Over the past few months my ED has had a steady nurse attrition. This is never a good thing. At some point there needs to be an awaking to the exodus and a real discussion regarding what the heck is causing this unfortunate cycle. Like several of my coworkers I also left the ED--- sort of. I jumped ship to the EMS side of the house. I didn't leave for just one reason, I left for several. Amongst those reasons was my need for growth--- not in a management way. I wanted to do more and learn more.
Its only been a couple of weeks but wow what a different world. Is it all rainbows and unicorns? Probably not, but it is certainly a much different environment.
