hands on patient care. I kept beginning new programs but felt like you. Something was pulling me back and that was pre-pandemic.
Excellent video 👏🏼 I'm a nurse working in a hospital. I've been doing this for 10 years and I'm so over it. I feel what you said so deeply. The CZcams algorithm brought me here lol.
I've been comparing nursing to a toxic relationship. It constantly abuses you (verbally, physically, mentally), but gives you just enough so you feel like you can't find better anywhere else. I'm so tired of feeling trapped 🤦🏽♀️
Oh girl, don't feel trapped. There is sooo much out there. I'm leaving my full time nursing job and going seasonal instead. I decided to get my CDL. I have my permit so far and am starting school next week. The goal is to team drive with my husband and experience the open road with him. Maybe in the future own our own semi truck. The company goes to 48 states. I can't wait. ❤
Your not cut out for the job... Just quit and shut up... Ok? Do us real nurses a favor.
Right.
I thought I was the only that felt that way. I’m going back to school for engineering, I feel burnt out as a nurse.
If nurses were allowed to not tolerate abuse from patients and other nurses all of this would stop.
But this is a business, they treat it as a business and people can act like assholes and get away with it because they are paying
I’m so glad you made this video. There is a toxic culture in nursing of “once a nurse, always a nurse” in quite a literal meaning. You are allowed to move on from that chapter in your life. I believe a lot of the negativity is truly from jealousy and mutual unhappiness, and you are allowed to have different careers in your lifetime. You are allowed to pívot your career, change your specialty, and even jump into a whole new path. Know there are people out here that support your movement and growth ❤️
You are well come 🌷🌷🌷🌷
I love u u so so much really
I like u
I m intrested
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I’ve been a nurse for over 45 years and an AGACNP for 25 years. I quit three years ago due to a cancer diagnosis. Once through treatment I decided to work in a free clinic. Since, I’ve felt so free. There is so much need in my community and I can choose how I deliver care and education. Lots of doors are able to be opened. Good luck.
I needed this. I just transitioned into a wound care role because I hated being a nurse, thinking that it would be the next best thing for me. Nope. I still hate nursing. Well not hate, I severely dislike the field. It gives me more anxiety and depression. I'm going to school to get a Culinary Arts degree and be a private Chef for a while. You literally were my prayer last night. I needed direction and guidance and I'm ready to just dive deep into my next best thing. I would rather be home with my kids, cook with them and enjoy life rather than do nursing. I want to eventually open my own restaurant which has always been my dream! You're absolutely right. I have to do this fearlessly!
This is absolutely me! I just quit graduate school, halfway through, with a 4.0 gpa to move into tech. I’ve been a nurse for 9 years now and I’m just done! Major kudos to anyone who is unhappy and decides to take the leap to step away.
Wow! I want to make that same transition into tech. How are you doing it? How did you Start?
Kudos!! I got accepted to NP school, but I’m dropping out after 1week. I’ve been a nurse for 18yrs and I’m ready for a change 🎉
@@ashley9776 I left NP school after one completed semester with a 4.0 GPA. I decided to put my baby first. ❤
@@audreygarcia1187 that’s wonderful ❤️
Only nurses could say that “major Kudos”, most non nurses look at you like you just decided to leave the priesthood to become a bartender.
This video spoke to me. I’ve been an RN for 10 years. I had a very hard time in nursing school (pregnant, abusive relationship, then single mom), it was a struggle to graduate.
Being a nurse was a huge part of my identity. It was who I was, but truth be told, I hated it. I had anxiety going into work every time. I was mentally and physically exhausted.
The pandemic made me reevaluate everything. I quit and I now work from home as a nurse care manager. Best decision I’ve ever made, but I know people look at me like I’m not “a real nurse”, or I wasn’t strong enough to handle it.
Whatever. I am happier now and that’s all that matters.
It takes courage to take this step . I’m glad you’re talking about it. I hope more nurses will be encouraged to let go of titles and expectations and just focus on what makes them happy.
omg i am in a situation right now. i am in the first year of nursing studies. I don't like it, i feel frustrated, me mother conviced me because is a profession that can help me to find a job easier. I have anciety, the only thinking inmy mind are that i cant work in long hours or to take care to clean strangers. i dont know i am feeling bad
@@eaglesland9270what did you end up doing? I'm currently in nursing school, almost halfway done but I'm thinking of leaving.
Same here
I've been a nurse for 21 years and finally left when I was furloughed in April 2020. I'm never looking back and love my life as a business owner helping other nurses start their own businesses. Looking back, I've always wanted to leave. In my first year of nursing, I left and went to work at Target. I should have followed my first instinct and left earlier!
