This touched my heart. 37, been a nurse for 14 years, and nursing was slowly stealing my joy and happiness. I was giving and giving and not getting anything in return and my body was telling me to rest and I wasn't listening. This is the best video that I have seen explaining the ups and downs of nursing. As a single nurse I'm reclaiming my life and going to prioritize God and myself first. Thank you Shannon 🙏
I'm so proud of you Shannon! I quit my job as an RN last two years ago after almost 13 years in the field. It was not an easy decision, but life is too short to dread going to work everyday. No amount of money can buy real happiness, but friends I'm not asking you to resign from your job or abandon your business but be wise!
@@maxdmitry1912 right now I run my own business and While I was still in service I planned towards early retirement, making about 2k weekly from my retirement investment portfolio trying so much to build more side hustles and extra income
Been working bedside for 10 months on a medsurg unit. I'm completely over it. I'm looking for an exit at the moment. The lack of time to eat/use bathroom, the 7-8 pt load, management not caring that we're struggling yet sending more pts, the toll it takes physically and mentally smh. I give nurses props who do it longterm, I really do
Nursing isn’t for everybody some people go into it not knowing what it all really entails. 1) it’s not a money maker, you can live comfortably but your not gonna get rich 2) travelers do get dumped on, not all the time but it does happen - I have multiple stories. When I work charge I make the best fair assignments I can regardless if they are staff or traveler. 3) yes it is very hard work nobody realizes all the different hats we wear. A lot of these are young people who don’t have a lot of life experience. Now your dealing with not only a sick patient but family, doctors, nothing is like school. 4) I think schools are failing students- most of them don’t have the experience of taking on an assignment themselves with the guidance of a nurse. 5) Hospitals are failing us - think it is related to money & also due to health insurance requirements. They expect you to chart, chart, chart & then chart again. Plus take care of the patient & if you can’t do that your told your have poor time management. 6) Bedside nursing isn’t for everybody but as more experienced nurses leave the beside it leaves less experienced nurses there to ‘figure it out’ NOT SAFE. We need experienced bedside nurses. I don’t mind working hard I still like my job & grateful to have one & be apart of the nursing team. I try to be a good example to all the others out there but there has to be a balance of what the hospital expects from us to what we actually can do. My golden rule is don’t ask anything out of anyone that you can’t do yourself. Good Luck on your future endeavors!
This was VERY helpful! I don’t think I’ve seen a more in-depth breakdown of nursing yet! I’ve been going back and forth with myself on if I should spend the time and money on going back for nursing. I work as a caregiver and have loads of experience but never completed nursing school for various reasons. I just always felt in between… not sure if anyone else feels the same but I thank you again for this comment. It has helped me understand what’s really going on vs what we are told.
Bedside was NEVER for me. I hated it, it was a stepping stone for me. The reason I hated bedside? The POLITICS AND LEADERSHIP, it's more about kissing the patients a$$ rather than helping them. It's not about safety or what's right but it's about money. I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING YOU SAID. I came in being hopeful and now I work from home making WAY more money but I'm still leaving nursing after 10 years in the profession. Because working from home has some of the same elements in terms, of leadership, politics and the WORSHIP of the almighty dollar.
How did you get a wfh job and what do you do? 👀 I’m a new nurse (7 months) and I’m just trying to make this degree work until I find something less draining. I’m already burnt out.
Thank you for keeping it real and transparent. Sick and tired of all the dancing around the subject and not telling it like it is. You are beautiful, smart, and very eloquent. 16 years in and 3 nursing degrees and I’m applying at gas stations and whatever. My mental health is shot, my back is broken but the moral injury is the worst. I asked somebody once how is it possible that they had been in the field 39 years at the bedside. The answer was easy and I had not really given any thought. The patients were not as sick back in the day. They did not come to the hospital with 15 different medications and 15 different medical ailments. Life was much easier without all the redundant charting, and the nurses had time to give their patients a massage. In a nutshell, the profession has gone down the drain and become all about the bottom dollar. To think I still have 25 years before I could retire, seriously makes me want to just die sooner. We’re not okay.
I'm a RN and this is so true we are worked too the bone especially bedside care people are getting sicker and sicker and family members are difficult at the bedside dealing with all kinds of personalities money isn't everything. I now depend on the money because you live according to you're income at 43 starting a new career doesn't appeal to me I cut my hours back to help with burnout and I take time off every 3 to 4 months go away and relax and it's really helped me relax better have a better outlook on life and working as a nurse.
Nursing at the bedside can be extremely overwhelming! I had a patient’s daughter who was so rude one day that it made me genuinely sad and I’m not typically worried about what people think but when you work so hard and are not supported it starts to weigh on you. Still trying to find my niche.
Try out different environments: I have gone from hospital (med surg) to home health to nursing home to now finding my home in assisted living. Don’t give up! Change jobs until you stop dreading going to work. ❤️
I’m a new grad. Week 4 in the ER. Annnnddd I’m having mixed emotions. I see everything your saying. And I almost dread going into work already. Is that normal? All the nurses on my unit say it’s normal your new just getting to know everything. But I just feel how is this normal?
I am so glad you had this epiphany at a young age, and found the strength to walk away and seek a more peaceful and joyful work situation for yourself.
SUBSCRIBED !!! Girl you are the first person to tell it like it is . Hell yes !!! I am a cna and I’m 80% done with pre reqs and I already know I’m running into a shit show . I know that so much I am already looking into non bedside jobs and work from home jobs with my degree . You are so right they do not care about patients they care about the money . And the more they can get someone to do more with less pay they will
I totally agree with you💯. In addition, nurses are too afraid to stand up and voice their concerns for what's right. There is no comradery within the field. I too travel and people think it gets better as a travelers only the pay. No matter where you go you still run into staffing issues, lack of resources, unsafe/unfair assignments, lack of team work, to name a few are reasons why I'm exiting the field full time. Good luck on your endeavors.💕 Thanks for being so transparent👏🏽
So proud of you Shannon! This is major! I’m graduating nursing school in the fall and my plan is to work bedside 2 years and then travel 2-3 more years and save to open up my own med spa one day! If you could make a video on the process I would appreciate it! You are definitely one of my inspirations!
Motivational speaking is in your future. You are a great speaker, you draw attention. Your know your subject and you can elaborate on that. I’m going to be a pharmacist and I watch your vlogs for motivation. Love it
I remember your video of you crying when you thought you failed nursing school. Look at you now. Theres so much opportunity in nursing The tears are worth it 💜💖💖💖
I love this video. I’m a LPN in NC and I do travel nursing in clinics and the people I come across at these clinics and highly unhappy and nasty at times. The main reason is pay and RTO. I’ve only been a nurse for a year but the pay they give even to seasoned nurses is crazy. I’ll stay doing what I’m doing and making double or triple the pay and picking up new skills along the way. I’m like u finding an escape route to be my own boss
I went to a technical high school and became a lpn before I finished high school and my class of 13 were interested in different specialties, like the common ones that you always hear about. I was the only one interesting in aesthetic nursing but it was hard to get insight on since my teachers did those common specialties and were much older. I couldn’t get any tips or guides on how I can get myself into the aesthetic world. I’m glad to have found your page because I haven’t found a lot of people who document the ins and outs. So Shannon, please continue to talk more about the aesthetic world please because it’s such a gray area.
