afraid of change

Published

i'm in a situation where i'm not happy with my current job but i'm afraid of changing my job. i'm working in nursing home now because i couldnt find any job in the hospital after i graduated and second because i have experience and comfort level working in nursing home when i was lpn. our facility provides a basic nursing care to our residents, lot of them are on comfort care. many days when i'm working i feel like i'm not using any nursing skills at all. i feel like i dont know what i'm doing or feel like i have no ability to take care of sick people. so i keep having this thought that i need to work in the med/surg for at least a year but i have this fear of coming out of my comfort zone and change to something different.

my other problem is that i'm a very shy person and english is my second language and i do have little bit of problem with communication. i thought that nursing home might be a good environment for me. i have this fear of leaving a job where i'm comfortable and good working environment where staff gets along pretty well and work together to fear of who know where i'll be jumping into. any advice?

losing skills are one of the major c/o working ltc

if people have trouble understanding you work to improve your english and do anything else you think will imporve your chances of getting a job in a hospital setting

good luck

Be careful staying where you are not happy. You will burn out and it will show in your work. Try something prn that way you can get a taste.

+ Join the Discussion