What type of business are doing if i may ask. Im doing Airbnb on the side as a nurse
@@naana-scelyne6370 my nursing business is my CZcams handle (ReNursing Edu) and helps nurses make moves in their professional careers through NP education and nurse business education (courses, membership, ect). I also have an agency that provides CZcams channel management and ghostwriting services.
Can you help me too?
I’m interested in learning more about your business
Honestly, I believe the way we’ve been treated by large corporations due to their greed, has had a lot of influence on nurses wanting to leave. But it’s not just nursing that’s all to blame but rather the greed that employers have.
Absolutely
Such a good point!
But I'll bet my next paycheck you're an aid.
Exactly, healthcare and other fields are feeling the pressure of corporate wanting more and willing to give less.
Nursing today, imo, is to risk being involved with crimes against humanity.
Major shout out to my sister Erin who sent me this video and who was also brave enough to walk away from this soul sucking profession. I have witnessed the joy she exudes as a result. She is now able to pour into herself and focus on the things that resonate with her spirit. Watching her and being revived in this video is giving me the courage I need to step away as well especially after my Dr informed me that my own health is suffering as a result. Ten years in ICU/Trauma and I have gained nothing but PTSD/depression, back pain and time that I can never get back with my baby & husband. I want to be free from this…
Same here. I just ended up with PTSD anxiety depression after 25 yrs of my nursing career. I stopped working 1 yr ago
And the ptsd of watching people get murdered......
@@teamorn7539 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
@@Jennifer-gr7hn THIS! I’m still very much traumatized 😭 sending hugs to you too🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
God bless you ❤
I left nursing after four years. I still work in healthcare, but on the IT side now and it is so much more sane. There are days when I miss interacting with patients, but it's not worth it for all the grief and poor quality of life I was dealing with.
How ? Thank you.
This is so very true. I worked as an Rn for 32 years until I became disabled. I loved being a nurse but it in retrospect I paid a high price spiritually, mentally, and physically. Compassion fatigue is so real. I kept trying different areas in nursing in order to find some type of work life balance. It just wasn't there. The industry and your peers would guilt you because you wouldn't work extra when called. Nursing is like nothing else. So much responsibility falls to the nurse with little support from the industry. No we are dealing with med errors being criminalized! There's really no incentive the be a nurse anymore.
I m here foe u
Seriiusely I like u
Or u marriad ??
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I love u 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
I changed my mind while in RT school in 2017. It was a tough time for me. I’m so happy I followed my gut. I’m a salon owner hairstylist now.
Thanks for sharing!!
I knew a girl who was getting great grades in chemical engineering, but she quit and now is also a salon owner! She does balayage.
I can totally relate. I have an AA in Public Policy, a BA in Psychology and obtained my MS in Assistive Technology Studies & Human Services back in December 2020. All that schooling and I'm currently holding a government position that only requires a high school diploma. I get crap from family and friends, but my mental health, the amazing pay and benefits outweigh any negativity thrown my way. All in all, always DO YOU! It's okay to change your mind!
Thank you for reminding us that it's okay to change your mind!!! A lot of us have guilt after all the education and time we've put into something to make a change. Nothing is worth your mental health and peace.
Do you mind me asking what your job is?
What job did you get ?
I recently quit my job and felt that immediate relief afterwards. Definitely a good sign.
Thank you for this video. You are not alone. Who cares what others say, you have one life to live. Failure is staying in a career that’s not satisfying for the sake other’s options.
In a similar place, but not an NP, I am an RN. I honestly have not liked any nursing jobs I have had, but I don't know what else to do... Maybe you should interview some people from other career fields like engineering, IT etc and run them on your Channel. I tell my mom how bad nursing is and why I keep quitting nursing jobs and going back to EMS, and she keeps saying "you just need to suck it up!". Non nurses don't get it!! Thanks for the video!
Flight or ground transport RN
It's impossible to suck it up. The job is completely exhausting, they run you ragged.
Same here. I’ve never had a nursing job I loved and at this point want nothing to do with the field. I get told the same thing by my mother, which just makes the whole thing that more frustrating.
Exactly! Non nurses have no idea how difficult it is.
This is how I feel, I dont know if I'm capable to do other jobs. Non nurses dont get it
I think this video is awesome for anyone who needs to hear it. I am a bedside nurse and getting up and going to work to becoming more and more difficult. MY body aches and my mind is unfocused. We work so hard in a broken system, with management that doesn't care about us, patients that think we are their servants and a hospital system built solely on prophet. I support anyone who wants to follow their happiness. This world is filled with too many people that just work for the check.