Maybe getting into lazor or med spa networking events or courses. That way you get to speak to medical professionals getting ready to open a med spa. They are always looking for nurses and estheticians to work for them. Hope this helps 😊
Truth!! That's what opened my eyes to reality. I realized people don't want to change, they want to be served and catered to. They want to feel good. They want the pill and the dilaudid. They don't want to make any effort to get better...they believe it's our job snd the doctor's job. Soooo frustrating.
You are a conversationalist and a great communicator. I’m not a nurse but I feel like I understand you…and running a business is probably one of the toughest things to do in life
Girl I completely hear you especially that part about people being content with being sick......I work in ED 🙄 some of them will come in everyday if they can
I LOVE IT...I can't blame you ONE BIT. At least YOU made it through nursing school. I dropped out after ONE semester KNOWING it wasn't for me anyway from the time I started doing the prerequisites to get into nursing school. Why did I do it? I was attempting to think of other career endeavors and outlets for myself and I had just so happened to get laid off around that time. My husband and father kept raising nursing as an option (though even before when they suggested it, I said "no") and when I saw the many options nurses had, namely social work nurse and nurse aesthetician I figured "Mmmm with my background and experience in social services coincided with nursing, why not?" Now honestly, it also could've been something with the school I attended because frankly, it was a private nursing school that seemed to end up being a money-draining pit with "extra rules and required courses" adding on by the weeks. One policy would be one way prior to attending, and then right before starting, soimething else changed and then once enrolled, another thing changed and frankly, only being allowed to purchase books from the school versus any available resource for a much cheaper price was ludacris. Nevertheless, I knew it really wasn't in me entirely anyway...I was more interested in the social services and/or administrative side of healthcare and so...I earned a master's in healthcare administration instead followed by one in clinical psych.
I realized that I'm a licensed drug dealer. I barely provide any care at work, because I'm so busy passing hundreds of pills per day. Also, the culture at most nursing homes is that nurses are expected to not do much besides push pills. People in nursing homes are getting younger and younger too..ppl who just gave up. They gather around the nurse' cart during med pass and catch an attitude if the pill is a second late. At the hospital, I was looked down upon because I spoke up and said that as a new grad on otientation, I felt uncomfortable with all 7 patients instead of 3....I had to quit. Now though, I'm working as an agency nurse with an average of 23-35 patients. Its quite scary and frustrating....again, I feel like a licensed drug dealer more than a nurse.
I’m so proud of you 👏🏾. You encouraged me through school so much. When I failed one class YOU was the reason that pushed me along with my family and friends. I love healthcare so many things you can do with your license. If you not happy just pick something else. It’s true you can just do something else. Again congratulations 🎊🎉🍾🎈
And when you do try to speak up and advocate for yourself or your patients, they're quick to tell you you're replaceable. You hit so many nails on the head with this video! After 21 years I hung up my stethoscope two years ago because I felt like my license was on the line EVERY DAY. I dreaded going into work and found myself in tears too many times to count. Best of luck in your new business adventure!
I work in the hospital I ain’t no nurse but I’m with EVS/Housekeeping in the ED y’all are definitely the Real MVPs I never knew what nurses really go through it’s very eye opening
You are SO right about the glorification of being your own boss...I'm glad you're being honest and clear about the entrepreneurial route because I've watched SO many TH-cam videos glorifying running your own business and "being your own boss" to the degree that the lingo and rhetoric that they speak about seems geared towards making people feel "inadequate" or we're wasting our time and our lives if we aren't working for ourselves versus a traditional 9-5. The way some entrepreneurs speak it's as if they don't care to accept that NOT EVERYONE CARES to "be their own boss" and feel just fine either working a 9-5 along with a regular side gig OR just ONE 9-5 JOB. It's just that when it comes to making money, EVERYONE MUST BE THEIR OWN BOSS, PERIOD. Then, they get to flashing their material gains and lifestyles, talk about how much they love what they do which they "work hard for" and "put in the work" which is about as honest as they would be, but it's SO glorified and almost like shaming folks working 9-5 (lol) for doing so.
This is why I’m glad to know i have been an ADN for almost 7yrs and no student debt. Im 38 going on 39 #virgoseason! Im looking forward a new chapter. Nursing can always be there but I don’t wanna base my lifestyle on that ✌🏽
I agree with her...bedside nursing will age you immediately...it took me 16yrs to realize... IT IS TIME! Being an RN does open doors to other fields but at what cost, your own HEALTH? family? peace of mind? When it started being about the bottom line and not patient safety that's when your eyes open up🤔
I’m in nursing school now. Last two years and that’s what I’m afraid of; being draining and messing with my mental on top of me being a mom of three little girls. I always pray that God will lead me where I need to be. My goal is to be a NICU nurse and we’ll c where this journey leads me but my mental and children are my everything 🙏🏼💖
You and I are the exact same person. I've been a nurse for a little over a year on a level I ICU. I'm about to start traveling and plan to do so for a couple of years and then I'm going back to school (CRNA preferably or NP school). I knew early on that bedside/staff nursing wasn't something I was planning to do for more than 5 years.
The part about people not wanting to get better is so true. There’s a lot of folks like that who simply don’t want to deal with it and expect somebody else to fix it. Way too much.🌱
Yes Yes i'm all for It!!! Do the "How to set up a med spa" Im all ears, notifications on waiting on that video to drop...Congrats on making that step we salute you. Sincerely another RN
im graduating my ABSN program in December and I AM DOING NURSING FOR ME. this is why i want to go into either OR or PACU, and then persue plastics. i knew even beofre nnursing school bedside was not for me...and for me this is going to be my career its not jsut a regular job so yes nurses its okay to do this FOR YOU and to want to live YOUR life!
Yes definitely, I agree! I say the same..you have to be in it to know it! I have been at bedside for 22 years..yikes! I am actively looking for something else, not necessarily in nursing. All your points are right on. Good luck in your new venture, congratulations!
You are on point. Administration doesn’t care about thing except money. They don’t care if the facility has what is needed to take care of a patient including staff. It makes keep your license a task
I agree with her . my dad wanted me to be a nurse and I told him NO . I don’t want to be a nurse. I wanna be happy with the career that I will choose I’m currently in my last semester of college for medical assistant/phlebotomist .I already knew that I did not wanna be a nurse I just knew that it was not the career for me . I wanna become a Physical Therapist instead which I am going back to school for after I graduate they make more money than a nurse but shoutout to the nurses tho and it is a lot of people quitting being a nurse because it’s getting stressful
I’m a nursing student and I really enjoyed your video. I work in medsurg rn as a cna and yes it’s so difficult. And please make the video on how to open a medspa!!!
