I'm a 2nd year MH nursing student, currently on placement, of course all in the NHS.
I've been there 5 weeks and already 2 of the nurses who were there at the start have been signed off on long term sick with stress.
Every single day I hear constant complaints about the NHS and the stress of it all and the responsibility and low pay etc etc.
There were a new batch of qualified nurses who started in the hospital and all left within days it's that bad.
There are a lot of older nurses who quite often mention that they are just hanging on a year or two until they can retire.
All of this has made me have a bit of a freak out. I absolutely love the work itself, but then I currently don't have any of the real responsibility and pressure the staff nurses have.
I don't want to stop doing nursing but I don't think I could work in the NHS with how it is.
I've had a look for jobs outwith NHS but all I can really see is care homes, which I could do but it's not really my area of interest.
I'm much more interested in acute mental health. Also substance misuse.
Does anyone have any advice at all for me? Thank you.
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asblackasyoursoul · 18/10/2019 23:05
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