Love my JOB!!! A new twist to the old story

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Specializes in OB, ortho/neuro, home care, office.

Okay - so I've been through 4 jobs this year, and 5 since graduation in May of 2005. You know what? I can honestly say I LOVE MY JOB! The thing is. even though my job is stressful because I am responsible for actually creating policies and procedures (see: Non-state mandated....) I take care of 5 ladies, hopefully more soon! I have to discharge one lady d/t inability to walk without falls (we are not a medical facility). So I have quite a bit of stress as far as the management part of the job. But the work itself is so NOT stressful - only thing I miss is having other nurses to work with - yes I actually MISS that. I am the only nurse for the entire home. I have a backup I have never used - actually I took her position. I also sub for a school nurse several times a month which is a nice change of pace from my residential home job. I am going to have to pick up a couple of shifts a month agency though to be able to pay for my husbands health insurance (we haven't had insurance for me or the kids since March).

But I love what I do, and don't plan to change jobs. It helps that finally I have a job within reasonable distance to my home (every job prior to this one took over an hour to get to). My current main job is 4 blocks away and I live in a tiny town. So I'm thrilled with that. My sub-school nurse position is 15 minutes away. Thrilled with that. I swear it feels like - "I get PAID to do this?" It is a very nice feeling when you find something that fits.

I just thought the board needed a breath of fresh air with all the concerns of people hating nursing and such. I just want you to know that not all of us hate our jobs :) Love mine:1luvu:

Specializes in Home Health, Primary Care.

God bless you....I am so happy that you've finally found your niche. I am going to be starting job number 4 (since graduation June 2005) on Monday. I hope I can post something similar to your own soon. Best of luck with the new gig girl!!! Keep us posted.

Specializes in NICU, Psych, Education.

Persistence does pay off! I'm glad you're finding a place where you feel 'at home.'

Specializes in OB, ortho/neuro, home care, office.

Thanks all :) I really want people to see that you can be happy as a nurse.

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