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There are red flags that indicate it's time to move on from your current job, but many people stay longer than they should. This episode is to help the nurse consider whether to stay at the bedside or leave.
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(00:03):
Are you feeling stuck in yourcurrent clinical environment?
Do you want to make a change inyour nursing career, but not
sure what to do next?
Exhausted, burnt out, and maybeeven ready for different
leadership.
I'm Bonnie Meadows aboard.
Certified clinical nursespecialist, influential leader,
career coach, and wellbeingcoach, being in the nursing and
(00:25):
healthcare profession since2004, I have felt stuck and
unsure about what was next forme.
I wanted to be fulfilled in mypurpose, to have a voice at the
table.
And to be a resource for others.
I kept telling myself I wantedmore, but didn't have the
direction I needed until I foundclarity and career growth
(00:47):
strategies for experiencednurses like me.
In this podcast, you will find.
Simple tactical steps that allowyou to gain the clarity you need
solutions for how to grow evenwithout supportive leadership
and guidelines for settingboundaries at work so that you
can grow purposefully in yourcareer as a nurse with a
(01:09):
graduate degree who makes a hugeimpact in the profession.
So get ready to trade yourscrubs for yoga pants, pop in
those earbuds and let's chat.
Hello and welcome back.
I am somewhat excited to talkabout this topic today as it is
sometimes the elephant in theroom.
And sometimes it's not somenurses are talking about it more
(01:32):
than others.
Some leaders are talking aboutit more than others.
But I really wanted to.
kind of layout.
Some thoughts about nursing andthose who may be considering
leaving their nursing job.
Or making a change in theirnursing career.
cause a lot of times there arestrong reasons why you should
(01:53):
leave and strong reasons why youshould stay in sometimes.
You're stuck in the middle offeeling some guilt or regret or
sometimes it's just hard for youto make a change.
So just wanted to list out a fewthings.
You can consider.
As you're trying to make adecision.
(02:14):
I remember when I was at thebedside and my manager called me
into the office and it wasactually one of those times
where we were doing a rounding.
And usually when.
Managers at that point in time,did a rounding process or
rounded on us as, nursing staff.
their questions would be pointedin a positive direction.
So it would never be, or what'sgoing wrong or what can we help
(02:39):
you with?
It would kind of be on what canwe help you with?
But they were always on apositive term, but this
particular time, I believe she'dgone through all of those
questions.
And then the last thing she saidwas.
Something's going on with you.
Something's different.
It was almost like she wascalling me out.
She.
I said, you just don't have thesame.
(02:59):
Demeanor that you usually have.
Something's just off with you.
That was the moment where shecalled me out and I really had
to step back and think.
Like what's going on with me.
I was struggling with being atthe bedside at that point in
time, and really trying to makea decision on what my next move
was.
(03:20):
I had gone through the processof thinking about going to
medical school, applying.
Not getting in being okay withnot getting in because most
people don't.
Get into medical school.
The first score around when theyapply.
But it was my time to then makea decision on what I would do
next.
And I made a decision that Iwould dig my heels in and make
(03:41):
the most of my nursing career.
and I was about.
Seven eight years in to thebedside at this point in time.
But that was when I was facedwith.
I don't want to do this workanymore.
I did not want to be a bedsidenurse.
And that was the first time thatI've verbalized it.
Aye.
Believe that I had had all thesigns.
(04:02):
But I just wasn't ready to admitit.
I knew that I wasn't going to bea bedside nurse for my entire
career.
And I applaud those who dodecide to do it.
But there are times when.
You really need to take a stepback and consider where you are.
Like, we should always be doingan assessment and a reassessment
of where we are in our careers.
(04:23):
But most importantly, everyperson should be in a nursing
and healthcare job where theyenjoy.
Going to work in spite of thesurrounding situations.
Let's be honest.
Every job has politics.
Every job will have its quirks,but there are some red flags
that you need to be aware of.
