Not sure hospital is right for me. HELP! Curious about jobs outside the hospital

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I just finished my pre-req's and started applying to nursing schools. I am volunteering at a hospital right now (med-surg) and I don't think the hospital environment is for me. I am starting to lose hope that nursing is even right for me. But I don't want to give up nursing yet before I explore all other options. I am now considering working in a fertility clinic, outpatient clinic, maybe even at a plastic surgeon's office. But I want to get the opinions of nurses out there that work outside the hospital. What do you do and do you like your job? What is the pay like also? I know hospital positions pay the best but is the salary decent in clinics? I know I can be a great nurse if I'm in the right setting. I love working with people, giving advice, counseling, etc. I orginially went into nursing to work in the NICU. I've researched that dept extensively and based on what I have found out, I thought it fits me perfectly. Should I not judge my experience of the hospital based on med-surg? But when I graduate school, I know I can't start in NICU right away. I know I will have to get experience on other floors before moving my way to the NICU and I'm not sure if I can handle that.

I moved out here to LA as a new grad from New England and got hired straight into the NICU. Definitely not saying it was a smart way to relocate, but it is possible to find new grad slots in the NICU here.

What hospital are you at??! You just gave me hope! :)

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Specializes in NICU.

UCLA Westwood.

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