I knew one week into nursing school that bedside wasn’t for me. I’m interested in LOW STRESS jobs. Aesthetic nursing is #1 but extremely competitive. I’m also thinking about lactation, remote jobs, and school/camp nursing. CRNA, NP, and PA school are also on the list if I’m motivated enough to get my masters. There’s sooo many options.
School/Camp RN is low pay. CRNA programs have switched to Doctoral. I think they are trying to make the doctorate mandatory by 2025. Remote isn’t a speciality. It’s the location out of which you practice your specialty. So, you’d likely need some experience first. I have seen NP programs that don’t require work experience. But make sure you choose a specialty that isn’t acute care. Those would still be NPs who work in the hospital. A PA is a physician’s assistant. That’s a different degree. They are basically equivalent to NPs. However, they work under doctors. There are numerous states where NPs can function independent of a doctor. That means they can have their own practice. PAs can’t do that. I hear that ambulatory nursing isn’t as stressful.
@@peacefreedom4930 I’m not sure what state you’re in, but in my state all CRNA programs are 2 years. 3 maximum. There are many key differences between NPs and PAs aside from business ownership. Just because a BSN isn’t a requirement doesn’t mean nurses can’t do it. I actually know a few PAs who started off as nurses. I know remote nursing isn’t a specialty. I don’t care about specialty which is why I just said remote. I also don’t care about pay I care about peace.
Yes please make another video on how to open up a med spa 🙂 I’m at this weird place In my nursing career 6 years in where I want to pivot into aesthetics but don’t know how. I’m in a FNP program and have run into some difficult times this past semester that has me confused on my purpose and career future.
I graduate in December and I realized psych/community health/behavioral health is more for me. I came into nursing as Someone who wanted to CHANGE people’s lives not simply KEEP PEOPLE ALIVE. Being in that hospital environment around sickness and death all the time where you have patients like you said who aren’t really there to get better. We are just keeping them alive for however long they have. Not fulfilling for me.
Nurse of 29 years here. I get everthing you are saying! Retiring very soon, had enough of the entire system. And very frustrating to watch patients that won't take responsibility for their health. Thanks for video.
@@SincerelyShannonSubcribe Thanks Sharon!! When I started nursing, it was a ministry to the sick. A service to mankind. Patients and families were greatful for the care they received. Plus it was less expensive, and insurance covered more. Patients actually stayed in the hospital to recover! Now the patient only receives immediate care, and then discharged. The entire system went from service to high level stress over my working years.
Girl I feel you! Past experience make me not even wanna do care taking. It’s frustrating trying to change someone who do not wanna change. Mentally, I will not wanna go through that again
You are so beautiful!! Ive been following your channel throughout my first year of university. You have been really inspiring to me. You also resemble KeKe Palmer
Hey Shannon, when you get a chance can you share about your relationship with God ? God has been so good, even when life throws curve balls. Jesus is always there. Also if you don’t mind, can you share about your relationship journey in general lol. I was wondering how it went with ole dude that had you smiling in one of the last blogs. Anyways I wish you the best!
Love love love this video! I’m an LVN of 6 years and I’ve been feeling this exact same way! You took everything I’ve been feeling and put it into this video! Thank you ! I know I’m not alone. I will find my place but I do have to make some changes for me! ♥️✨
Well done. Im only a unit secretary but even from my point of view I am able to see the treatment of nurses/physicians is subpar. Always short staffed, and the nurses who show up are forced to pick up the slack. Patients are rude and entitled, and yelling at you for following protocol. Getting aggressive with you when you're trying to help them. Shit is stupid.
As a fellow nurse, as well as travel nurse you are sooo right about facilities not having caring about patient safety! It’s so crazy how nursing schools emphasize so heavily on patient safety and safe staffing ratios but the reality is that hospitals don’t uphold those standards. It’s scary and unfortunate how these hospitals try to do the most with minimal staff and resources even though they definitely have the money to do better. I feel like after almost 10 years as a nurse I am at a cross road to what my next move will be. Thank you for your perspective and good luck on all your future adventures❤️❤️❤️❤️ Ps. Thank you for also being a great nurse😊
I understand how you feel. Right now I am debating on when I am going to walk away for a min. I said the end of this year I was going to take a break. I'm mentally drained.
I would LOVE to know your thoughts on how to start a medspa. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge Shannon you are one of my favorite TH-cam nurses ❤️😍.
I know EXACTLY what you wanted to call the patients that don’t participate in getting better. FREQUENT FLYERS. Sister, it is so common and realistic there’s a term for them. We experienced hospital nurses get it Doll.
I left bedside nursing after 7 years back in 2019 a few months before the pandemic. I’ve been doing nursing informatics for the last 4 years and couldn’t be happier. I work from home and work in the capacity of more like a project manager
Thank you for your transparency girl! I would absolutely love more information on how to open a medspa! I am currently a travel nurse and want so badly to leave bedside and I love the aesthetic world! Love seeing you win! Blessings in blessings to you and your Buisness ❤️
Thanks for the video! I start nursing school next month and I know I don't want to do bedside for years so I'm really interested in learning about other opportunities. And yes I'd love a video to see how you got into the business. Congrats on your endeavor I really wish you tons of success and happiness
@Yolanda Smalls How is it being a dialysis RN. I work on a renal medsurg unit but now im looking into a outpatient dialysis center. They work MWF/TTS. I am unsure of whether i should take it. I’m used to getting my 3-4 days off in a row working in the hospital
Let me preface by saying you are strong and so brave to have taken that BIG step. To step out on faith and quit your job is a big move. That’s where my hesitation comes in because I am scared to lose the security I have with this job. But I’ve had this in my mind since the first year of the pandemic realizing how devalued I was as a bedside nurse. A lot of hospitals really do not care about their staff and see us as replaceable. They did us so wrong where I work and every since I have been thinking of a way out, med spa being that way out! I would love to hear how you went about starting your business because I don’t have a business partner and no one to bounce ideas off of. I NEED OUT!!! Bedside is slowly killing my spirit.
Yes!! Please do a video on how to start a med spa! I have been thinking about this for a couple of years now. Could you talk about the pros and cons of starting a med spa with no prior experience vs working at one first and which do you recommend.
When I started nursing school I found your page and have been a big follower….as someone with another career in a different field I realized that I no longer want to continue.. my mother who is a nurse told me I was out my FN mind to go back to school for nursing now I agree and hate that I wasted so much time in this program
The good thing about life is that you can always change your mind. If you don’t think it’s for you, don’t waste another second! Bc you’ll be miserable. Thanks so much for watching
I would love to see videos regarding aesthetic nursing. I'm very interesting being an infusion nurse or even something around the dermatology area...and incorporate that into a business but I have not found anyone on TH-cam
I just quit my last assignment. I worked almost 3 years in the pandemic. I’m a strong nurse. However, it is getting worst. When I say the nurses coming to work get slammed. Working a Med surgical unit and getting 7 patients is dangerous. I can’t do it. It’s unsafe and watching charge nurse sit at the nursing station with no patient, while I have seven is a no for me dawg. Money not everything when you get burnt out and sick from work stress. I’m a nurse case manager now.