And then there are some thingswhere it's like, Okay.
(04:45):
I see what were dealing withthis too will pass because all
of these are the things areworking for my good in this
position.
so in this episode, you willlearn red flags that indicate
when it's time to go.
How to know if you should stayin tough it out.
And what questions you shouldconsider when making your
decision.
(05:06):
There are red flags thatindicate it's time for you to
go.
But many times people staylonger than they should.
You know, those people.
They come in to work mad everyday.
They're fussing at people.
They always got an attitude.
You don't want to ask them tohelp you to do anything.
Or they're just making theirselves look busy just for the
(05:26):
sake of being busy.
And nobody else's busy.
But that is not the person youwant to talk to.
You.
I personally, like most peopleare not like me, but I do it
every time.
I'm like, why are you even here?
Why are you here?
Now I believe everybody has ourreason for being alive.
So I'm not, that's not what I'msaying.
I'm asking them the question ofwhy do you stay here and be
(05:49):
better?
When you need to move on.
And that's usually what happens.
That's usually one of those redflags where you need to figure
out something else.
Yeah, it could be like thingsgoing on at home and you're
taking it out on what's going onat work.
But a lot of times that's notreally, it.
You just don't like where you'reworking.
Let's consider these statistics.
27%.
(06:10):
Of nurses are consideringleaving the profession entirely.
31% want to get away from thebedside.
And then there are 40% ofnurses.
Practicing clinically.
So these are all clinicalsstatistics.
40% of nurses practicingclinically.
That want to stay in theircurrent position.
But they want changes to be madein our current job.
(06:32):
And that is a lot of nurses likeThere are a lot of nurses that I
encountered that actually dowant to stay at the bedside.
There are a lot of nurses that Iencountered that do want to stay
in nursing.
But the current situation justreally causes some moral
distress for them.
That makes them want to leave,but they don't really want to
(06:52):
leave.
You should not stay in a rolewhere you're unfulfilled and not
at peace.
It spills over into yourcoworkers, your patients, and it
just doesn't allow for apeaceful environment.
You should, however, Feel asense of relief.
When you do make peace with thefact that you'll make the best
out of the situation.
Or leave for a better situation.
(07:15):
If you're on the fence.
make a decision.
And I'm hoping that some ofthese points will help you to
make that decision.
So let's go through some redflags that it's time to go.
If you dread going to work eachday.
And not because you either haveto wake up early or you just
don't like working night shift.
(07:35):
If you dread going to work eachday.
That's a red flag.
If you never know where youstand with your boss or
management.
Or not giving clear directions.
When something hasn't been doneright.
If there's a lot of ambiguitybetween you and your boss.
And you're not clear where youstand.
Or you're unsure if they justhave your back in a certain
(07:58):
situation.
Case in point for me.
I was in a roll.
Where the job was easy.
I'd actually made a decision tokind of take a step back because
there was just all type ofstress around me and I wanted a
little bit more flexibility formy family, walking in the door.
I was told one thing.
And then some things changedwith my family.
(08:21):
COVID hit my household.
And in the midst of that.
That particular manager that Iwas working for, decided that
she wanted to.
Just.
Not support.
And let me be a little bit moreclear about this.
I thought I was going to be ableto work from home, like two days
a week.
my job, the one that I wasworking, I literally walked into
(08:43):
the building just to take.
Calls.
Online.
Or do meetings online and thencome back home.
it was a fulfilling job.
And it challenged me in adifferent way, however, during
that period of time, Flipped andsaid, Oh, no.
You're not going to be able towork a different type of
scheduled.
I had actually asked forflexibility in my schedule to be
(09:05):
able to work from home for aboutthree days.
And it was really just for aweek until I could get my son
back into daycare.
And out of nowhere, it was pullthe rug from under you.
Nope.
You're going to have to takesome days off.
I was shot and I was like, oh,Nope.
I've seen this before.
And I'm now 70 years into mycareer.
