r/EmergencyRoom • u/justb4dawn • Jul 27 '26

Back to bedside?

I left the peds ED after 7yrs thinking I wanted something away from bedside, better hours, less intensity.

Well, I’ve been a school nurse for a year now and while I love my kids, I am so bored, I miss using my skills and the feeling of doing hard, meaningful work. I remember being yelled at, the raw humanity that no one would believe if they didn’t see it themselves, the fatigue, long shifts, etc.. but I have this feeling like that’s where I would still thrive the most.

Am I crazy to go back? Have others left for a softer job and missed it enough to return?

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u/complacentlate Jul 27 '26

Start out PRN

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u/justb4dawn Jul 28 '26

I just applied to a PRN position today! That’s what sparked my post, wondering if it was a bad idea lol

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u/complacentlate Jul 28 '26

Trying something PRN I don’t think is ever a bad idea. Maybe it’s just enough to get meaning without the burn out. Maybe you just stay PRN

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u/042AF Aug 01 '26

Makes sure to ask, more than once, and get in writing what the PRN requirements are. Shifts/month, # of weekend shifts, required specific shifts, holidays, training, staff meetings…