Uggh I know the feeling. Bedside is not the move. It’s unfortunate bc I don’t think corporations will ever understand and make the necessary changes. It’s almost like it is going to keep getting worse.
I LOVE this video! This is the best “I quit nursing” video. After COVID I realized how hospitals were just a business. I worked at a hospital with very little resources. We would regularly run out of flushes, green caps, alcohol wipes, IV sets, and a few other things. We would take a saline 1L bag and I would make flushes. We would carry a little alcohol bottle and wet paper to clean IV ports. To get IV starter kits we would have to scavenge them. I would see admin making the craziest decisions that made no sense for the nurses OR for the patients. That made me realize this is just a business and after being angry about this, I changed my mindset. I can choose to leave, I can choose to learn another skill and leave nursing. I’m currently transitioning but I agree nursing gives you a lot of opportunity. I currently work as a school nurse with an agency making almost double from what I made in the hospital. I have a friend in the real estate business and I’m learning from him. For nurses that want to start a business, I see one mistake very often. Please talk to people who already have done the business. Pay someone who is doing it 200 for an hr of their time and ask them their margins, is the business profitable, the pros but dig into the cons. A lot of nurses go into business and believe because you have a good heart you can have a successful business. Business has another skillset you must learn. Look At the margins in business. Someone has a million dollars revenue and we think they rich but if they take home 10% then they take 100k a year. That’s a lot of work for very little money. That business will run you into the ground. GODSPEED
Nursing is tough and I understand, I left for a year and a half and slowly transitioning back to it PRN. I am also an entrepreneur in real estate and started my TH-cam channel.
My mom respects me 100% i keep changing my mind around nursing there so many types of nursing but i would like to do spa treatments and naturopathy work in my mind. I have to remind myself of mindfullness and helping others.
*From One Nurse To Another…….TELLING ALL FACTS!~. Nothing But A Money Industry! Been In Nursing For 30 Years; I Tell All My Patients How To Better Their Health Without Medications; If They Can~. Very Well Spoken~. Nursing is a BROAD FIELD; floor nursing is getting worse. Do What You Have To Do! *Protect Your License~🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽. #Veteran. #Nurse. #Educator. #ClinicalInstructor. #CaseManager.
Can you please make a video about how to open a Med spa ? I was recently thinking about it and I’m so happy that I came across you video, because like you bedside nursing is not for me.
Such a great video! I have one more year left before I graduate with my BSN and am looking into options other than bedside, would love to see another video on how to open a med spa!
I feel the same way about EMS. We are over worked and under paid. And it’s not safe. Emts are getting injured and killed. Let’s not forget about the frequent flyers who go to the hospital everyday or use ambulance as an Uber although they are ambulatory and live around the corner from the hospital 🤷🏾♀️
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This touched my heart. 37, been a nurse for 14 years, and nursing was slowly stealing my joy and happiness. I was giving and giving and not getting anything in return and my body was telling me to rest and I wasn't listening. This is the best video that I have seen explaining the ups and downs of nursing. As a single nurse I'm reclaiming my life and going to prioritize God and myself first. Thank you Shannon 🙏
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What will you do instead of nursing?
What do you plan on doing next?
I'm so proud of you Shannon! I quit my job as an RN last two years ago after almost 13 years in the field. It was not an easy decision, but life is too short to dread going to work everyday. No amount of money can buy real happiness, but friends I'm not asking you to resign from your job or abandon your business but be wise!
I don't really like my job but I love what it provides for me and my family. The pandemic has people rethinking working
You're right ma'am! what do you do now and how did you plan yourself before quitting?
The great thing about nursing is if you NEED to go back you can. Thanks so much ❣️
@@maxdmitry1912 right now I run my own business and While I was still in service I planned towards early retirement, making about 2k weekly from my retirement investment portfolio trying so much to build more side hustles and extra income
@@SincerelyShannonSubcribe I don't think any one who left nursing for what ever reason would like to come back it can only be for private
Been working bedside for 10 months on a medsurg unit. I'm completely over it. I'm looking for an exit at the moment. The lack of time to eat/use bathroom, the 7-8 pt load, management not caring that we're struggling yet sending more pts, the toll it takes physically and mentally smh. I give nurses props who do it longterm, I really do
It’s overwhelming
I was the SAME way, I work from home AND make more money BUT I'm still leaving. I'm going to medicine.
100% agree. So sad!
Hi I’m on the same boat right now!
What are you doing now? 😭💕
@@tisha4lives how are you working as a nurse remotely?
Nursing isn’t for everybody some people go into it not knowing what it all really entails.
1) it’s not a money maker, you can live comfortably but your not gonna get rich
2) travelers do get dumped on, not all the time but it does happen - I have multiple stories. When I work charge I make the best fair assignments I can regardless if they are staff or traveler.
3) yes it is very hard work nobody realizes all the different hats we wear. A lot of these are young people who don’t have a lot of life experience. Now your dealing with not only a sick patient but family, doctors, nothing is like school.
4) I think schools are failing students- most of them don’t have the experience of taking on an assignment themselves with the guidance of a nurse.
5) Hospitals are failing us - think it is related to money & also due to health insurance requirements. They expect you to chart, chart, chart & then chart again. Plus take care of the patient & if you can’t do that your told your have poor time management.
6) Bedside nursing isn’t for everybody but as more experienced nurses leave the beside it leaves less experienced nurses there to ‘figure it out’ NOT SAFE. We need experienced bedside nurses.
I don’t mind working hard I still like my job & grateful to have one & be apart of the nursing team. I try to be a good example to all the others out there but there has to be a balance of what the hospital expects from us to what we actually can do.
My golden rule is don’t ask anything out of anyone that you can’t do yourself.
Good Luck on your future endeavors!
Thanks for all of this❣️
That is true chart and taking care of patient
This was VERY helpful! I don’t think I’ve seen a more in-depth breakdown of nursing yet! I’ve been going back and forth with myself on if I should spend the time and money on going back for nursing. I work as a caregiver and have loads of experience but never completed nursing school for various reasons. I just always felt in between… not sure if anyone else feels the same but I thank you again for this comment. It has helped me understand what’s really going on vs what we are told.
I left my hospital job today. Put in my resignation. Have another job at a smaller company. I learned that I HATE working at hospitals
Bedside was NEVER for me. I hated it, it was a stepping stone for me. The reason I hated bedside? The POLITICS AND LEADERSHIP, it's more about kissing the patients a$$ rather than helping them. It's not about safety or what's right but it's about money. I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING YOU SAID. I came in being hopeful and now I work from home making WAY more money but I'm still leaving nursing after 10 years in the profession. Because working from home has some of the same elements in terms, of leadership, politics and the WORSHIP of the almighty dollar.