I've been a nurse for 18 years. This year, I've decided to change career to a completely different field. To be honest, my parents convinced me to be a nurse. It was not my decision. I felt guilty at first, however I realize that there are many ways to help people!!!
What is your career change?
Change
@@prettygirl_1626 Already did that
Can you tell me what you do now?
@@martinesalomon5334 what doing now? I want out
Hey Liz, I just wanted to say THANK YOU for this video. Watching this really touched my heart. I'm an NYC bedside nurse who was diagnosed with PTSD from the pandemic hitting us healthcare workers horribly. I ended up getting covid, ended up in ICU, luckily I survived. Have been on leave for a year, going back to work next week, and I'm completely done with nursing. I'm saddened because I worked really hard in school and really enjoyed learning nursing but realized that this healthcare SYSTEM as a whole is corrupted and runned by MBA. To be honest when I start seeing (specifically the hospital setting) the decisions administrators make that hurt patients and nurses, I begin to understand that this is a business and the goal of any business is to profit and to profit more every year passing. I already told my manager that I will be giving her my letter of resignation on my first day back. I already applied to an agency that does per diem positions for NYC schools. A friend does this job and she says she "loves" it and how low the stress is. I'm having a hard time quitting my hospital job, not sure why the internal struggle. I feel "bad" for quitting nursing. I feel like I'm giving up on my patients, on the amazing people that are suffering from illness, giving up on my amazing fellow nurses. I'm realizing that the truth is that this healthcare system won't allow me to be there for my patients and for myself. And I am learning to choose ME first. My cup must be full before I can pour it onto others. I am PIVOTING into real estate now. I'm currently working with real estate investors and agents and working to leave nursing altogether. THANK YOU LIZ. I needed to see this video. I need to be OKAY with leaving nursing. I should be HAPPY to leave nursing because it taught me so much and it will allow me to take that same work ethic and put it into another career. What is also tough is hearing my parents saying I'm making a wrong decision but I ask myself this life-changing question, "IF I LOVE MYSELF TRULY AND DEEPLY, WOULD I DO THIS". The truth is if I love myself I would leave nursing. I need to choose ME, I need to listen to MY heart, I need to PRIORITIZE MYSELF. Just thinking about going back to work there is this knot in the chest and full of anxiety. That would not be choosing me. I'm learning that you are on the right path if what you are doing brings you joy. THANK YOU LIZ for this video. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
hi i am also ICU nurse from NY trying to get into real estate
@@mujjuman dont blame you. Wish you the best! You got this!
@@30bananaguy thank you! I hope ur doing well too and all the best to you
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@@30bananaguy you are such an inspiration!!!! You beautifully articulated what I tell my clients as a therapist to prioritize your needs because you cannot help anyone pouring from an empty cup. No job is worth your HEALTH AND MENTAL WELL being to take care of others while destroying yourself mentally.
Liz you inspire me! I value your honesty and just being so transparent. I'm here to stay! Can't wait to see what you do with your platform :)
this chat is exactly what i needed, thank you for sharing and your beautiful words! praying for your future success and happiness!
Go girl!! I’m so glad you posted this and acknowledged the feelings that go along with changing your mind especially as a NP. I don’t think people realize some of the realities as a provider that goes into being a NP versus bedside nursing. It really exposes you to some of the flip sides healthcare. All in all this video is so on point, raw, and important to address in the nursing world.
Thank you!!!!
Love you Liz!!! Your journey is badass, thank you so much for sharing it with us.
This resonated so much with me. I had gone through all of the hard work for 3.5 years of doing my prereqs for nursing school but in late July my mom was diagnosed with Hodgkins lymphoma, and ever since then I want nothing to do with medicine. Being part of the patient side, honestly broke me. I don't have the empathy to give to patients that they deserve in nursing. I received a lot of backlash from friends and family after completing all my prereqs, but in truth I'm relieved. I felt like I was always fighting the medicine track, so much so that I was grinding my teeth at night. I feel so much better after realizing that nursing isn't for me, and just like you said, that's okay.
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Very well said ❤
So much love for you! Take the chance and fly high where your intuition takes you. You are so authentic and funny and smart!
This is such a beautiful message. Thanks for sharing it with us. I'm so excited to see where you are headed next and look forward to your new content. After working in healthcare for over 10 years it's inspiring to hear that others also feel this way. We are meant for so much more than fitting societal norms. Glad you are pivoting and forming a new path.
