Hi Marie! I'm so happy you found my channel 💕 a huge part in behind creating this channel was finding an area so share the gospel with more and more nurses, so you've come to the right spot! 😊
Started as an ER nurse, lasted 3 years, got burnt out and went to IR for 3 years, thought I was “ losing my skills” and went back to ED. Lasted a year and remembered why I got out of bedside in the first place. Now I’m back to IR. Love IR cause you can think critically but only have 1 patient at a time. You also don’t have a patient all day long which is great . Unless it’s a short term $$$ contract I’ll never go back to the ED . Not worth my physical or mental well being
Yesss, we have to take care of our physical and mental health above all us. We have to be able to take care of ourselves before we can properly take care of others. Thanks for sharing this with everyone :)
I truly believe that is the beauty of nursing- you can do and go anywhere! And that is the beauty of faith- you can trust that God will lead you to do anything and go anywhere He calls you 😊 I do the same thing before any huge decision in every aspect of my life but especially in my nursing career 🙏🏼 He has no doubt guided me through every.single.step and continues to do so 💜☝🏼 Prayers for discernment and wisdom and for the right doors to open at the right time 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I worked inpt peds & peds ER most of my career. I don't think a single shift went by without teen suicide, suicide attempt or overdoses, baby death, SBS or a variety of child abuse It's a tough thing to see all the time. It had an impact on me. It's something to consider for the job. As far as loosing some skills, yes, but you're growing & gaining others.
Thank you for this video. I'm returning to the bedside after 2.5 yr and am a little nervous. I've been a nurse for 20 years, so I should be okay, right?!?😬 I'm changing specialties, from NICU to adult med Surg. Worked with adults prn throughout my career, so not as nervous, but still am. Processes are different. Adult patients are sicker. I recognize the pump though! It was a process getting to where I am, and I remind myself regularly where God opened the doors and confirmed this decision every step of the way! Thank you!
Thanks for watching and for your comment Camille! Best of luck to you with the new role! I'm sure you'll do great, sounds like you have a ton of experience!
I left bedside nursing and now work as a prison Nurse but can’t stand the environment. It’s a high turnover from RNs and doctors and being responsible for a lot. I kinda like just having my own 4-5 patients and not worry about dealing with 100s of inmates on a daily basis. plus it’s nice that after the day is done I can just give report to the next nurse. In the prison you see the same inmates over and over again. So I’m considering going back.
Nurse Katherine pay, retirement benefits, pension and it’s not physical work and I heard the work was easy. But the workflow and work process is not, it’s mentally draining dealing with inmates and manipulation, malingering fake symptoms. When you gotta have an ACLS type algorithm that guides your work process and workflow in the prison and there’s like 50 algorithms or more then you know something is wrong, lol coz even I’m struggling to learn all that. managed to save a life of an inmate but since I didn’t document properly base on the algorithm of what I need to document, it’s like it’s not enough
I've been away from beside for 4 years and I can't get an RN position at the hospital because they want recent experience. I don't want to work at a SNF because of the dangerous nurse-to-patient ratios. I don't want to lose the license that I worked so hard for. I probably will have to find a job at this point but all I know is nursing. I've never worked as a waitress or in any service position before outside of nursing. Feeling frustrated and stuck.
I’ve been bedside for 11 years, but I’ve been on a hospital unit for 7 years where I do inpatient med-surg and outpatient research so a lot of first in human drug trials (infusions, procedures, medications). It’s been great because I still keep my med-surg skills and I’ve gotten really good at IV’s including VAD’s and ultrasound IV’s. The commute is killing me though so I’m looking for an outpatient position. I fear losing my skills a lot, but I know a lot of nurses who transitioned back and forth and most of them have done fine with it. The 12 hr shifts are killing my sleep too so I may just have to go outpatient for my quality of life. It’s a hard decision.
