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West Disorienting Dilemma

One recent disorienting dilemma which has had the writer in some confusion is a lack of support from the director of nursing (DON) at work. In the past two weeks writer’s immediate supervisor has been making statements that the other registered nurses are going to start resenting writer having off so much for school. She has also refused to allow writer time off even though this writer has vacation time saved. The writer had assumed the DON was agreeable to writer's return to school since we had discussed the matter before the EARN program began. This subversity would be understood if writer’s work had gone lacking but this has not been the case. The facility has employed writer almost sixteen years. Writer provides the only financial support to our family. Therein lies the disorienting dilemma. Does the writer continue working with a DON who has tried to sabotage the writer's educational endeavors or does the writer quit the job to continue her education without negative rebuttal thus placing her family in a financial strain? This writer has had to reflect on the ramifications quitting her job versus quitting school. In the past the thought has brought forth much turmoil. At this point if writer has to find employment elsewhere she will try to look at it as an opportunity even though she would be leaving a department she helped to develop. It would be difficult but it would be much more difficult to not finish the bachelor degree.