Thank you so much for posting this … I really needed to hear this right now. I’ve been a bedside nurse for the last two years and although there are aspects of my job I love there are parts that have really been affecting my mental and physical health and so I took a job at a non bedside position.. I felt like a failure and still do feel this way. And although I’m feeling way better mentally and physically it’s really hard to let go of the feeling that I failed. So thank you for giving me the pep talk I needed to hear 👏
Rewatching this after now working in my 3rd nursing job in my wee little 2 years of being a nurse. I hate nursing for all of the reasons you mentioned and much more. I’m tired. And at this point I just want to be unemployed until I find something else to do (maybe my “unicorn” job, which I don’t think exists in healthcare). Thanks for posting this video, reminds me that I’m not alone in all of this ❤
1000% supportive of this message! Part of the great thing about nursing is the many roles and jobs that nurses can do, and it ALL contributes to nursing. So happy for you in making that decision for yourself.
Root for you Liz! Thanks for your courage to share openly. and I am sharing the ‘growth’ part you mentioned in life! Love your attitude!
I cannot even put into words how much I appreciate this video. Thank you for being real about nursing!
This really helped me. Right now I can’t, but this encouraged me that in the future if I choose to go a different route, it is OK and I am not a failure. I have struggled with the same feelings as you, both in my career as an NP, and in thoughts of going a different route. Thank you so much for sharing this encouraging video!
You are amazing! This is SOO not failing. You are able to pivot because you are such a success in connecting with other nurses and do such an amazing job educating through other platforms.
Wow! Thanks for this powerful share. Thanks for being in your authenticity. Thanks for the reminder that other's opinion isn't important to our decision making process (unless it's someone in the inner circle). And thanks for reminding us all that it's possible to pivot, step into what's aligned, and transition. I'm new to your channel. Just sent in my applications for an AcBac to DNP (psych np) program. I don't love feeling cornered or "stuck" so I love to see this evolution across your videos over the last several years. I love seeing that I can do this program, dive in fully, and trust where it takes me. The journey might not (probably won't) look like the mental image I have in my head, and I love having permission to go through the process without expectation of what the "destination" looks like.
I’m in nurse practitioner sch and Its been the most scariest thing I’ve done in my life… and i appreciate your honesty! You just gained a subscriber! I can’t wait to see the amazing things you’re going to do! 💗
I love this video. I am feeling the exact same way in my job as a restaurant manager and I decided 6 months ago that I m want to be a nurse. It's a scary shift, the job is hard but I know from watching your videos I can do hard things. So happy for you making a decision to find joy in your life!
This was SO encouraging, and gave me great perspective. You are SO gifted in educating. I have my BSN and am returning to get an MA in the field of counseling. This video, as well as the videos of having a baby in grad school have been so so encouraging. I also used so many of your previous videos for test prep and coping with unit stressors. Feels like an honor to see you grow and adapt while encouraging others to do so as well! I am so excited for you! Thank you for the content that you create. :)
I’m so proud of you, Liz! To be self-aware enough to listen to your inner being says a lot about you. I think you will look back and be proud of yourself for embracing life in all its forms. Shout out to you for choosing yourself! 💜
Wow, Liz!! This was a much-needed conversation. I've wrestled with the same thoughts about failure for not wanting to work at the bedside (pre-NP school) and now not wanting direct patient care (still in NP school and about to graduate). I recently have been more comfortable and accepting of my vision for my career, even though it is not fully developed. I know I want to stay in health care, but I'm leaning more towards academia, patient education/ health promotion, or something along the lines of health policy.
I left nursing almost two years ago after 23 years in the field. I had intentions of returning in the future. I struggled with guilt and a loss of identity when I left and it was very difficult for a while. It’s such a psychological game that is played with our mind. The more time has passed I realize how much of a toll nursing takes on us mentally, physically, emotionally, and even spiritually. It’s like Stockholm syndrome. I feel like I have broken the pattern of abuse and finally feel free. Things need to change before I would ever consider going back. There were definitely moments of reward and I feel that I did make a difference in many peoples lives. I just can’t do it at the cost of my own health anymore.
Best wishes in your new journey! Don’t let anyone make you feel bad about your decision!
That’s exactly how I described it when I walked away two weeks ago. I kept saying I want to be free
Thank you so much for this. Your honesty is refreshing. I will most def continue to watch you.
