Does anyone really know what they want to be when they grow up?!

Nurses General Nursing

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

I've been an RN for almost three years, working in a small community hospital on a medical floor, then a bigger hospital on med/surg. My most recent experience feels more on the critical side, having several patients that shouldn't even be on our floor. Many different types of diagnosis and lots of experience with alcohol/drug withdrawals and psych holds. I hate just about everything about med/surg, except for actually spending time with patients. I feel like my entire day is spent running in circles, trying to get my thoughts together, charting charting and more charting, and lights/bells/phones/NOISE. Once the shift is over, I don't even know where the time went, don't feel like I spent adequate time with any patient, don't feel like I even had enough time to thoroughly assess them, and lay awake for hours because my brain is going nonstop with the sound of call lights. I'm lucky enough to be moving far, far away in a few months, so now's my chance to try something else.. but WHAT? I scroll through the list of specialties on here, and nothing says "Pick me, you'll like me!" I am scared that I'll pick the wrong thing and will hate it even more than what I do now. I can't think of any other career, and I know that I would miss caring for people if I did leave nursing. I'm 27, married, and ready to start a family. My career is not the number one thing on my priority list, however I want and need to work and would like to actually find something I enjoy. To you seasoned nurses who have worked in different areas, how did you find the right fit without job hopping and seeming unprofessional? What do you love/hate about the areas you've been in? I feel so overwhelmed and confused, but I've got to make some decisions quick, as we're moving in less than four months. Help! Help!

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