I was an ICU RN in the beginning circa 2005 I actually liked my work but some of the co-workers. Yeeesh. Been in Hospital Case Management and UM/UR since then. Some critical thinking but my bonus is being mean to the physicians (who deserve it). I am quite good at debate but you need to know your stuff very well as you are often in conflict with people who have a lot more school than we do. Sometimes they can make a case for me to approve something but they haven’t documented it and once they do I turn off the pressure but for some they just has to learn from negative feedback. A lot of former bedside nurses have struggled challenging our physician partners especially if they haven’t developed strong communication skills. Make no mistake you are quite loathsome to a small percentage of those people. But healthcare isn’t cheap and wasting money isn’t in my vocabulary.
Hiiiii Catherine!! 👋🏻👋🏻 Whoa totally never caught you were from PA! I’m from PA🙏🏼 Do you like Atlanta? Also kudos to you for looking for extra part time work and trying to save your skills for mission trips. That is incredible 👏🏻 -Ant
Hey there! I was wondering if I could email you at some point? I am currently working on prerequisites to complete to apply for a nursing program at the community college I attend. My goal at the moment is to finish their program as RN with associates degree and then follow up with a bachelors degree. I have a lot of questions I wanted to ask about looking at jobs after the program, how to study now before I get into the program (if I’m accepted), etc. I also have the goal to use this degree for medical missions and to share the gospel, alongside my husband! I’d really appreciate your feedback! Love your channel by the way!
This video is just sad. Why going back? Skills, give me a break; you don’t need all those skills in your new outpatient setting. Move on, bedside nursing continues to be the same toxic, ungrateful place you left months ago. At the end we nurses enjoy the back pain, the humiliations, the no having personal life and so on; masochism at its best. Anyways good luck in this new chapter of your professional journey.
Hey Carl! Thanks for watching! I'm not sure if you watched until the very end, I go into explanation about why I want to pick up a PRN shift here and there. I understand its still toxic but the skills are important and needed if Lord willing I am able to do more medical missions in the future. I am not getting that where I am at now with my current outpt job. I am not quitting my job, just hoping to pick up a PRN shift here and there :)
@@Katherine_Ann God will guide you! I do think bedside will be more doable as PRN instead of full time. You’ll have more freedom and control over your schedule, and I’m sure that will make a big difference! Nurses love challenging ourselves, but it sounds like you’re doing it in a smart and balanced way 😊
@@Katherine_Ann I couldn't watch til the end, it kind of hurt my sould lol. You already made the hardest part: leaving bedside. As an outpatient nurse you don't need those skills; and you're not less of a nurse for not remembering creatine values for example. My whole point is you're in a new environment where new different skills are needed. Anyways; as a fellow nurse I can only hope you enjoy your new adventure
Best job is beside in nursing home at night shift! No doctors, limited supervision and you can command patients because they are sedated or liquored up 😀👍. Your time is your own! Watch TV, gossip it up with the other nurses in different sections, etc…. You bribe patient with treats too! Brownies, danishes, and if they are extreme; ice cream! Patients are like dogs, treat them as such! I am now a nurse supervisor! Love to do employee reviews!😁👍
I love how you talk about God! I'm a Christian as well and I was literally searching CZcams hoping to find a Christian nurse!
Hi Marie! I'm so happy you found my channel 💕 a huge part in behind creating this channel was finding an area so share the gospel with more and more nurses, so you've come to the right spot! 😊
Started as an ER nurse, lasted 3 years, got burnt out and went to IR for 3 years, thought I was “ losing my skills” and went back to ED. Lasted a year and remembered why I got out of bedside in the first place. Now I’m back to IR. Love IR cause you can think critically but only have 1 patient at a time. You also don’t have a patient all day long which is great . Unless it’s a short term $$$ contract I’ll never go back to the ED . Not worth my physical or mental well being
Yesss, we have to take care of our physical and mental health above all us. We have to be able to take care of ourselves before we can properly take care of others. Thanks for sharing this with everyone :)
I truly believe that is the beauty of nursing- you can do and go anywhere! And that is the beauty of faith- you can trust that God will lead you to do anything and go anywhere He calls you 😊 I do the same thing before any huge decision in every aspect of my life but especially in my nursing career 🙏🏼 He has no doubt guided me through every.single.step and continues to do so 💜☝🏼 Prayers for discernment and wisdom and for the right doors to open at the right time 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Interesting! Thanks for sharing - That is why I can't see myself outside of bedside -- afraid of losing all those skills is what I worry about!