You're amazing! I'm in year 2 of NP school and feel as you. I am so glad that you shared your journey and candid thoughts. I can so relate. I love the term 'pivoting.' I will continue to follow you no matter what your journey or path is! Thank you, Liz, for being you!
Thank you so much Liz! I feel the same. I did my undergrad in psychology and after I graduated decided that it's not for me. People would judge me for taking different classes and trying out new things to figure out what I really want to do. I completely support you!
Hi Liz! I'm a nursing student and the amount of respect myself and my friends have for you is INSANE. Your honesty and openness is so appreciated, and--as a student who learns SO much from Lecturio--what you are doing right now is helping SO many people. Thank you for being you :)
I personally am excited for you finding your way and will continue to follow you. I found your channel based on your ABSN journey and am also working toward a career pivot. We need nurse educators. I learn so much form your videos! Thank you for always sharing your real experiences.
Sending love and encouragement!! Thank you for your candor and boldness with sharing this. Best of luck to you!
New grad (ABSN) here on day 4 of orientation at my shiny hospital. I have no illusions: the next year is going to be awful. I can always go back to writing software or something. But for today, I still want to do this. So, you have my full and complete attention, even if I'm going to ignore your excellent advice.
Congrats! The first year is definitely rough, but going itno that knowing the truth can be so helpful! You can do the hard things!
The first year as a nurse is brutal. Hang in there! Just curious though, why did you leave software for nursing?
@@ACL7211 I took a leave of absence after watching my wife die from a metric buttload of comorbidities. She teased me about becoming a nurse, and I didn't want to do it. But after a 6 month vacation, and dealing poorly with grief and ... the usual excuses ... I started looking for a way to heal. I hated hospitals. I didn't think I would make a good nurse. So, I decided to face those fears head-on and "do hard things". It was only supposed to last a semester or two, then I'd wake up and go back to my normal life.
At some point, I realized I actually wanted to keep going. "It was a calling" is probably shorthand for "I have a severe mental illness and this seems to help."
@@RickEvansOrlando same same same! hated healthcare bc of what I saw my mom go through and this def feels like a calling although I haven't graduated yet and I am already burnt out. Good luck to you at your shiny hospital. I am sure your wife would be laughing and proud
That's so cool, I am quitting my job as a Software Developer next week, and start nursing school in January :) Any advice for going from programming to nursing?
This is so amazing! I am actually in the midst of applying for an MA in Leadership and Evangelism as opposed to the NP program I applied for. I struggled to be able to reconcile why I should do this. But after 10yrs of bedside. Rising and clinical work, I definitely feel called to this pivot! Thanks so much for your honesty and willingness to be transparent about this process within yourself :)
Exactly what I am feeling. Thank you for making this video ❤️ It is a breath of fresh air to hear a competent wonderful professional and person say this. We can change our minds, and we are succeeding in learning more about ourselves and evolving.
Liz! Thank you so much for sharing. Honestly, I follow your account because of your journey. I’ve learned so much from you! You are such an inspiration and I am excited to see what you do next because I 100% support you in all your endeavors. I remember passing NP boards a couple years ago and here I am now working as a Facility Administrator for an outpatient ambulatory surgery center! I made a pivot in life, and I’m bound to make another! Go for it girl.
I am SOOOOO glad to hear this post! I am an RN who has left direct patient care and am starting a new telehealth job. I am so very excited that I have pivoted, because I have been miserable for so long! I completely relate to the guilty feelings and the negative self talk about hands-on nursing just not being what you want anymore. Let’s face it, healthcare is broken. It isn’t what we signed up for, so regrouping to make ourselves happy, while still using our education is a GOOD thing. Thank you so much for speaking the truth, because you make me feel like I’m not alone. 🤓
Hey Liz, I’m gonna share with you something someone told me. YOU are the only one who’s living YOUR life, you have to make decisions based on that and not the haters 😆. Happy to see you’re taking charge.
Great advice!
Totally understand. Very proud and supportive of you making such a hard decision. No matter what, I’m here for the duration friend!!! 🥰
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HONESTY AND ENCOURAGEMENT! I am also an FNP in primary care and am already burnt out after 2 years. Everything you said resonated with me as I recently put my notice in without a real Plan other than taking a break. Liz , my prayer for you in this season away from practicing as an NP (however long it may be) is that this break refreshes you and restores you in a way you only imagined. Thank you for being a brave voice. May God bless your next!!!
Thank you for being brave enough to claim back your LIFE! Your time, your mental, physical and emotional health, your relationships and your family. Thank you for taking the step to be happy and free.
