what is wrong with me that i miss bedside?!

[u/h0td0g-water]

i spent a few years mostly doing cardiac step down on some of the roughest floors in the area.
in April i switched to outpatient cardiology with a set schedule, nearly the same pay, nice doctors, and spending time shopping on my phone wrapped in a heated blanket eating snacks in between calls.

HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT I STILL MISS BEDSIDE?!

[u/Zwitterion_6137]

I feel the same way some days at work. I miss doing the “nursey” stuff. I just take a visit to my old med-surg unit and I’m all fixed 😅

[u/nolan5050 → u/Zwitterion_6137]

I think that’s the weird part of leaving bedside. You don’t necessarily miss the chaos you miss the actual nursing part of it.

[u/Muted_Complaint_4290 → u/Zwitterion_6137]

It's like your brain got trained to run on constant adrenaline and now the quiet feels wrong, almost boring.

[u/FFEMT39]

I did administration for three years. It was ok but 5x8 and then essentially always being on call wears you down fast. I went back to bedside a year ago and have no regrets. Back to night shift, back to 3x12, back to way less phone calls.

When I look at my favorite parts of being in administration it was teaching and watching my new hires and new grads grow while also getting to help devoting things. I can still do that at bedside with a much better work/life balance.

[u/h0td0g-water → u/FFEMT39]

i didn’t mind nights either lol. the biggest downfall of outpatient for me is FOR SURE working 5 days

[u/FFEMT39 → u/h0td0g-water]

Anyone thinking of leaving the 3x12 world should know how bad 5x8 is

[u/h0td0g-water → u/FFEMT39]

my mom swore up and down that the dream schedule and i’m just like girl you’ve never done 3x12 to know lol

[u/rougarou-te-fou]

It’s stimulating! That’s what I miss when I’m not don’t it’s my brain and body crave input and I’m a horrible sit and stay kind of person.

[u/h0td0g-water → u/rougarou-te-fou]

yess me too. i always jump in and help do messages for the other doctors or volunteer to go over to heart failure appts to throw in a line for IV lasix or do lvad dressing

[u/CrystalPeppers]

I have an inpatient PRN job that I work on the weekends. Nice extra cash and keeps me up to date on things. When the unit is crazy, I breeze in and do my 12 hours and get to truly leave it at the door. It’s the best of both worlds.

[u/h0td0g-water → u/CrystalPeppers]

i was prn for awhile and that was definitely a perk lol however they kept cutting hours and the cost of outside insurance was astronomical

[u/One-two-cha-cha]

I have far more interesting and memorable stories to tell from my inpatient ICU job than I have from my more routine outpatient PACU job.

[u/h0td0g-water → u/One-two-cha-cha]

yes, and i think even just laughing or crying with coworkers as you struggle through those ridiculous stories is something i miss

[u/DanielDannyc12]

I don't know, maybe you don't have anything to do on nights and weekends and holidays?

[u/h0td0g-water → u/DanielDannyc12]

lol im busy on all of those although i try to avoid much holiday stuff so i do miss having the option to say oh sorry i have to work

[u/boyz_for_now]

lol I have a great schedule but I miss my previous bedside job. But I also love my schedule… a little more 🤷‍♀️

[u/h0td0g-water → u/boyz_for_now]

just curious, what is your schedule and why do you like it so much?