[Buster08]

i am at that point were pretty soon i wont be considered a new grad. i have been working on my floor for 8 months. i really like my hospital i think it is great, i also think highly of the people i work with, and my nurse manager..... but i work on a post op back surgery floor. i see the same pt again and again, most pt leave at their base line +surg pain. i push so many drugs i feel like a drug dealer. i dont see the evedence based practice for even doing back surgery most of the time. i hate it i hate when my pt ask when will they get better and i have no answer. i try to rationilize it and say that i am only there to help the pt get threw this tough time now, but its hard when i am against most of these surgeries.. i feell like i want to do something more with my career but i dont know what and im just feeling really stuck right now.

[CrunchRN]

Buster,

It is ok if that particular type of nursing isn't your thing. Just apply to a different kind of unit and be honest about it. No need to be unhappy!

[racing-mom4]

I totally agree if you have been there 8months. that is long enough to know if you like or dont like it. That is the awesome thing about nursing the opportunities!!!! I am sure if your mgr knew how un happy you were, they would want you to transfer too.
You didnt go through nursing school to be in a job you hate. And you dont get a gold medal for staying in a job you hate.
Best of luck!!!

[2bestrong]

This is so serendipitous.
I was just talking to a new RN as well as some current students the other day about this very subject.
Don't ever let a job make you feel this way. Find something that pleases you, that make you happy.
This is why nursing is such a great career. Your options are endless! Your choices are only limited by your wants and your desires.
The profession you chose is so awesome that if you are unhappy with that particular area of nursing .. you can simply apply yourself to a new area of interest.
AND HERE IS THE BEST PART..
You won't need any additional formal education or training. Of course you'll need orientated, educated and prepared for where ever it is you choose, but you don't need another degree or years of schooling. If anything you may need to take a specialty course of two or even acquire a new certification, but in the end you'll still be an RN... doing what you do best. Being a nurse.

DAMN I LOVE THIS JOB!

Best of luck.

[NancyNurse08]

I'm one of those people who has to believe in what I'm doing. I feel if you're going to do something, you should do it wholeheartedly. If you can't do that where you are, find someplace where you can.

Sometimes (many times), we are not making patients better. Many times, we are simply there to ease their suffering. Easing suffering is important and meaningful, especially to the person whose suffering is being eased.