I have been a RN for a little over 9 months, right now I currently work in LTC and rehabilitation unit and I hate it. I love being a nurse and am very professional when working and emotionally connecting with my patients/residents but I dread going to work every single day. It's merely a job to me...it's not my true calling.
I was having a hard time finding a job initially which lead me to this path. I always had a dream of working in women's health whether it be L&D or postpartum recovery, even the NICU. My job is severely short of staff and it makes things 10x more stressful, also adding on to the fact that I am still relatively new and the youngest nurse there makes it even harder. I feel like my coworkers don't respect me enough. I don't fit in with the so-called "cool crowd" because I'm too young and have made 0 friends/acquaintances.
I have applied to countless amount of jobs to get out of my current situation and was nearly close to getting a job in L&D but apparently I wasn't good enough. This is more of a vent...someone please tell me if it gets any easier. I just want a job I love