I think every job you’ll run into the same 😩
How did you get a wfh job and what do you do? 👀 I’m a new nurse (7 months) and I’m just trying to make this degree work until I find something less draining. I’m already burnt out.
You’re speaking the truth. Nurses endure a lot of abuse! It’s sad that we have to suck it in and continue on like nothing happened.
Very sad
Thank you for keeping it real and transparent. Sick and tired of all the dancing around the subject and not telling it like it is. You are beautiful, smart, and very eloquent. 16 years in and 3 nursing degrees and I’m applying at gas stations and whatever. My mental health is shot, my back is broken but the moral injury is the worst.
I asked somebody once how is it possible that they had been in the field 39 years at the bedside. The answer was easy and I had not really given any thought. The patients were not as sick back in the day. They did not come to the hospital with 15 different medications and 15 different medical ailments. Life was much easier without all the redundant charting, and the nurses had time to give their patients a massage. In a nutshell, the profession has gone down the drain and become all about the bottom dollar.
To think I still have 25 years before I could retire, seriously makes me want to just die sooner. We’re not okay.
Yes people health condition is far worse than it has ever been. Thanks so much for watching!
Have you thought about working remote? I’m looking for options too.
I'm a RN and this is so true we are worked too the bone especially bedside care people are getting sicker and sicker and family members are difficult at the bedside dealing with all kinds of personalities money isn't everything. I now depend on the money because you live according to you're income at 43 starting a new career doesn't appeal to me I cut my hours back to help with burnout and I take time off every 3 to 4 months go away and relax and it's really helped me relax better have a better outlook on life and working as a nurse.
Yes to taking time off for yourself ❣️
Nursing at the bedside can be extremely overwhelming!
I had a patient’s daughter who was so rude one day that it made me genuinely sad and I’m not typically worried about what people think but when you work so hard and are not supported it starts to weigh on you.
Still trying to find my niche.
Yea I def understand ❣️
Sad. It has made me rude right back.
Rude family members can be shown the door. Visitors aren’t required.
@kloatlanta right!
Just started nursing a month ago and already trying to find a way out🤦🏾♀️
Figure out your main goal and work towards it.
Try out different environments: I have gone from hospital (med surg) to home health to nursing home to now finding my home in assisted living. Don’t give up! Change jobs until you stop dreading going to work. ❤️
Omg I feel the same exact way!
I’m a new grad. Week 4 in the ER. Annnnddd I’m having mixed emotions. I see everything your saying. And I almost dread going into work already. Is that normal? All the nurses on my unit say it’s normal your new just getting to know everything. But I just feel how is this normal?
Same
I am so glad you had this epiphany at a young age, and found the strength to walk away and seek a more peaceful and joyful work situation for yourself.
Lol I don’t think I could of stayed even if I didn’t have the strength 😂
SUBSCRIBED !!! Girl you are the first person to tell it like it is . Hell yes !!! I am a cna and I’m 80% done with pre reqs and I already know I’m running into a shit show . I know that so much I am already looking into non bedside jobs and work from home jobs with my degree . You are so right they do not care about patients they care about the money . And the more they can get someone to do more with less pay they will
😩 you already know the games they play
I like the way you think Lauren. Knowing all that I now know, if I was where you are I'd have gone into medicine right after.
I totally agree with you💯. In addition, nurses are too afraid to stand up and voice their concerns for what's right. There is no comradery within the field. I too travel and people think it gets better as a travelers only the pay. No matter where you go you still run into staffing issues, lack of resources, unsafe/unfair assignments, lack of team work, to name a few are reasons why I'm exiting the field full time.
Good luck on your endeavors.💕
Thanks for being so transparent👏🏽
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So proud of you Shannon! This is major! I’m graduating nursing school in the fall and my plan is to work bedside 2 years and then travel 2-3 more years and save to open up my own med spa one day! If you could make a video on the process I would appreciate it! You are definitely one of my inspirations!
Aww thanks! I got y’all on the video❣️
I graduate in the fall too. 4 more weeks!
@@KAMROXX2K11so, how is nursing going?
How do you like it?
Motivational speaking is in your future. You are a great speaker, you draw attention. Your know your subject and you can elaborate on that. I’m going to be a pharmacist and I watch your vlogs for motivation. Love it
Aww thanks so much❣️
I remember your video of you crying when you thought you failed nursing school. Look at you now. Theres so much opportunity in nursing
The tears are worth it
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The journey has been real🙏🏾
I love this video. I’m a LPN in NC and I do travel nursing in clinics and the people I come across at these clinics and highly unhappy and nasty at times. The main reason is pay and RTO. I’ve only been a nurse for a year but the pay they give even to seasoned nurses is crazy. I’ll stay doing what I’m doing and making double or triple the pay and picking up new skills along the way. I’m like u finding an escape route to be my own boss
Yes I cringe at what they pay staff in relation to travel. We all should be getting paid travel rates
I went to a technical high school and became a lpn before I finished high school and my class of 13 were interested in different specialties, like the common ones that you always hear about. I was the only one interesting in aesthetic nursing but it was hard to get insight on since my teachers did those common specialties and were much older. I couldn’t get any tips or guides on how I can get myself into the aesthetic world. I’m glad to have found your page because I haven’t found a lot of people who document the ins and outs. So Shannon, please continue to talk more about the aesthetic world please because it’s such a gray area.
Gotcha❣️
Maybe getting into lazor or med spa networking events or courses. That way you get to speak to medical professionals getting ready to open a med spa. They are always looking for nurses and estheticians to work for them. Hope this helps 😊
Truth!! That's what opened my eyes to reality. I realized people don't want to change, they want to be served and catered to. They want to feel good. They want the pill and the dilaudid. They don't want to make any effort to get better...they believe it's our job snd the doctor's job. Soooo frustrating.
Yea it can def be frustrating at times
You are a conversationalist and a great communicator. I’m not a nurse but I feel like I understand you…and running a business is probably one of the toughest things to do in life
Yes even tougher than a 9-5 but so rewarding
Good stuff! So proud of you! I spent 19 years at the bedside. Just left last week! Excited for both of our futures!
Oh wow! You're a real one! Congrats on your new journey!
WOW, you're one of the strongest persons I know of just by reading your comment alone.
Girl I completely hear you especially that part about people being content with being sick......I work in ED 🙄 some of them will come in everyday if they can
Uggh yes
I LOVE IT...I can't blame you ONE BIT. At least YOU made it through nursing school. I dropped out after ONE semester KNOWING it wasn't for me anyway from the time I started doing the prerequisites to get into nursing school. Why did I do it? I was attempting to think of other career endeavors and outlets for myself and I had just so happened to get laid off around that time. My husband and father kept raising nursing as an option (though even before when they suggested it, I said "no") and when I saw the many options nurses had, namely social work nurse and nurse aesthetician I figured "Mmmm with my background and experience in social services coincided with nursing, why not?" Now honestly, it also could've been something with the school I attended because frankly, it was a private nursing school that seemed to end up being a money-draining pit with "extra rules and required courses" adding on by the weeks. One policy would be one way prior to attending, and then right before starting, soimething else changed and then once enrolled, another thing changed and frankly, only being allowed to purchase books from the school versus any available resource for a much cheaper price was ludacris. Nevertheless, I knew it really wasn't in me entirely anyway...I was more interested in the social services and/or administrative side of healthcare and so...I earned a master's in healthcare administration instead followed by one in clinical psych.
