Finally happy!

[laurenicoleRN]

I finally found a nursing job that I love! I worked on a fast-paced cardiac step down unit for about a year and half after graduating from an university with my BSN. I was miserable and became clinically depressed. My job made me have major burnout. I was even considering throwing out my nursing career and starting over with something else. My job was insanely stressful and many of the staff were not supportive. I had a good friend that got a job at a psych hospital and she would always talk about how much she liked it. In nursing school we took a tour of this hospital, but I never thought I would ever work there. The stigma that psychiatric hospitals have is difficult to change. Anyways, I applied for a job and got it. I have been here about 2 months now. My job is pretty low stress most days and the patients are generally compliant. I absolutely love my job and am working on getting my NP in mental health.

Share your stories/comments about your nursing job that you love.

[foxyhill21]

You have given me encouragment, i work at a place where its dog eat dog, some of the staff members are not encouraging, high stress, depressing, i just feel emoitonaly drain some days. I hate when some of the nurses who consider them selves experience (5 years exp) try and talk down to you. I dont enjoy what i do anymore, my goal was to stay there for 1 year for the experience and I have done that. Now im looking to transfer within the hospital.