(09:27):
So it's very easy for me to spotred flags when it comes to
managers.
Cause I've experienced enough ofthem.
To know when your behavior isconsistent.
When you show me something.
It's that saying of whensomebody shows you who they are,
you better believe them,regardless of what they say.
When they show you who they are,you better believe that.
(09:48):
So, That is a case of.
I didn't know where I stood withthat particular manager, because
anything else could havehappened with my family.
And I don't know what kind ofsupport that I would have had.
I'm not asking you to go all inand make all of these provisions
for me.
But if somebody else wentthrough the same thing, I would
expect for you to make that typeof flexibility for them.
(10:11):
But because there were otherpeople in the department who had
taken advantage of things likethat.
She felt like she had to handleme the same way that she handled
everyone else.
Uh, unfair.
My definition of fair is noeverybody across the board.
Can't have the same luxuries aseveryone else.
Now, this is my opinion.
This is, these are my thoughts.
(10:32):
Everyone else can't have thesame luxuries as everyone else.
However, everyone should havethe same consideration.
Way the situation.
And say.
Okay.
It's fair.
We need to make an adjustment.
So that's, an example of notknowing where you stand with
your boss.
If you're experiencing negativephysical symptoms as a result of
(10:53):
your job, you're having panicattacks.
You're having headaches.
Every time you go to work.
Or think about work.
You might be breaking out inhives.
Like you get a stomach acheevery time you're at work.
Those are negative physicalsymptoms and you really need to
take a step back.
It does more than likely isstress that's causing that
there's something at work that'striggering that.
(11:15):
That's a red flag.
There's no room for.
Near future advancement.
If you've looked around andyou're like, Hmm.
Well, where I am is the sealant.
And you want.
To advance and be that ambitiousnurse.
Then it's time to go.
It's either time to go or settlein where you are and expand
outside of where you are.
(11:38):
the last red flag is you.
Aren't learning new things toadd to your skillset.
And your resume your board.
If you're bored.
You're not adding anything towhat you're doing.
You're just coming in and doingwhat you do and you go home.
And it's not providing you achallenge.
That's a red flag.
You need to go.
So now that we've gotten all ofthat out of the way.
(12:00):
You know, I'm not done.
I've been have to help you tofigure out well, if you want to
stay.
We've gone through those redflags and you're like, No, those
really speak to me.
Ah, Then that means you probablyneed to stay where you are.
And just figure out what's yournext move is.
So here's some indications thatyou should stay in.
(12:21):
Tough it out.
While there are things you don'tlove about your job.
You overall love for what youdo.
There are something to be saidabout loving what you do.
Your coworkers make you feellike family?
There are a huge part of yourhappiness.
You're learning new things andbeing challenged every day in a
good way.
That's another reason.
(12:42):
To stay in, tough it out.
That's one of those times whereyou're like, This too will pass.
And there is a room for nearfuture advancement.
There's room for you to grow.
If you're not growing.
Then you're stagnant.
And you get board and then.
You getting into stuff that youshouldn't be.
Last two reasons.
You're sustained tough it out.
(13:03):
If you're excited about yourfuture at the company.
And if you're able to share yourideas openly.
Those are all great reasons forstaying in.
Tough it out.
Also have to add in here.
You have decent management.
I've been in places where I'vehad all of these things where
I'm excited about my future.
(13:23):
I'm able to share my ideasopenly.
I love my coworkers.
Learning new things.
Room for advancement overalllove what I do.
And my manager wasn't thatgreat, like if you're a great
manager, great.
Love it.
But as long as you're nothindering my progress and able
to still support me and I seehow you're supporting all of us
(13:44):
as teammates and trying to dothe right thing, the.
Fair thing.
Then.
it is what it is.
Because those things check thebox for me.
So you have to figure out whatare those things that check the
box for you?
Because what I've shared in thislist, they check the box for
most people.
But you have to figure out also,what are those extra things that
you may need?
