Can I get some input please?

I was in the field of computer science before I entered nursing and was in the Silicon Valley when it went bust. If I were you, I would look elsewhere. There is just too much competition in computer science and it is too difficult to get established when competing against the cheap labor that is brought from overseas (sound familiar?) If you decide nursing is not for you, keep your license active, just in case, and look for something that there is a high demand for and hopefully something that isn't being overtaken by imported labor. Good luck.

It could be that you need to find your niche in nursing. Do you enjoy patient care, but just not the specific type of nursing that you are doing? It could be the unit or the hospital that you don't like. In my opinion, it would be too early for you to give up on nursing completely. You need to try some different areas before deciding that you don't like nursing. You mentioned that you have worked at your hospital for 7 years. What did you do before you were a nurse? Why did you decide to become a nurse?

I have been a nurse for a year and a half and I have recently decided that I made a poor career decision. I have tried 3 completely different types of nursing and disliked them all. I hated all of my clinicals in nursing school and I seriously considered changing my major several times. I know deep down that it is not about finding my niche. So, I'm embarking on a new career path. After you try a few different areas, you may decide the same. Even though I've decided to get out of nursing, I'm still glad I stuck with it long enough to know for sure.

Since you could tolerate OB clinicals, you should at least give that area a try if you can get a position there. Or try any other area for awhile before you just plain decide to get out of nursing. At least then, you could be satisfied that you gave it your best try. Good luck.