I always wonder if it will be like riding a bike? Pick things back very quickly. What do you think would be the hardest thing?
understaffing and entitled family members is why folks leaving bedside nursing tbh
Oooh!, never been first before! Anyway, I start my first nursing job next week. Love your video's!
Melissa good luck!! Let us know how your first nursing job goes 🙏🏼😌
I worked inpt peds & peds ER most of my career. I don't think a single shift went by without teen suicide, suicide attempt or overdoses, baby death, SBS or a variety of child abuse It's a tough thing to see all the time. It had an impact on me. It's something to consider for the job. As far as loosing some skills, yes, but you're growing & gaining others.
Thank you for that Lisa!
So exciting! I just started a job in bedside nursing in Atlanta a month ago!!
Thank you for this video. I'm returning to the bedside after 2.5 yr and am a little nervous. I've been a nurse for 20 years, so I should be okay, right?!?😬 I'm changing specialties, from NICU to adult med Surg. Worked with adults prn throughout my career, so not as nervous, but still am. Processes are different. Adult patients are sicker. I recognize the pump though! It was a process getting to where I am, and I remind myself regularly where God opened the doors and confirmed this decision every step of the way! Thank you!
Thanks for watching and for your comment Camille! Best of luck to you with the new role! I'm sure you'll do great, sounds like you have a ton of experience!
Smart thinking. I hate bedside and left but... you acquire a lot of life savings skills on the job. I just may consider this in 1 year or so.
Those are critical skills for the hospital. It is important to stay fluent in those skills if you want to return to the hospital in the near future.
I left bedside nursing and now work as a prison Nurse but can’t stand the environment. It’s a high turnover from RNs and doctors and being responsible for a lot. I kinda like just having my own 4-5 patients and not worry about dealing with 100s of inmates on a daily basis. plus it’s nice that after the day is done I can just give report to the next nurse. In the prison you see the same inmates over and over again. So I’m considering going back.
That sounds tough! I'm curious, what got you into prison nursing?
Nurse Katherine pay, retirement benefits, pension and it’s not physical work and I heard the work was easy. But the workflow and work process is not, it’s mentally draining dealing with inmates and manipulation, malingering fake symptoms. When you gotta have an ACLS type algorithm that guides your work process and workflow in the prison and there’s like 50 algorithms or more then you know something is wrong, lol coz even I’m struggling to learn all that. managed to save a life of an inmate but since I didn’t document properly base on the algorithm of what I need to document, it’s like it’s not enough
I've been away from beside for 4 years and I can't get an RN position at the hospital because they want recent experience. I don't want to work at a SNF because of the dangerous nurse-to-patient ratios. I don't want to lose the license that I worked so hard for. I probably will have to find a job at this point but all I know is nursing. I've never worked as a waitress or in any service position before outside of nursing. Feeling frustrated and stuck.
Have you looked into remote positions or even out patient nursing positions?
Schedule was the hardest because I was so used to having 4 days off after working three 12hr shifts.
I’ve been bedside for 11 years, but I’ve been on a hospital unit for 7 years where I do inpatient med-surg and outpatient research so a lot of first in human drug trials (infusions, procedures, medications). It’s been great because I still keep my med-surg skills and I’ve gotten really good at IV’s including VAD’s and ultrasound IV’s. The commute is killing me though so I’m looking for an outpatient position. I fear losing my skills a lot, but I know a lot of nurses who transitioned back and forth and most of them have done fine with it. The 12 hr shifts are killing my sleep too so I may just have to go outpatient for my quality of life. It’s a hard decision.