(14:05):
It could be.
more time at home, it could be.
Childcare.
It could be any other thingsthat, hinders us from, staying
in a job that we actually maylike.
lastly, let's talk about somequestions that you can ask
yourself and they reallysurround the red flags and the
indications that you should stayor go.
(14:25):
These are some questions thatyou should ask yourself.
You're starting to wonder whatelse is out there now I'm going
to take a pause right here.
Because I'm just going to tellyou that I'm one of those people
that looks at the job or all thetime.
Because I'm an ambitious nurse.
I'm always looking to see what.
Does the future behold, likewhat can I work towards?
(14:46):
So you're starting to wonderwhat else is out there.
It's a two-fold type of thoughtprocess.
Is it one of those things whereyou're just looking to see
what's out there, because youwant to keep your options open
and you know that you're workingon some things where you are and
just wanting to know what youcan work towards, or you're
literally starting to wonderwhat else is out there.
(15:08):
That's where the boredom comesin.
That's where it's like, well,maybe I could do something
different.
Hmm.
Let's start with.
About what else can I do outthere?
Again, going back to do youdread, waking up to go to work
each day?
Do you get along with yourcoworkers?
Does your boss, our managementconstantly put you in a state of
stress.
Is there room for advancement?
(15:29):
Are you engaged in learning newthings?
Do you feel like you executeyour current job at a high
level?
When more training, help.
Are you better suited for adifferent role?
Think about those questions.
As you're really trying toconsider.
What.
You should do next in yourcareer and if you're really at
the juncture of.
I'm trying to figure out if Ineed to stay in this job or if I
(15:51):
need to leave.
And there's nothing at home.
That is causing you to ask thatquestion.
Then think about the red flags.
Think about the indications thatyou should stay.
And then listen back to this andbegin to ask yourself those
questions.
When you start to feel those redflags, such as a sense of dread.
Intimidation by your boss.
(16:12):
But just lack of interest in thejob.
It's time to use those questionsto evaluate.
If you need to stay and tough itout.
Or if it's time to leave.
Are you feeling stuck in yourcurrent clinical environment?
Do you want to make a change inyour nursing career, but not
sure what to do next?
Exhausted, burnt out, and maybeeven ready for different
leadership.
I'm Bonnie Meadows aboard.
Certified clinical nursespecialist, influential leader,
career coach, and wellbeingcoach, being in the nursing and
(00:25):
healthcare profession since2004, I have felt stuck and
unsure about what was next forme.
I wanted to be fulfilled in mypurpose, to have a voice at the
table.
And to be a resource for others.
I kept telling myself I wantedmore, but didn't have the
direction I needed until I foundclarity and career growth
(00:47):
strategies for experiencednurses like me.
In this podcast, you will find.
Simple tactical steps that allowyou to gain the clarity you need
solutions for how to grow evenwithout supportive leadership
and guidelines for settingboundaries at work so that you
can grow purposefully in yourcareer as a nurse with a
(01:09):
graduate degree who makes a hugeimpact in the profession.
So get ready to trade yourscrubs for yoga pants, pop in
those earbuds and let's chat.
Hello and welcome back.
I am somewhat excited to talkabout this topic today as it is
sometimes the elephant in theroom.
And sometimes it's not somenurses are talking about it more
(01:32):
than others.
Some leaders are talking aboutit more than others.
But I really wanted to.
kind of layout.
Some thoughts about nursing andthose who may be considering
leaving their nursing job.
Or making a change in theirnursing career.
cause a lot of times there arestrong reasons why you should
(01:53):
leave and strong reasons why youshould stay in sometimes.
You're stuck in the middle offeeling some guilt or regret or
sometimes it's just hard for youto make a change.
So just wanted to list out a fewthings.
You can consider.
As you're trying to make adecision.
(02:14):
I remember when I was at thebedside and my manager called me
into the office and it wasactually one of those times
where we were doing a rounding.