So glad you found out earlier on, nursing is a lot.
I realized that I'm a licensed drug dealer. I barely provide any care at work, because I'm so busy passing hundreds of pills per day. Also, the culture at most nursing homes is that nurses are expected to not do much besides push pills. People in nursing homes are getting younger and younger too..ppl who just gave up. They gather around the nurse' cart during med pass and catch an attitude if the pill is a second late. At the hospital, I was looked down upon because I spoke up and said that as a new grad on otientation, I felt uncomfortable with all 7 patients instead of 3....I had to quit. Now though, I'm working as an agency nurse with an average of 23-35 patients. Its quite scary and frustrating....again, I feel like a licensed drug dealer more than a nurse.
Yea nursing home life is just as bad as the hospital
I said the same thing we only push pills
This is every nurse right now. I can relate to everything your saying
It’s a lot!
I’m so proud of you 👏🏾. You encouraged me through school so much. When I failed one class YOU was the reason that pushed me along with my family and friends. I love healthcare so many things you can do with your license. If you not happy just pick something else. It’s true you can just do something else.
Again congratulations 🎊🎉🍾🎈
🥰 thanks!
And when you do try to speak up and advocate for yourself or your patients, they're quick to tell you you're replaceable. You hit so many nails on the head with this video! After 21 years I hung up my stethoscope two years ago because I felt like my license was on the line EVERY DAY. I dreaded going into work and found myself in tears too many times to count. Best of luck in your new business adventure!
Glad you decided to leave. Best of luck to you too!
@@SincerelyShannonSubcribe Thank you!
I work in the hospital I ain’t no nurse but I’m with EVS/Housekeeping in the ED y’all are definitely the Real MVPs I never knew what nurses really go through it’s very eye opening
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Housekeeping were my FAVORITE at work friends and people. They knew all the tea and had your back.
I’m here in Atlanta I will visit your med spa one day 💜 super proud of you 👏🏾
Yes come see us! Thanks 🥰
You are SO right about the glorification of being your own boss...I'm glad you're being honest and clear about the entrepreneurial route because I've watched SO many TH-cam videos glorifying running your own business and "being your own boss" to the degree that the lingo and rhetoric that they speak about seems geared towards making people feel "inadequate" or we're wasting our time and our lives if we aren't working for ourselves versus a traditional 9-5. The way some entrepreneurs speak it's as if they don't care to accept that NOT EVERYONE CARES to "be their own boss" and feel just fine either working a 9-5 along with a regular side gig OR just ONE 9-5 JOB. It's just that when it comes to making money, EVERYONE MUST BE THEIR OWN BOSS, PERIOD. Then, they get to flashing their material gains and lifestyles, talk about how much they love what they do which they "work hard for" and "put in the work" which is about as honest as they would be, but it's SO glorified and almost like shaming folks working 9-5 (lol) for doing so.
I totally get that too. I tell yall all the time that it's easier to clock into my 9-5 than "Be my own boss"
This is why I’m glad to know i have been an ADN for almost 7yrs and no student debt. Im 38 going on 39 #virgoseason! Im looking forward a new chapter. Nursing can always be there but I don’t wanna base my lifestyle on that ✌🏽
Yes! Live you life! Happy Belated Birthday!
@@SincerelyShannonSubcribe thank you ❤️
I agree with her...bedside nursing will age you immediately...it took me 16yrs to realize... IT IS TIME! Being an RN does open doors to other fields but at what cost, your own HEALTH? family? peace of mind? When it started being about the bottom line and not patient safety that's when your eyes open up🤔
Yea so true
aging is definitely the word that describes bedside nursing in the longrun!
I’m in nursing school now. Last two years and that’s what I’m afraid of; being draining and messing with my mental on top of me being a mom of three little girls. I always pray that God will lead me where I need to be. My goal is to be a NICU nurse and we’ll c where this journey leads me but my mental and children are my everything 🙏🏼💖
Have boundaries at work and you’ll make it
Hi Shannon 👋 your story encourages us. YES we wish that you make a video on how to go about the Med Spa.
Thanks.
Already up! Check it out!
Shannon, you preached a sermon on this day!! Love it all. Praying for nothing but the best for you and your future.
Thanks ❣️
You and I are the exact same person. I've been a nurse for a little over a year on a level I ICU. I'm about to start traveling and plan to do so for a couple of years and then I'm going back to school (CRNA preferably or NP school). I knew early on that bedside/staff nursing wasn't something I was planning to do for more than 5 years.
Yes, same. I'm thinking about going back to school as well.
The part about people not wanting to get better is so true. There’s a lot of folks like that who simply don’t want to deal with it and expect somebody else to fix it. Way too much.🌱
It’s crazy!
Yes Yes i'm all for It!!! Do the "How to set up a med spa" Im all ears, notifications on waiting on that video to drop...Congrats on making that step we salute you. Sincerely another RN
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im graduating my ABSN program in December and I AM DOING NURSING FOR ME. this is why i want to go into either OR or PACU, and then persue plastics. i knew even beofre nnursing school bedside was not for me...and for me this is going to be my career its not jsut a regular job so yes nurses its okay to do this FOR YOU and to want to live YOUR life!
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Yes definitely, I agree! I say the same..you have to be in it to know it! I have been at bedside for 22 years..yikes! I am actively looking for something else, not necessarily in nursing. All your points are right on. Good luck in your new venture, congratulations!
Thanks!
Yes please! I’m interested. Also congrats on your new journey 🤍
Got ya! Thanks ❣️
You are on point. Administration doesn’t care about thing except money. They don’t care if the facility has what is needed to take care of a patient including staff. It makes keep your license a task
It’s a mess😩
I agree with her . my dad wanted me to be a nurse and I told him NO . I don’t want to be a nurse. I wanna be happy with the career that I will choose I’m currently in my last semester of college for medical assistant/phlebotomist .I already knew that I did not wanna be a nurse I just knew that it was not the career for me . I wanna become a Physical Therapist instead which I am going back to school for after I graduate they make more money than a nurse but shoutout to the nurses tho and it is a lot of people quitting being a nurse because it’s getting stressful
Glad you knew early on ❣️
@@SincerelyShannonSubcribe right
You’re beautiful and thank you
for the info! Good luck in your medspa!
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I’m a nursing student and I really enjoyed your video. I work in medsurg rn as a cna and yes it’s so difficult. And please make the video on how to open a medspa!!!