Thank you for all you do. Very grateful. From a RN to another RN. The Lord is your strength n will lead tour footsteps. Amen 10:07
Thank you for watching!
I was an ICU RN in the beginning circa 2005 I actually liked my work but some of the co-workers. Yeeesh. Been in Hospital Case Management and UM/UR since then. Some critical thinking but my bonus is being mean to the physicians (who deserve it). I am quite good at debate but you need to know your stuff very well as you are often in conflict with people who have a lot more school than we do. Sometimes they can make a case for me to approve something but they haven’t documented it and once they do I turn off the pressure but for some they just has to learn from negative feedback. A lot of former bedside nurses have struggled challenging our physician partners especially if they haven’t developed strong communication skills. Make no mistake you are quite loathsome to a small percentage of those people. But healthcare isn’t cheap and wasting money isn’t in my vocabulary.
Hiiiii Catherine!! 👋🏻👋🏻 Whoa totally never caught you were from PA! I’m from PA🙏🏼 Do you like Atlanta? Also kudos to you for looking for extra part time work and trying to save your skills for mission trips. That is incredible 👏🏻 -Ant
Hey Ant! Yupp that's my home state! I'm enjoying ATL but also missing the simplicity of Amish country 😂😂
I think you will love Er children's hospital 💖
Me too I want to leave bedside nurse.😥
of coures happy
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Hey there! I was wondering if I could email you at some point? I am currently working on prerequisites to complete to apply for a nursing program at the community college I attend. My goal at the moment is to finish their program as RN with associates degree and then follow up with a bachelors degree. I have a lot of questions I wanted to ask about looking at jobs after the program, how to study now before I get into the program (if I’m accepted), etc. I also have the goal to use this degree for medical missions and to share the gospel, alongside my husband! I’d really appreciate your feedback! Love your channel by the way!
Absolutely! Please, email away! :)
@@Katherine_Ann Oh yay! I could not find your email, though! Is it in your about section on your channel?
This video is just sad. Why going back? Skills, give me a break; you don’t need all those skills in your new outpatient setting. Move on, bedside nursing continues to be the same toxic, ungrateful place you left months ago. At the end we nurses enjoy the back pain, the humiliations, the no having personal life and so on; masochism at its best. Anyways good luck in this new chapter of your professional journey.
I completely agree with Carl. Katherine, it's still toxic
Hey Carl! Thanks for watching! I'm not sure if you watched until the very end, I go into explanation about why I want to pick up a PRN shift here and there. I understand its still toxic but the skills are important and needed if Lord willing I am able to do more medical missions in the future. I am not getting that where I am at now with my current outpt job. I am not quitting my job, just hoping to pick up a PRN shift here and there :)
@@Katherine_Ann God will guide you! I do think bedside will be more doable as PRN instead of full time. You’ll have more freedom and control over your schedule, and I’m sure that will make a big difference! Nurses love challenging ourselves, but it sounds like you’re doing it in a smart and balanced way 😊
@@Katherine_Ann I couldn't watch til the end, it kind of hurt my sould lol. You already made the hardest part: leaving bedside. As an outpatient nurse you don't need those skills; and you're not less of a nurse for not remembering creatine values for example. My whole point is you're in a new environment where new different skills are needed. Anyways; as a fellow nurse I can only hope you enjoy your new adventure
Best job is beside in nursing home at night shift! No doctors, limited supervision and you can command patients because they are sedated or liquored up 😀👍. Your time is your own! Watch TV, gossip it up with the other nurses in different sections, etc…. You bribe patient with treats too! Brownies, danishes, and if they are extreme; ice cream! Patients are like dogs, treat them as such! I am now a nurse supervisor! Love to do employee reviews!😁👍
Patients are like dogs? Wtf