And usually when.
Managers at that point in time,did a rounding process or
rounded on us as, nursing staff.
their questions would be pointedin a positive direction.
So it would never be, or what'sgoing wrong or what can we help
(02:39):
you with?
It would kind of be on what canwe help you with?
But they were always on apositive term, but this
particular time, I believe she'dgone through all of those
questions.
And then the last thing she saidwas.
Something's going on with you.
Something's different.
It was almost like she wascalling me out.
She.
I said, you just don't have thesame.
(02:59):
Demeanor that you usually have.
Something's just off with you.
That was the moment where shecalled me out and I really had
to step back and think.
Like what's going on with me.
I was struggling with being atthe bedside at that point in
time, and really trying to makea decision on what my next move
was.
(03:20):
I had gone through the processof thinking about going to
medical school, applying.
Not getting in being okay withnot getting in because most
people don't.
Get into medical school.
The first score around when theyapply.
But it was my time to then makea decision on what I would do
next.
And I made a decision that Iwould dig my heels in and make
(03:41):
the most of my nursing career.
and I was about.
Seven eight years in to thebedside at this point in time.
But that was when I was facedwith.
I don't want to do this workanymore.
I did not want to be a bedsidenurse.
And that was the first time thatI've verbalized it.
Aye.
Believe that I had had all thesigns.
(04:02):
But I just wasn't ready to admitit.
I knew that I wasn't going to bea bedside nurse for my entire
career.
And I applaud those who dodecide to do it.
But there are times when.
You really need to take a stepback and consider where you are.
Like, we should always be doingan assessment and a reassessment
of where we are in our careers.
(04:23):
But most importantly, everyperson should be in a nursing
and healthcare job where theyenjoy.
Going to work in spite of thesurrounding situations.
Let's be honest.
Every job has politics.
Every job will have its quirks,but there are some red flags
that you need to be aware of.
And then there are some thingswhere it's like, Okay.
(04:45):
I see what were dealing withthis too will pass because all
of these are the things areworking for my good in this
position.
so in this episode, you willlearn red flags that indicate
when it's time to go.
How to know if you should stayin tough it out.
And what questions you shouldconsider when making your
decision.
(05:06):
There are red flags thatindicate it's time for you to
go.
But many times people staylonger than they should.
You know, those people.
They come in to work mad everyday.
They're fussing at people.
They always got an attitude.
You don't want to ask them tohelp you to do anything.
Or they're just making theirselves look busy just for the
(05:26):
sake of being busy.
And nobody else's busy.
But that is not the person youwant to talk to.
You.
I personally, like most peopleare not like me, but I do it
every time.
I'm like, why are you even here?
Why are you here?
Now I believe everybody has ourreason for being alive.
So I'm not, that's not what I'msaying.
I'm asking them the question ofwhy do you stay here and be
(05:49):
better?
When you need to move on.
And that's usually what happens.
That's usually one of those redflags where you need to figure
out something else.
Yeah, it could be like thingsgoing on at home and you're
taking it out on what's going onat work.
But a lot of times that's notreally, it.
You just don't like where you'reworking.
Let's consider these statistics.
27%.
(06:10):
Of nurses are consideringleaving the profession entirely.
31% want to get away from thebedside.
And then there are 40% ofnurses.
Practicing clinically.
So these are all clinicalsstatistics.
40% of nurses practicingclinically.
That want to stay in theircurrent position.
But they want changes to be madein our current job.
(06:32):
And that is a lot of nurses likeThere are a lot of nurses that I
encountered that actually dowant to stay at the bedside.
There are a lot of nurses that Iencountered that do want to stay
in nursing.
But the current situation justreally causes some moral
distress for them.
That makes them want to leave,but they don't really want to
(06:52):
leave.
You should not stay in a rolewhere you're unfulfilled and not
at peace.
It spills over into yourcoworkers, your patients, and it
just doesn't allow for apeaceful environment.
