Finding a new path

[l1234567]

Hi my name is L123 and I am a first year out baby RN. This year has been crazy for me, I was offered five jobs and this year have had two (quit one and found another)! I find that I struggle with time management, I get scared that I made an error, I don't like being legally responsible for Enrolled Nurses (nurses with diplomas) and don't particularly like having shift work. BTW we don't have any CRNA's or anything like that, we literally do it all. We do interpret blood values etc we generally the same scope as American nurses (I'm in a MAGNET hospital now). Yes, I know, it's a sad day for me ... I should of figured out this before I became a nurse. But I genuinley think that this has been a tough year for me.

I can't really go into anymore being from Australia I suspect it would be very easy to figure out where I'm from and it's in our contracts with the government NOT to discuss anything. But the main question is: where do you go from here when you don't like nursing? I don't want to try a new career again. I've just turned 24 and need to buy a house (Australian houses are ridiculously expensive) before I never can. I can't become a nurse practitioner in Australia, you need to be a nurse for about 7-8 years on the floor with five being at an advanced role. I was thinking about doing my PHD, and going into research, but I can't even figure out what to research!!! I've been thinking about a topic for two years!

I'm just so sick of the stress: the first hospital lost a lot of staff due to the issues there, my second hospital is pretty good! But my contract is coming up and if I don't get another job, and regardless if I do, I need to plan a way out.

[unique_nurse]

I'm in the same situation as you. I became an assistant director of nursing, because I thought I wanted to become a director of nursing one day. However, this role is so stressful, and I'm learning that some nurses just don't care about their job. Now, I'm lost because I don't know what I want to do now. For so long I was thinking director of nursing, but now it's just a blank. When I was working in the hospital, I didn't really like it either, just loved the hours. So my advice to you is the advice I'm giving myself, do your research. Look up different career paths nurses can do, and see what you would like. There is a reason you became a nurse, and worked so hard to become one. Hang in there until you find the right job for you!