ltc job stress

[snowybee]

i started an ltc job. It is so hard. I love the residents b ut it is too much patient to nurse ratio. I feel like why i made the decision to go into nursing. i love the job but the stress is taking away my health. I have lost 15 pounds over this job. I m not a fast paced person because i m a new grad. I m also going back for rn in september. Is all nursing jobs like the ltc. Is hospital jobs better than ltc. And i feel very upset the care that i m giving is too fast or not enough. I want to get an advice from expereinced nurses should i stay in this ltc or look for hospital lpn jobs.

[andreasmom02]

I have tried LTC & clinic work. LTC is not for me! It is extremely stressful. I worked 4 shifts in LTC & quit. I then went in to dermatology clinic nursing & liked it MUCH better. I now know that I am a clinic type nurse. If I were you I would try some other less stressful areas of nursing. You need to find your niche... Maybe an OB/GYN clinic, dermatology, allergist office, etc. Don't give up on nursing until you try other areas. The one job opening that's always in the newspapers in the area I live in, is for LTC LPNs & CNAs. Most nursing homes can't keep LPNs or CNAs in this area. There's a reason for that! I'm sure it's that way in many parts of the country.