somewhat confused?

Nurses General Nursing

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I'm four months into a job I've always wanted with great co-workers on a fast paced med surg floor. Lately, I have been questioning if this is what I really want. The hours, feeling like a maid.... But I also know that the first year is the hardest year to get thru, so maybe it's just transitioning to such a stressful job. I'm not looking for another job....just have this vague feeling of not being happy. But, I love the medical field and couldn't go anywhere else. Maybe it's just a phase???

Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

At four months you are probably exiting the honeymoon phase and getting a bit disillusioned by the less exciting daily grind. This is not always a bad thing. What stuck out to me the most is you wrote that your team is excellent and to me that is the single biggest thing that I look for, second only by my pay rate lol, when picking a job. Hang in there with it and I'm betting you will continue to have times of ebb and tide with regard to your job satisfaction.

Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative.

Yes I second this. Working with great people is very important and they will give the support you need as a new grad.

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