Career Path - Help!

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Hi! I was wondering if anyone had input as to what other kinds of nursing there is for a new-ish nurse? I have tried a medsurg-like floor and a SNF. Both ended up not being good matches. I am trying to brainstorm other options to find an area in nursing I might fit well with. Any ideas? - I do struggle with anxiety.

I also wonder if other people have had any similar situations when they first started nursing?

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It's pretty common, there is a significant percentage of new nurses who totally leave the nursing profession within a year or two of graduation.

What didn't work? What do you like about nursing? What would your perfect job entail?

There are other options- OR, PACU, Public Health, Home Health, Psych nursing and many other areas could be places you could work.

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Did you have any experiences during nursing school that caught your attention? Like you scrubbed in on a surgery and loved it? Melted over moms and babies? Have a passion for oncology? School nursing?

Also feel out your personality type and schedule preferences. Maybe you would prefer an urgent care of ambulatory clinic where the day goes quick and the time spent with each patient is less. How about home health? Visiting nurses? Dialysis clinic? Cosmetics? Dental office/oral surgery? Also if you don't like hands patient care at all look into insurance companies, tele health etc. Some may require experience but you can at least get an idea of what goals you need to accomplish.

There is more to nursing than the floor. Get researching! I hope you find something that fits ?

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