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I knew one week into nursing school that bedside wasn’t for me. I’m interested in LOW STRESS jobs. Aesthetic nursing is #1 but extremely competitive. I’m also thinking about lactation, remote jobs, and school/camp nursing. CRNA, NP, and PA school are also on the list if I’m motivated enough to get my masters. There’s sooo many options.
Yes so many options! Glad you figured it out early!
School/Camp RN is low pay. CRNA programs have switched to Doctoral. I think they are trying to make the doctorate mandatory by 2025. Remote isn’t a speciality. It’s the location out of which you practice your specialty. So, you’d likely need some experience first. I have seen NP programs that don’t require work experience. But make sure you choose a specialty that isn’t acute care. Those would still be NPs who work in the hospital. A PA is a physician’s assistant. That’s a different degree. They are basically equivalent to NPs. However, they work under doctors. There are numerous states where NPs can function independent of a doctor. That means they can have their own practice. PAs can’t do that. I hear that ambulatory nursing isn’t as stressful.
@@peacefreedom4930 I’m not sure what state you’re in, but in my state all CRNA programs are 2 years. 3 maximum. There are many key differences between NPs and PAs aside from business ownership. Just because a BSN isn’t a requirement doesn’t mean nurses can’t do it. I actually know a few PAs who started off as nurses. I know remote nursing isn’t a specialty. I don’t care about specialty which is why I just said remote. I also don’t care about pay I care about peace.
Yes please make another video on how to open up a med spa 🙂 I’m at this weird place
In my nursing career 6 years in where I want to pivot into aesthetics but don’t know how. I’m in a FNP program and have run into some difficult times this past semester that has me confused on my purpose and career future.
I’ll be making it soon for you all❣️
@@SincerelyShannonSubcribe thank you 😊
Please we want to see the video series!!! So happy that you found your new love! ❤️
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I graduate in December and I realized psych/community health/behavioral health is more for me. I came into nursing as Someone who wanted to CHANGE people’s lives not simply KEEP PEOPLE ALIVE. Being in that hospital environment around sickness and death all the time where you have patients like you said who aren’t really there to get better. We are just keeping them alive for however long they have. Not fulfilling for me.
I hear you 1000%😔
Nurse of 29 years here. I get everthing you are saying! Retiring very soon, had enough of the entire system. And very frustrating to watch patients that won't take responsibility for their health. Thanks for video.
Wow 29 years?!? Kudos to you! 🫶🏾
@@SincerelyShannonSubcribe Thanks Sharon!! When I started nursing, it was a ministry to the sick. A service to mankind. Patients and families were greatful for the care they received. Plus it was less expensive, and insurance covered more. Patients actually stayed in the hospital to recover! Now the patient only receives immediate care, and then discharged. The entire system went from service to high level stress over my working years.
Girl I feel you! Past experience make me not even wanna do care taking. It’s frustrating trying to change someone who do not wanna change. Mentally, I will not wanna go through that again
Yes, it’s a lot
You are so beautiful!! Ive been following your channel throughout my first year of university. You have been really inspiring to me. You also resemble KeKe Palmer
Thanks so much❣️
Hey Shannon, when you get a chance can you share about your relationship with God ? God has been so good, even when life throws curve balls. Jesus is always there. Also if you don’t mind, can you share about your relationship journey in general lol. I was wondering how it went with ole dude that had you smiling in one of the last blogs. Anyways I wish you the best!
Y'all know me and God real tight! None of this is me, all Him! Ol boy is ol news lol Thanks so much!
@@SincerelyShannonSubcribe 😂 ole boy is ole news
Preach God has us
@@SincerelyShannonSubcribe a relationship with God was key to me deciding to leave because he showed me my next step.
Love love love this video! I’m an LVN of 6 years and I’ve been feeling this exact same way! You took everything I’ve been feeling and put it into this video! Thank you ! I know I’m not alone. I will find my place but I do have to make some changes for me! ♥️✨
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Well done. Im only a unit secretary but even from my point of view I am able to see the treatment of nurses/physicians is subpar. Always short staffed, and the nurses who show up are forced to pick up the slack. Patients are rude and entitled, and yelling at you for following protocol. Getting aggressive with you when you're trying to help them. Shit is stupid.
It can be a lot at times 🥴
As a fellow nurse, as well as travel nurse you are sooo right about facilities not having caring about patient safety! It’s so crazy how nursing schools emphasize so heavily on patient safety and safe staffing ratios but the reality is that hospitals don’t uphold those standards. It’s scary and unfortunate how these hospitals try to do the most with minimal staff and resources even though they definitely have the money to do better. I feel like after almost 10 years as a nurse I am at a cross road to what my next move will be. Thank you for your perspective and good luck on all your future adventures❤️❤️❤️❤️
Ps. Thank you for also being a great nurse😊
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Best nursing video out there. So accurate
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I understand how you feel. Right now I am debating on when I am going to walk away for a min. I said the end of this year I was going to take a break. I'm mentally drained.
Breaks are necessary
@@SincerelyShannonSubcribe yes
My daughter has been a nurse for 17 yrs and is so burnt out. She’s currently looking into opening her own nursing home.
Kudos for her. Nursing in the hospital is tough. Most are looking for an exit plan
Hey Lady!! Congratulations on the next phase of your nursing journey!! Also, I would LOVE a video on how to start a med spa.
Hey! Thanks so much! I got it coming for you❣️
love your decorations behind you!
Thanks❣️
I would LOVE to know your thoughts on how to start a medspa. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge Shannon you are one of my favorite TH-cam nurses ❤️😍.
Gotcha!🥰
Beautiful, well spoken,strong, smart woman. ❤
Thanks!
I know EXACTLY what you wanted to call the patients that don’t participate in getting better. FREQUENT FLYERS. Sister, it is so common and realistic there’s a term for them. We experienced hospital nurses get it Doll.
Yes!
I left bedside nursing after 7 years back in 2019 a few months before the pandemic. I’ve been doing nursing informatics for the last 4 years and couldn’t be happier. I work from home and work in the capacity of more like a project manager
Nice! I love that nursing has so many options besides bedside.
Would love the medspa video! It seems so daunting to think about it all
I got y'all!
I totally understand ALL of this! That's a big decision.
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Thank you for your transparency girl! I would absolutely love more information on how to open a medspa! I am currently a travel nurse and want so badly to leave bedside and I love the aesthetic world! Love seeing you win! Blessings in blessings to you and your Buisness ❤️
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Thanks for the video! I start nursing school next month and I know I don't want to do bedside for years so I'm really interested in learning about other opportunities. And yes I'd love a video to see how you got into the business. Congrats on your endeavor I really wish you tons of success and happiness
Thanks! Video coming soon!
You’re right! The whole nursing field needs to be revamped 💫
So true, but I doubt that ever happens, sadly
48yrs old. Med/Surg & Dialysis RN for 24yrs. Travel RN for 8yrs now & and I am over it all.