Immediate admiration for your self-honesty and courage to take the step.
Congrats and all the best!
I changed my mind last year. Enough is enough. And I am so glad I did it. And I love working in an entirely field where I am not using my degree, took a huge pay cut and could not be happier! Happiest I have ever been.
May I ask what field you're in now. I'm in the process of getting out myself.
Doing what!
That’s my plan! I’ve been a nurse for almost 20yrs!
You are not failing, you are evolving!!!! Thank you for your candor and self-awareness!! I just quit my PCT job mid nursing school because it was no longer teaching me, burning me out, and making me feel sad about nursing school, just like in nursing it's risk vs. benefit and you can always help more people by helping yourself so that is a win in my book, go Liz!
I respect your post and your honesty-they are my sentiments exactly. 💗 I’ve always been very empathic so I’ve struggled with “being different” than others for most of my life. Recently, I went back into acute care after being out of it for 4+ years because I took time off to care for my Mom who passed away in 2019. Now, I’m having second thoughts. It feels like it’s not me anymore. I feel the dysfunction of the organization expectations versus providing patient care and the reality of it all, and it just hurts my soul. So, I totally get what you’ve expressed and thank your spirit for saying it out loud. You do YOU girl! 👍🏼
Congratulations on your decision! Whatever space you end up in will be so lucky - as are we who get so much from watching you. Brava!
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO. The feelings of guilt and not being good enough is the same feelings I have right now as a nurse working in a hospital. I came to a conclusion about doing hospital nursing. It is not for me and Im okay with that. I want to still be a nurse but I want to enjoy what I do even when the stress arise. I also want to get back writing again. I enjoyed writing abstract stories but I haven't done it since high school. So I truly understand where you coming from and I pray that you achieve whatever you have in mind. My mentor always told me that I have options and that the more I get to know and love myself, the more I will discover about myself! Congrats to you for being honest with yourself!
U can be a nurse-writer. I have heard about it as one of the emerging alternative to bedside nursing jobs.
I love this and just because your not practicing doesn’t mean the knowledge you acquired left. There’s so much you can teach about nursing, NP, medication, health and I’m excited to see what you will teach. And I really needed this information. I was thinking of being a psych NP but I hate paperwork lol so I need to do more research. Thank you!
I have so much respect for you. Thank you for this perspective.
I love how candid you’re with this subject. It’s very difficult to talk about for some. Just like you I’m over working in patient care. I’m an RN and working in another area of healthcare (non clinical/patient care) and I love it. It doesn’t make me less of a person/nurse or whatever. I’m just over it and needed a change of scenery. Healthcare is really going down the drain in the current direction.
May I ask what area of nursing you are doing now?
Currently an AGACNP student and a full time RN in an ICU. We will continue to follow in anything you do because you have such an enormous, pure heart and you're a wonderful character. sending you tons of love & support
Go with your heart!
Don't worry about the haters. I have found in my own life that if they don't hate you for one thing they'll find something else to hate you for so what I'v 😭e learned is eliminate haters . Also I learned you can forgive people who hate you but doesn't really mean you have to have them around in your life anymore.
Thank you for being so authentic and transparent, you have no idea how comforting this is to hear. We live in a society that puts so much value on what you do for a living that we forget that we are enough no matter what we do for a living. Thank you!
Liz, your great. Thanks for daring bravely and being vulnerable. This videos has been so helpful to me.
🎯 This video is spot on! I'm a nurse care manager and this job is draining the life out of me. I have more migraines with this job than I have ever had in the past. My blood pressure typically runs in the 110s/80s and I check it often at work and find it in the 150s and 160s/90s. I have developed anxiety issues. My case load is too high, the needs are too great, and the resources are too scarce. I wish you luck in your future endeavors.
This is probably one of my favorite videos I’ve watched from your channel!! I’ve been watching your videos for a while now ever since your tips for nursing school video came up on my recommended feed and I kept up because of how informative and interesting your videos are!! For a while I was also thinking about going into medicine but I’m not anymore lol and it’s really refreshing hearing you say that it’s okay to change your mind (especially for career paths)💕💕 (Also love your humor!!!)
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I have followed your channel quite some time and have always thought you have an amazing ability to communicate and educate others. You have a wonderful opportunity to positively impact people on a very large scale. That is definitely not a sign of failure. I often wondered if this was the direction you were supposed to go. Can wait to see glimpses of your journey!
