nursing

[k@tie]

i have been a nurse for 6 years now and i am soooo fed up ..i really want a new career and find myself extremely miserable..i am upset i feel this way because i wanted to be a nurse very much and worked so hard to get there..i still care for my patients but feel so disillusioned my the system and colleagues. any other nurses felt this way ? anyone gone on to do something different? x

[violetblue]

Katie I saw a question just like this @ a week ago on this section; I suggest you cursor down to that as well as reading the answers you get here so you'll have more ideas. Sorry can't be of more help as I'm not a niurse.

[Ed Strong]

I've always said that if I was a nurse and single I would go out to the United Arab Emirates and work. Apparently, they have a great time, earn good money and all in the sunshine too. However, I suppose it's not an option if you have a partner/family.

[bednobs]

have you tried coming out of the nhs for a bit? When i started feeling like that, i worked for a charity for a few years (as a nurse)

[alijangra]

Im leaving the profession to become a pharmacist. I cant wait to stop being treated like sh1t, and being disheartened by the general slagging that all nhs employees are getting in the press nowadays.

[steve @ home]

My sister-in -law gave up nursing about 15 years ago to become a teacher. She's never regretted it and now earns over 40K as head of department

[k@tie]

i work privately and earn fairly good wages but i just think today you cant nurse properly ..its all paperwork and politics and budgets with no time for actually caring for the patients . i just dont know what to do anymore . :(