Civilian nursing vs. military nursing

[TurkTurkleton]

Hey everyone!

I need someone's opinion. I currently work at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. It's a city hospital that's magnet and one of the top 5 hospitals in the country. It's an absolutely crazy hospital and so stressful. I've been a nurse for almost 3 months now, and I already want to quit my job. I go into work and I wanna cry. My question is, in a couple of months I will be starting my nursing job in the Air Force. What are the nursing jobs like in the Air Force? I'm assuming working at a clinic on base is probably less stressful than working at a medical center??

Any words of wisdom will be appreciated.

Thanks.

[wtbcrna, MSN, DNP, CRNA]

Hey everyone!

I need someone's opinion. I currently work at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. It's a city hospital that's magnet and one of the top 5 hospitals in the country. It's an absolutely crazy hospital and so stressful. I've been a nurse for almost 3 months now, and I already want to quit my job. I go into work and I wanna cry. My question is, in a couple of months I will be starting my nursing job in the Air Force. What are the nursing jobs like in the Air Force? I'm assuming working at a clinic on base is probably less stressful than working at a medical center??

Any words of wisdom will be appreciated.

Thanks.

It will be totally different! Are you going to be working in a clinic for sure? The only AF hospital that I can think of that is kinda of busy is Wilford Hall, but even there you hardly have to worry about other AD calling in, being excesively short staffed (deployments will effect staffing more than anything), and there is hardly ever a time where you won't have plenty of help.

Most nurses feel just like you their first year of nursing. I know I did! I hated my first RN job in ICU, but later after it became more routine and I didn't feel like I was running around in circles it became a lot easier and more enjoyable.

Capt E, USAF, NC