Occupational socialization.................…

How can an experienced nurse deal with all the "socialization" in a new job and be able to survive? I have been out of nursing for 13 years (my choice) simply because of burnout and seeming as though I could never get ahead. Now I am a widow and I returned to work but the way nursing seems to be is horrible - by this I mean the nurses have one thing on their feeble minds these days and it is MONEY! It isn't what is best for the patient, but what is best for them or the hospital. Hospitals are businesses and nothing more. My boss is cruel and autocratic and I don't know how to deal with her and how to put her in her place. She has no authority - really - as the director does, but the director has no power - she'd get that from hospital management. It is really making my come-back hard. What do I do?