I Quit Nursing. Hospitals are EXPLOITING Nurses and I'm DONE!

I Quit Nursing. Hospitals are EXPLOITING Nurses and I'm DONE! Why I'm quitting nursing and how I'm becoming the CEO of my nursing career.

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[nagarcia]

I quit being a nurse after 25 years and now I work in a bakery. Loving life, and spending more time at home with my loved ones. Life is short. Just because I have a degree does not mean I need to use it. Nursing sucks!!!! Money doesn't buy happiness.

[Abigail]

This needs to go viral. Management needs to be held accountable for understaffing.

[johnberry]

Dear lady, those administrators, management and owners use our empathy and concern for others as a weapon to manipulate and coherence nurses to do anything to increase the bottom line ! FACT.
As an RN myself who also did management, I can honestly tell you, They do not care AT ALL about the well being of the patient or staff. You did the right thing. I have personally known two nurses that have committed suicide due to unrelenting stress, anxiety and feelings of being completely overwhelmed. Profit at any cost is what corporate lives by and short staffing is done intentionally FACT !! I have sat in meetings and heard it myself !

[DanniUnlimited]

" How am I a Healthcare hero if MY health is declining"....this is what I've been thinking for the last couple months

[Candiceknits]

My husband and I are both ICU nurses. He worked in the Covid ICU throughout the pandemic. In January he looked at me and said “I feel dead inside”. We are both still working full time but gone are the overtime shifts. I am now travel nursing where I can be in charge of my own hours pay rate and vacation time. and yes I am making the most money I ever have in my 26 years at the bedside. Should have done this years ago.

[J_Hun.]

This is gold. I’ve been a Nurse for 10 years, and I am struggling. My mental health is suffering, I feel my body breaking down. My spirit is crushed under the constant anxiety and stress. I went into travel almost a year ago, and with all the pay cuts, (three of them, mid-contract!) I can’t even have satisfaction of putting up with the BS for the ‘money.’ I pay out of pocket to see a therapist, because no insurance I’ve ever had, (even as full time, regular floor staff) covers mental health. I agree, I’m sick of being called a ‘hero, ’ and then being treated like trash. Actions always speak louder than words. We are dispensable bodies in a building. You walk off, and are instantly replaced with another poor soul. It’s not about anything but the money. Healthcare today is a use-use game. If you don’t want to get used, you need to get out, and I’ve just about had it.

[JuWannaRoland]

We are definitely underpaid! We are abused and disrespected on every level! Good for you Sis, I commend you.

[anthonymarquez]

I have only been a nurse for 3 years and feel dead inside I have recently done travel nursing and it made me realize no matter where I am in the country it is still the same BS. I really tried my hardest but I have been having panic attacks before my shift and call out so much I can't keep doing this the only reason I do is to help my family.

Update 3/14/24: I am still currently a nurse and have the transition to being an ICU nurse and I must say I am so far enjoying it alot more and has made like nursing again I also found a place I like to work at that is pretty good to their employees so far of course that can easily change with management. I suggest keep changing nursing specialties until you find one that works for you. Just remember you are never stuck.

[anitapiotrowski]

Retired after 40 years when Covid hit. The fake “hero” and frequent pizza parties is so true. Being short staffed is never going to change .good luck with you’re new job !

[ChristysChannelYall]

We had an entire hospital staff meeting one day before a massive hurricane was coming in. They wanted us to bring our clothes to prepare to sleep there. I asked if we would be paid for the ENTIRE time we were there…silence…I said NOPE. Sorry. I also asked what happens if one of them (admin) doesn’t show up to work one day…again…silence. Then I said how about if we don’t show up (nurses, RT’s, MD’s). Again…silence. I quit the stupid hospital. I work home health for WAY less money and zero benefits. I’m working with my last patient. I’m leaving nursing after this…after 24 years. I’ve been treated like a piece of expendable trash the whole time. I like helping people, but I’m simply done and over it now. I’ll go work a simple job.

[lillyb]

I was a CNA for years before I became a nurse. I quit my full time job as a nurse last month and became a seasonal nurse. I've decided to go into truck driving school. I'll be team driving with my husband. It's over the road to all 48 states so it'll be nice to see the country. I'll be home sometimes once a month for 3-4 days then back out on the road for 3wks. As a seasonal nurse I can let my nurse job know that I'm around and see if they need me. Till then I'll be enjoying the open road and new life style with my best friend. I'm burnt out as a nurse. I tried changing jobs and it just didn't work out. I worked as an LPN in LTC taking care of 30 patients...yes 30 to one nurse. I was responsible for their meds, wounds, admissions, discharges ect. Once in awhile I had help but most times I didn't. We were on call as well. The new graduate nurses coming on were making more money then I was. Agency CNA's were making more or the same as I was. I finally had enough. To new beginnings and I can't wait.