You should, however, Feel asense of relief.
When you do make peace with thefact that you'll make the best
out of the situation.
Or leave for a better situation.
(07:15):
If you're on the fence.
make a decision.
And I'm hoping that some ofthese points will help you to
make that decision.
So let's go through some redflags that it's time to go.
If you dread going to work eachday.
And not because you either haveto wake up early or you just
don't like working night shift.
(07:35):
If you dread going to work eachday.
That's a red flag.
If you never know where youstand with your boss or
management.
Or not giving clear directions.
When something hasn't been doneright.
If there's a lot of ambiguitybetween you and your boss.
And you're not clear where youstand.
Or you're unsure if they justhave your back in a certain
(07:58):
situation.
Case in point for me.
I was in a roll.
Where the job was easy.
I'd actually made a decision tokind of take a step back because
there was just all type ofstress around me and I wanted a
little bit more flexibility formy family, walking in the door.
I was told one thing.
And then some things changedwith my family.
(08:21):
COVID hit my household.
And in the midst of that.
That particular manager that Iwas working for, decided that
she wanted to.
Just.
Not support.
And let me be a little bit moreclear about this.
I thought I was going to be ableto work from home, like two days
a week.
my job, the one that I wasworking, I literally walked into
(08:43):
the building just to take.
Calls.
Online.
Or do meetings online and thencome back home.
it was a fulfilling job.
And it challenged me in adifferent way, however, during
that period of time, Flipped andsaid, Oh, no.
You're not going to be able towork a different type of
scheduled.
I had actually asked forflexibility in my schedule to be
(09:05):
able to work from home for aboutthree days.
And it was really just for aweek until I could get my son
back into daycare.
And out of nowhere, it was pullthe rug from under you.
Nope.
You're going to have to takesome days off.
I was shot and I was like, oh,Nope.
I've seen this before.
And I'm now 70 years into mycareer.
(09:27):
So it's very easy for me to spotred flags when it comes to
managers.
Cause I've experienced enough ofthem.
To know when your behavior isconsistent.
When you show me something.
It's that saying of whensomebody shows you who they are,
you better believe them,regardless of what they say.
When they show you who they are,you better believe that.
(09:48):
So, That is a case of.
I didn't know where I stood withthat particular manager, because
anything else could havehappened with my family.
And I don't know what kind ofsupport that I would have had.
I'm not asking you to go all inand make all of these provisions
for me.
But if somebody else wentthrough the same thing, I would
expect for you to make that typeof flexibility for them.
(10:11):
But because there were otherpeople in the department who had
taken advantage of things likethat.
She felt like she had to handleme the same way that she handled
everyone else.
Uh, unfair.
My definition of fair is noeverybody across the board.
Can't have the same luxuries aseveryone else.
Now, this is my opinion.
This is, these are my thoughts.
(10:32):
Everyone else can't have thesame luxuries as everyone else.
However, everyone should havethe same consideration.
Way the situation.
And say.
Okay.
It's fair.
We need to make an adjustment.
So that's, an example of notknowing where you stand with
your boss.
If you're experiencing negativephysical symptoms as a result of
(10:53):
your job, you're having panicattacks.
You're having headaches.
Every time you go to work.
Or think about work.
You might be breaking out inhives.
Like you get a stomach acheevery time you're at work.
Those are negative physicalsymptoms and you really need to
take a step back.
It does more than likely isstress that's causing that
there's something at work that'striggering that.
(11:15):
That's a red flag.
There's no room for.
Near future advancement.
If you've looked around andyou're like, Hmm.
Well, where I am is the sealant.
And you want.
To advance and be that ambitiousnurse.
Then it's time to go.
It's either time to go or settlein where you are and expand
outside of where you are.
(11:38):
the last red flag is you.
Aren't learning new things toadd to your skillset.
And your resume your board.
If you're bored.
You're not adding anything towhat you're doing.
You're just coming in and doingwhat you do and you go home.