Thank you so much for this video, it has helped tremendously! I’m currently pivoting from bedside nursing of 2 years to an out-patient speciality office within the same company. It will be its own challenge but I have been trying to tell myself that I can use the same skills from bedside, just in a different/more creative way in the out-patient side. Also, I really enjoy videos like this; your authentic perspective of the nursing/healthcare system.
Liz I am going through the same thing, I just graduated, and I just started my first job, I am ready to quit, I don't want to be an NP either, my health is more important than money or being miserable every day, healthcare sucks. As I was watching your video I was crying, I can relate to you, I regretted going to NP school, I got so stressed out during NP, it caused my health to declined, and now that I started I feel like crying every day, and do not want to work, I am trying to look for something else too. Wish you the best, and I hope I can leave my job, I am a single parent, and I am so unhappy now, hopefully, I will smile again like you
ugh I'm so sorry you're going through this! I am sending you all the vibes with your pivot!!
I've been watching you since you passed boards...and I was still in school (we went to the same grad school)! When I started my first NP job I purchased your NP resources the night before.... after my first year as an NP ...my mental health was horrible. I found myself depressed, crying all the time (in secret) and irritable and upset...mad at the kids for bothering me when I was charting or bothering me when I was on call and had something urgent on the phone. I decided my health wasn't worth it. I quit my NP job...and found one I liked better...I'm still an NP but more doing research and charts. I love my job and nope...don't want to be in that setting again...mainly Cuz I don't want to be unhappy again. There are more things more important than money/recognition. Dr. Ken was a doctor and is now an actor, dr. Carson was a neurologist, now politician. Just start a different CZcams channel and then you'll have 2 channels where you can add content. Good luck!
What’s your new job title/name?
This is so refreshing. I was majoring in pre-med and made a hard pivot to business. I was watching your videos before, and I love this video. You have the right to change your mind and should not feel stuck to a single career your whole life. Love your CZcams channel and it does not have to be nursing content!!
Thank you for the pep talk Liz. I really needed this 🥹. You’re right it’s ok to want a change. 💕
12 year nurse with a bachelor's degree.. I changed my mind this year too! good luck with everything :)
This had come to me at exactly the right time. I’ve pivoted in a big way recently with my nursing and I wanted this pep talk! Thank you so much
Same here, This video is the answer to my prayers, I needed to take an important decision , now I have Peace…. Thanks!!!
Please don't stop making videos! Like EVER!!! Thank you for always being honest and inspiring many of us.
I saw your post today. Stand by your decision. You are an amazing person with a "real heart" for nursing. Nothing wrong with a career change. I love nursing, and I have enjoyed listening to your post alone with many others. I am getting ready to pursue NP, Mental Health. My career change to become a nurse happened when I was 50 years old ( I am now 67). It was a good change and ( my mom's answered prayer😇). She told me I would be a nurse when I was very young. She's in heaven now 😇. Be encouraged & stay strong in your love for life. Thank you
Yeesss! I love it Liz! Please PLEAASSEE don’t feel bad or guilty. Think of it like this. We go through life in chapters. This is your new chapter. You didn’t waste your time or fail anything. You are simply starting your new chapter. Your previous chapter happened, it taught you a lot and you grew from it but it’s just time for a new chapter. When you think of it like that, it will help with the guilt. I’m in the same boat, I decided I’m leaving my paramedic job and I just dropped my prerequisites for nursing school and the guilt ate me alive until I changed my mindset on it all. I’m calling it “Chapter 2”. Chapter 1 was great and taught me a lot but now it’s time for my new chapter :)
I’m a FNP, been in this profession for 14 years not counting RN time. I’m subscribed to your channel. I think you are an amazing person. You are brutally and refreshingly honest. You are vulnerable and that is an endearing quality that is so rare. Your mother is right you are pivoting, and this is okay. You are finding you and your calling, achieving your NP was just a step not the destination. You are my therapist right now as no one out there has collectively taken time to analyze the impact life and the current state of our health care system has on nurses. For this i thank you. So you are doing good work. I appreciate what you do and please continue. People always criticize others that reflects more on them than you.
Thank you so much Liz. I am going through this mindset but with a different profession, and I am considering dropping everything I have accomplished and switch to nursing. You saying that none of that experience goes wasted really resonates with me!! Thank you for what you do
Yes! All of this. Thank you for your honesty and making these "pivots" feel okay.
Liz you have helped me so much through nursing; the scary bits, the fun bits, and the unsure bits. I think you're most valuable attributions on this platform is you are so transparent. So many social media nurses sugarcoat this field, and I appreciate that you are always honest with us.