I copied and pasted my comment from another video of a nurse quitting. 🤣

[olympiaelda]

Im a doctor. I just quit, too. Same reasons. Less

[SoCalRegisteredNurse]

I’m quitting this week. I do dialysis in the hospital and treatments can last anywhere from four to six hours with set up and take down. Over the last year I have developed IBS and I am having to jump through hoops with the ADA lady so I can leave the room and use the bathroom. I cannot leave the pt alone; only another dialysis trained nurse can relieve me. I’ve been an RN for 14 years and I’m so done with the micromanaging, lack of staff, the fact that when WE get sick there is ZERO support. You are right- WE ARE HUMAN, TOO!

[lindalopez]

I was in healthcare for 20 years in HR as a Director. I hear your frustration and agree 100%. I would sit in executive meetings and leave frustrated and sick to my stomach after listening and talking about “heads in beds”, “length of stay” and what it was costing the hospital to care for people that were going to die anyway. It was disgusting, but I stayed because I would not give up trying to make things right for the employees. I would argue and fight to insure staff got paid if they missed a break or left late for their meal break. It was the law and one executive was adamant that instead of paying the staff the missed break/meal period ( equal to an hour’s pay) to put the money aside in case of a law suit. Even consultation with the hospital attorney could not convince the execs to pay. I warned them of the potential of a class action law suit, especially since we had some extremely vocal staff that threatened to sue. That didn’t work and within 6 months we were faced with a class action law suit for over 3.5MM. When new policies were implemented in nursing, I was expected to tell administration who was complaining. I refused and was often berated publicly for not doing so. After ten years, Of working in this toxic environment, my health started to suffer and I made the difficult decision to retire @63. This was two years before the pandemic and I would literally cry watching what first responders were going through.
All the fine people in these positions deserve more than they have received. My thoughts and prayers for them will always be paramount and I hope those in a position to make changes do so. Otherwise will will continue to lose quality professionals that make the difficult decision to turn their back on their “called” profession!

[fa]

I’ve been traveling for the past 3 years but there is also a down side to it. Recruiters are also very shady and constantly try to low ball you.

[pmm]

society is so backwards ...nurses should be making the 200-300 thousand dollar salaries and admin should be making the 70. This is so ridiculous, i'm sick and tired of hearing "it's not about the money", then sacrifice your pay check and give it to the people doing the actual work, "we're a family"....no, no we're not

[julianluke]

I quit my nursing job as an RN last two years ago after almost 17 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 Lol 😁but friends I'm not asking you to resign from your job or abandon your business but be wise!!

[ccalexander]

I been in radiology about 15 years and I’m hoping to be done in 1-2 years. I hate everything about it. The schedule, the lack of breaks, staying late all the time, picking up shifts, taking that horrid pager call, working weekends and holidays, being exposed to all kinds of diseases, and the rudeness of patients. Working extremely short staffed, having to do more new exams that are more time consuming but we do not give anymore time to do those exams. What a terrible career. I hurt my back moving a patient because I worked alone ( which is common in mri ) . There is a huge shortage in radiology. Especially mri and hospitals are cross training CT and xray techs but the training is so rushed and minimal they don’t know what they are doing at all. You would not believe who is scanning you. It’s very scary . I’m also noticing a huge shortage in radiologist . Healthcare is getting worse and worse . Something needs to be done about the conditions in radiology . I know everyone talks about just nursing but radiology is in huge trouble

[GG]

I have 8 doctors quiting at my local clinic and going on strike. Doctors are getting it too in the clinics. They just keep adding more and more to their load and they are sick of it. If the shortages are bad and the load is too heavy I don't care HOW MUCH you pay! I always said you know it's bad when the DOCTORS strike, because you don't walk away from that degree! But they are...God help us!

[mikat]

I’m not a nurse but I work in a hospital as a Pharmacy Tech and I’ve never seen healthcare this bad in my 24 years of being there. There are a lot of people walking away from healthcare. You leaving your job is the prime example of one door closing and you walking into a major blessing. Congratulations and Good luck on your new journey!!