And it's not providing you achallenge.
That's a red flag.
You need to go.
So now that we've gotten all ofthat out of the way.
(12:00):
You know, I'm not done.
I've been have to help you tofigure out well, if you want to
stay.
We've gone through those redflags and you're like, No, those
really speak to me.
Ah, Then that means you probablyneed to stay where you are.
And just figure out what's yournext move is.
So here's some indications thatyou should stay in.
(12:21):
Tough it out.
While there are things you don'tlove about your job.
You overall love for what youdo.
There are something to be saidabout loving what you do.
Your coworkers make you feellike family?
There are a huge part of yourhappiness.
You're learning new things andbeing challenged every day in a
good way.
That's another reason.
(12:42):
To stay in, tough it out.
That's one of those times whereyou're like, This too will pass.
And there is a room for nearfuture advancement.
There's room for you to grow.
If you're not growing.
Then you're stagnant.
And you get board and then.
You getting into stuff that youshouldn't be.
Last two reasons.
You're sustained tough it out.
(13:03):
If you're excited about yourfuture at the company.
And if you're able to share yourideas openly.
Those are all great reasons forstaying in.
Tough it out.
Also have to add in here.
You have decent management.
I've been in places where I'vehad all of these things where
I'm excited about my future.
(13:23):
I'm able to share my ideasopenly.
I love my coworkers.
Learning new things.
Room for advancement overalllove what I do.
And my manager wasn't thatgreat, like if you're a great
manager, great.
Love it.
But as long as you're nothindering my progress and able
to still support me and I seehow you're supporting all of us
(13:44):
as teammates and trying to dothe right thing, the.
Fair thing.
Then.
it is what it is.
Because those things check thebox for me.
So you have to figure out whatare those things that check the
box for you?
Because what I've shared in thislist, they check the box for
most people.
But you have to figure out also,what are those extra things that
you may need?
(14:05):
It could be.
more time at home, it could be.
Childcare.
It could be any other thingsthat, hinders us from, staying
in a job that we actually maylike.
lastly, let's talk about somequestions that you can ask
yourself and they reallysurround the red flags and the
indications that you should stayor go.
(14:25):
These are some questions thatyou should ask yourself.
You're starting to wonder whatelse is out there now I'm going
to take a pause right here.
Because I'm just going to tellyou that I'm one of those people
that looks at the job or all thetime.
Because I'm an ambitious nurse.
I'm always looking to see what.
Does the future behold, likewhat can I work towards?
(14:46):
So you're starting to wonderwhat else is out there.
It's a two-fold type of thoughtprocess.
Is it one of those things whereyou're just looking to see
what's out there, because youwant to keep your options open
and you know that you're workingon some things where you are and
just wanting to know what youcan work towards, or you're
literally starting to wonderwhat else is out there.
(15:08):
That's where the boredom comesin.
That's where it's like, well,maybe I could do something
different.
Hmm.
Let's start with.
About what else can I do outthere?
Again, going back to do youdread, waking up to go to work
each day?
Do you get along with yourcoworkers?
Does your boss, our managementconstantly put you in a state of
stress.
Is there room for advancement?
(15:29):
Are you engaged in learning newthings?
Do you feel like you executeyour current job at a high
level?
When more training, help.
Are you better suited for adifferent role?
Think about those questions.
As you're really trying toconsider.
What.
You should do next in yourcareer and if you're really at
the juncture of.
I'm trying to figure out if Ineed to stay in this job or if I
(15:51):
need to leave.
And there's nothing at home.
That is causing you to ask thatquestion.
Then think about the red flags.
Think about the indications thatyou should stay.
And then listen back to this andbegin to ask yourself those
questions.
When you start to feel those redflags, such as a sense of dread.
Intimidation by your boss.
(16:12):
But just lack of interest in thejob.
It's time to use those questionsto evaluate.
If you need to stay and tough itout.
Or if it's time to leave.
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