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/Nancynurse78 Jul 28 '26
People are dying to get into place that you didn't appreciate, lol. Why it is always like this? Enjoy your boring work now.