Blog Post: It felt kind of like a Visa commercial

Three sodas and nachos $40, one parking pass $60, three tickets to the game $600, watching your step-sons sit in the new Cowboys Stadium while Tony Romo impersonates a Jedi warrior: priceless.  Moments like this are part of the reason we work so hard.

Security is important, especially long-term security such as retirement. Yet, work is also about enjoying the opportunity to build memories.  Security means saving some for tomorrow but also making sure you take time to enjoy today.

That is hard to do when you are working while everyone else is at home. This is the dilemma faced by many nurses working in the hospital. Twelve-hour shifts are a killer for nurses who want to enjoy life.

Long shifts take their toll physically and mentally. The nurses I interview frequently complain about the impact of lifting and standing for long hours. The constant stress of high patient loads has them mentally exhausted too. The bottom line is they spend so much time recovering that the extra day off is lost.

Long shifts also impact their ability to enjoy family time. They complain about leaving before kids get up for school only to get home close to bedtime. Forget about being there for homework. Many say they try to make it up by working weekend shifts. Is it really better to be gone when the kids are actually home?

The answer might be “yes” if there was no other option. Fortunately, there is:

Cardiovascular Home Care offers a unique opportunity to have the best of all worlds. Our nurses have a job where they work 8-5 Monday-Friday. They get to take their skills to the next level in order to prevent costly hospitalizations. They have the opportunity to focus on patient care and make a difference. Best of all, they have a job that allows them to continue making a hospital level income.

If you are tired of living to work, try joining Cardiovascular Home Care and start working to live.