Conflicted and worried, need advice about a possible career change.

[TheRuralNurse]

I have been an emergency department nurse since I graduated nursing school in May of 2016. I changed a lot in nursing school. When I started, I was extroverted and for lack of a better word, "bubbly." By the time I was spit out into the real world of nursing, I feel I was a much different person. I started working in the ER, and it didn't take me long to hate it. The life-saving moments, and the patients who were kind weren't enough to weigh out the abusive and exhausting patients for me. Psychologically, I've become very depressed since becoming a nurse and I've gained almost 20 lbs. I feel like a failure because I wanted to be a nurse all my life, and now I would rather do just about anything else. I scout job sites every day looking for nursing positions that are away from the bedside. I stumbled upon one today and went ahead and applied. I wasn't expecting to hear back for a couple weeks... but the hospital reached out to me only hours after receiving my application for an interview tomorrow. I had a little phone interview with a recruiter and she had to hang up and call me back because she said it had been so long since they had to hire for this department that she needed to call the manager and familiar herself with a few questions I had. the recruiter said I will know by Friday whether or not I've been selected for the position. For those who are experienced...

Will it damage my career to walk away from the bedside so early?

How can I cope better with my feelings pertaining to nursing? How can I improve?

[Sour Lemon]

Whether or not it will damage your career depends on what type of career you're hoping to have. And as far as coping goes, each individual has to figure out what works for them by trial and error. Time and experience help in almost all situations, though. There are no shortcuts where those two are concerned.