I feel you 😔
@Yolanda Smalls How is it being a dialysis RN. I work on a renal medsurg unit but now im looking into a outpatient dialysis center. They work MWF/TTS. I am unsure of whether i should take it. I’m used to getting my 3-4 days off in a row working in the hospital
If you were starting over, what would you pursue in the medical field?
Totally agree with you about healthcare, not at all about patient care otherwise we should be properly staff all the time.
Not at all. Kind of scary
Let me preface by saying you are strong and so brave to have taken that BIG step. To step out on faith and quit your job is a big move. That’s where my hesitation comes in because I am scared to lose the security I have with this job. But I’ve had this in my mind since the first year of the pandemic realizing how devalued I was as a bedside nurse. A lot of hospitals really do not care about their staff and see us as replaceable. They did us so wrong where I work and every since I have been thinking of a way out, med spa being that way out! I would love to hear how you went about starting your business because I don’t have a business partner and no one to bounce ideas off of. I NEED OUT!!! Bedside is slowly killing my spirit.
I got you! Video coming soon! Thanks ❣️
You are absolutely correct, you can do anything with your nursing degree. I’m currently looking to pivot into tech
Go for it!
@@SincerelyShannonSubcribe thank you for the encouragement sis. Some people will have you believe you aim too high, but I rebuke that ooh
When it is exact time God blesses you in your life with the exact thing that you'll love and that will pay your bills. Good job finding your purpose
So true! Thanks 🫶🏾
Yes!! Please do a video on how to start a med spa! I have been thinking about this for a couple of years now. Could you talk about the pros and cons of starting a med spa with no prior experience vs working at one first and which do you recommend.
Yep, I’ll add that in!
Very inspired! I don’t like bedside as well! Plan is either CRNA or NP in derm then private practice.
Knowing early on that bedside is not for you makes the journey better
When I started nursing school I found your page and have been a big follower….as someone with another career in a different field I realized that I no longer want to continue.. my mother who is a nurse told me I was out my FN mind to go back to school for nursing now I agree and hate that I wasted so much time in this program
The good thing about life is that you can always change your mind. If you don’t think it’s for you, don’t waste another second! Bc you’ll be miserable. Thanks so much for watching
God bless with your next steps ❤
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I would love to see videos regarding aesthetic nursing. I'm very interesting being an infusion nurse or even something around the dermatology area...and incorporate that into a business but I have not found anyone on TH-cam
No problem, I got you!
👍🙏I hear ya did this for 25 years...I am still mentally and physically exhausted from it all...Night shift
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Thanks for being so open, love the background btw
Glad you like it!
I just quit my last assignment. I worked almost 3 years in the pandemic. I’m a strong nurse. However, it is getting worst. When I say the nurses coming to work get slammed. Working a Med surgical unit and getting 7 patients is dangerous. I can’t do it. It’s unsafe and watching charge nurse sit at the nursing station with no patient, while I have seven is a no for me dawg. Money not everything when you get burnt out and sick from work stress. I’m a nurse case manager now.
Uggh I know the feeling. Bedside is not the move. It’s unfortunate bc I don’t think corporations will ever understand and make the necessary changes. It’s almost like it is going to keep getting worse.
Yes, please do a video on how to set up a med spa.
Gotcha!
@@SincerelyShannonSubcribe appreciate you ❤️
Yes, Shannon!! Give us the scoop! 😆 How do we open up a med spa?
Say less, video on the way!
I LOVE this video! This is the best “I quit nursing” video. After COVID I realized how hospitals were just a business. I worked at a hospital with very little resources. We would regularly run out of flushes, green caps, alcohol wipes, IV sets, and a few other things. We would take a saline 1L bag and I would make flushes. We would carry a little alcohol bottle and wet paper to clean IV ports. To get IV starter kits we would have to scavenge them. I would see admin making the craziest decisions that made no sense for the nurses OR for the patients. That made me realize this is just a business and after being angry about this, I changed my mindset. I can choose to leave, I can choose to learn another skill and leave nursing. I’m currently transitioning but I agree nursing gives you a lot of opportunity. I currently work as a school nurse with an agency making almost double from what I made in the hospital. I have a friend in the real estate business and I’m learning from him. For nurses that want to start a business, I see one mistake very often. Please talk to people who already have done the business. Pay someone who is doing it 200 for an hr of their time and ask them their margins, is the business profitable, the pros but dig into the cons. A lot of nurses go into business and believe because you have a good heart you can have a successful business. Business has another skillset you must learn. Look
At the margins in business. Someone has a million dollars revenue and we think they rich but if they take home 10% then they take 100k a year. That’s a lot of work for very little money. That business will run you into the ground. GODSPEED
Yes very true being a nurse and being a nurse in business is two separate things. Thanks for watching ❣️
Yes, please teach us how to open a spa 💖
Coming up!
Ty for this message. I appreciate your transparency. God bless ❤🙏🏾
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This is a great video! Please do a detailed video on opening a med spa. I’ve been at the bedside for 16 years and it’s time for something different.
Coming up❣️
So proud of you sweetie. Enjoy!!!!
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I’m a nurse and agree with everything you’ve said.
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Oohhh i wish i could like this video a million times. You voiced my EXACT feelings. Im looking for a way out.
I think most of us feel this way unfortunately
Nursing is tough and I understand, I left for a year and a half and slowly transitioning back to it PRN. I am also an entrepreneur in real estate and started my TH-cam channel.
Hey hey!
My mom respects me 100% i keep changing my mind around nursing there so many types of nursing but i would like to do spa treatments and naturopathy work in my mind. I have to remind myself of mindfullness and helping others.
Yes nursing is so diverse. I say go for it!
*From One Nurse To Another…….TELLING ALL FACTS!~. Nothing But A Money Industry! Been In Nursing For 30 Years; I Tell All My Patients How To Better Their Health Without Medications; If They Can~. Very Well Spoken~. Nursing is a BROAD FIELD; floor nursing is getting worse. Do What You Have To Do! *Protect Your License~🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽. #Veteran. #Nurse. #Educator. #ClinicalInstructor. #CaseManager.
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I’m here for this!!
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Can you please make a video about how to open a Med spa ? I was recently thinking about it and I’m so happy that I came across you video, because like you bedside nursing is not for me.
Yes! Just filmed it today
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Such a great video! I have one more year left before I graduate with my BSN and am looking into options other than bedside, would love to see another video on how to open a med spa!
Congrats on your nursing school journey! Gotcha on the video❣️
I’m happy for you!!❤️
Thank you!
I feel the same way about EMS. We are over worked and under paid. And it’s not safe. Emts are getting injured and killed. Let’s not forget about the frequent flyers who go to the hospital everyday or use ambulance as an Uber although they are ambulatory and live around the corner from the hospital 🤷🏾♀️
Now I heard it all. Ambulance as an Uber. People are a trip😩 EMTs def don’t get the pay they deserve.
@@SincerelyShannonSubcribe we really don’t. I’m over it. I got accepted into Lehman college to continue on with my bachelors for dietician.
Congrats!
@@SincerelyShannonSubcribe thank you 🤗