Help! Ready to quit.

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Hi...I don't know who else to talk to because I feel so lost right now. I have been an RN for a little over a year...i am a charge nurse (only RN) on night shift. I have been completely miserable at this job ever since i've started with occasional times where I don't feel like I'm losing my mind. I didn't even really like nursing school, but kept going because I felt like it was something I should finish. Now here I am, I think I gave this position a fair amount of time....I dread going into work everyday, I'm either eating like a horse or not eating at all...laying in bed all day...I'm not doing well. I seriously do not want to continue doing any nursing in the hospital...or even nursing at all. I look at going back to school all the time, and am looking for non-hospital nursing jobs...but they seem to be so hard to find. I am desperate and I don't know what to do anymore. It is taking a toll on my entire life. Does anybody have any ideas or advice for me? I live in the Cleveland, Ohio area if anybody has any ideas of good places to work. Thanks...:scrying:

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schools, Universities, large companies (like Google in California has a doctor and nurses on staff during business hours), phone nursing advice for insurance companies, law work for attorneys thats all i got

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So sorry you are feeling so lost and unhappy.

I know I may get flames for this - but are you sure it's just the job that is making you so unhappy? Have you considered that you may be suffering from depression? Based on my own experience, I can tell you that it can lurk underneath - masquerading as other "problems". Then you get into the "If only" stuff..... "If only I could change/fix ---- (fill in the blank) I would be happy".

Then there is the whole "night shift" thing. Nights do serious damage to your melatonin levels - and this plays havoc with mood, energy, libido, etc -- all contributing to depression. Some folks don't seem to be able to adjust to nights no matter what. Maybe you're one of them.

My advice - definitely take action. Look for a different nursing job on days. You'll take a pay cut, but maybe a clinic position would be just what you need right now. Also - talk to your doc or other qualified person about the symptoms you are feeling.

Feel better. We need you.

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