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It’s been a tough couple of years for the nursing profession. Covid has really kicked all of our butts. God bless. You got this!!!! Regardless of what it is you got this!
You are authentic, one of the reasons I subbed. You'll be doing nursing education on Lecturio which is so much needed. Whoever is mean about the decisions you make in your life has their own issues. You've given your best on this channel. I'm even more motivated to see what you do next. Your positivity and honesty have been infectious and will root for you as always. Do what is best for you and your family. You've given so much already. From a fellow NP.
Liz, I’ve watched your videos for a while now. You’ve helped get me through nursing school. Now that I’ve finally started my role just 6 months ago it’s been a struggle. It’s funny because I’d stopped watching nurse related videos because of how unhappy I’ve been in my role. So this popped up on social media and it’s exactly what I needed. This spoke to my soul on soooo many levels and has helped me let go of some of the guilt. And this has also helped me feel better about switching specialties so early on in my career. I hope it gets better and I hope this is the change we all need right now. You’re amazing Liz!!!
Hi Liz. I rarely ever comment but I've only been practicing as a nurse for a year and a half, still working on my BSN after getting an ADN.. and I just got hired as a dog bather, trying to get back into my passion. I know nursing isn't for me, and I appreciate the honesty in this video and it makes me feel so much better knowing that its okay to change my mind, and that im not alone. So thank you for this video and know that there are many of us nurses out there that support you.
I love this!!!!
Good to hear that Cara
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Hi Cara, I am currently going for my ADN & I have so much self doubt but I really want to get a degree… Are you able to start working as a nurse after you receive your ADN?
After 12 years as a nurse, i support you 100 percent. I just want to be happy and be in a safe and peaceful environment. Im working on leaving the bed side and will work on getting msn in education. Thank you for your transparency and honesty ❤️🙏
Thank you soooo much!! I needed this, right this moment.❤
Hi Liz! Thank you so much for sharing this video! I have always been a fan of the content you post. I completely understand where you’re coming from. I used to be an NA and I have been thinking about doing something else to help people for quite some time now. I wish you the best and I hope everything works out for you. ❤️ You’re great as well! Happy holidays 😊
Liz you are incredible. You will be amazing in anything you do ❤
I feel exactly the same way about my career in corporate America so I've been considering nursing. I struggle a lot with feeling like a failure and letting other people down, especially since I've been extremely fortunate with career development support. Not sure 100% if and what I'll actually make the change to (nursing or otherwise), but it's weighing heavily on my mind.
Sending you support during your pivot!
You are so brave and strong to have come to this decision. Life is short and you need to do what makes you happy, you are growing in my opinion. You are amazing at teaching, you are so encouraging and positive and I think whoever is taught by you is extremely lucky! ❤️
I think it's awesome that you want to grow your channel and educate people on a larger scale! You're leading the path for many others who feel the same way or want to contribute to healthcare on a larger scale. It's super cool that you are creating or contributing into a new type of nursing field which is a social media nurse.
I called my changes in work experience an “existential crisis”. Omg the part of feeling like a failure or guilty about changing your mind about your career is sooooo true!!
There are many nurses that SHOULD do this. Too many nurses in bedside care that don’t want to be there which projects onto their patients and fellow nurses. I’m so sick of people doing what they don’t want to do and then take it out on everyone else. Kudos to you for reflecting and doing what’s best for you.
That's so true, I work in Nursing in the UK and morale is low. I work with Nurses even senior nurses who don't want to be there. They're rude to patients and colleagues and I feel like saying to them why are they in this job?
yes!!! there are so many nurses who don’t even wanna do bedside/primary care nursing and having that mindset inevitably causes errors and so much more
This is exactly what made me run away 🏃♀️
Idk about that, they probably won't be that much better with students.
@@Spoton16 huh? What does students have to do with rude nurses that shouldn’t be in healthcare?
You are so awesome and thank you for being transparent. I for one will definitely still follow and be in love with your channel. Your channel has definitely been a encouragement as I navigated going back to school as a full blown adult! I think what you are hoping to do with education for patients is AMAZING!! That's what being nurse is about. Providing holistic care to patients to better their health. Wishing you all the best! You got this!
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Your honesty just got you a new subscriber.👍🏿 I'm also a nurse. I did 3 years of medsurg fresh out of college, and hated it. I've always wanted to do woundcare only but was told that I needed the medsurg experience. I did learn a lot and it solidified the fact that my heart was with woundcare not medsurg. I felt so so bad for leaving the floor I worked. I felt like I was letting people down and this video just helped me unpack that fully. Thank you for this.