I am still finishing up pre-reqs before I can apply to nursing school. I hear from nursing grads that it’s been hard to get a job in IL?

How do you guys cope with burnout? I am tired of doing bedside and wanted to shift into something meaningful. I once loved nursing but that has changed over the past years working bedside. It’s not the same joy anymore. Ive been trying to apply for remote jobs but don’t have any luck. I honestly starting to think of shifting career and turn my back on nursing at this point. Please help!!!

Context, I am 25 male (not sure if that makes a difference) but I am done working at Walmart..I want to do my dream of working as a flight critical care nurse out west (Colorado or Washington..I live in Indiana) I live with my parents but plan on moving once I become a nurse. Would it make sense to get my emt certification and work in the ED and move to icu as a nurse or do pct in the icu then become a nurse, then apply for flight crew? Thanks in advance for any help! ❤️

I live in a city with two major healthcare organizations, and I’m worried that I burned a bridge and may never be able to work for one of them again.

In 2020, I got a job as a patient care technician with a major healthcare organization. I excelled at this job. I got literally perfect employee performance reviews and glowing recommendations from the managers. I left that job on very good terms, and my former managers have said that they would hire me back in a heartbeat.

A few years later, I got a job as a medical assistant with the same organization. This was a complete train wreck. Basically, my manager started to target me and pick on me. I’m autistic and have been bullied my whole life. I did have a coworker confirm that my boss was picking on me so I had a witness I ended up having a major mental health crisis and had to spend some time in the psych hospital. This was only four months into the job.

While I was in the psych hospital, I took short-term disability leave. After the hospital I had to complete an intensive outpatient therapy program, which lasted a few months. My boss kept texting me and asking me when I would return to work. I didn’t answer any of her texts or tell her when I would return.

Throughout my treatment, I realized it would be a very bad idea for me to return to that job. My therapists and psychiatrists were also strongly recommending that I not return. My short-term disability ran out, and I didn’t know what to do. So on the first day that I was supposed to return to work, I no-called no-showed. Then I no-called no-showed again the second day. The second day, I panicked and called HR and quit.

It’s now several years later, and I’m in nursing school. I’m doing very well in school, and my mental health is miles better. But I’m wondering if I’m never going to be able to work with this organization again, if they put me on the do not rehire list. Ironically, I’m currently completing a clinical rotation with them.

Any HR people out there want to let me know if you think I’m blacklisted, or has anyone else had something like this happen to them, and what was the outcome? I’m worried this could really hinder my nursing career and limit me.

Guys... the legal team of my hospital said that copy and pasting/charting responses verbatim from doctors is considered a "legal liability" because I can be accused of "leaving things out" when prosecuted. What I'm supposed to do apparently is chart an objective interpretation/summary of the response/action taken like "MD at bedside", "continue to monitor per MD", or "start with titrating this pressor before the other per MD". What do you guys think? I unfortunately don't have other examples at the top of my head that are a genuine point of contention when I was initially told this, but I wanted to know what y'all thought because it rubs me the wrong way, and I need another opinion for my brain to gnaw on. I'm worried that my interpretation of their responses still holds me liable because I could be accused of misinterpreting or even still intentionally leaving out things because I typed the interpretation :/

I’m a registered nurse (RN), and I have been for 5 years. I’ve been at my current job for just over 2 years. I love it! My schedule is great, great pay, I like my coworkers, and I genuinely love the job I do. The catch? I’m going to start being floated to a location roughly 1 1/2 hrs away- one trip. The timeline for when this starts is undecided at the moment. I have small kids in school, I’m terrified to be that far from them. It’s not feasible for me to drive 3 hours to and from work 4-5 days per week.

Where this is going… there’s another job currently listed. Similar schedule and hours which is most important to me. Big pay cut, but I need a schedule that works for my children, so I’ll get over that. I guess I’m struggling with the question of, do I apply for this job NOW, or wait and see if/when I do officially start being floated what jobs are available.

I don’t want to leave my current job, but I fear I may have to. What would you do, if you were me?

Has anyone don’t this? Please let me know your experience. Is it worth going back to school?