My guess is you will not find a staff nurse job easily if at all. Most staff nurse jobs are going to experienced nurses with current patient care experience. Additionally you have been management and know all their dirty secrets so you're harder to fool or boss around. And on top of all that most management people looking for lower level jobs are considered sliding down the ladder and are expected to bolt for greener pastures as soon as the fence goes down.

But ya never know! Good luck.

OK so no dirty tricks. But, I have had management tell me when I was on a management role/side and voiced an opinion as a nurse "You are not in nursing now, you are in management". You are expected to view situations from a different angle because you are in a different position.