I HATE bedside nursing

Hospital

Thanks for the hugs :)

I don't understand why the CNA felt she had to report you. Were you unwilling to participate in assisting the clean up of the pt? The most action happens at the bedside, I find it is where I can make the most difference. It is true there is the most controversy at the bedside, but working as a team does make a difference. It sounds like your "team" is more into competition than working together. Try to see why the CNA felt she had to report you. Bedside is not as terrible as you may think!!!

Start looking for something you will enjoy and when they ask why you are leaving your current job say something like, "I saw this position, its something I am very interested in doing." That's the truth and its not you say "I hate working in a hospital." Worse case scenario they don't hire you because you haven't had a full years worth of experience and you finish out the next two months.

Start your search now. The act of actively job hunting will help your morale.

It can take a long time to find another, more suitable position. Especially during the holidays.

Good luck! Let us know how it's going.

It's not just you honey, bedside does suck. I told myself I would stay 3-5 years; long enough to get enough experience to never have to go back, and work on my BSN at the same time. As soon as I have reached that mark I am gone. Bedside nursing sets you up to fail. You deal all day long with unhappy, often un-pleasable patients, and/or co-workers who will throw you under the bus for the most minute things I have ever seen in my life. Sick, sick, sick environment.

Sabr - at the risk of getting tons of "flame emoticons" from AN....if you don't like bedside care then why even go into nursing? i suppose one can also work for insurance companies or something, but "bedside skills" and most importantly a good bedside manner are required everywhere (SNF/clinic/etc) - including working with nurse assistants (or whatever the facility in question calls them).

Although the issue the CNA reported you about hasn't been stated - i'm guessing the CNA believed you didn't clean or help clean a patient correctly, or something along those lines. cleanliness in my mind is certainly not trivial. a lack of it can lead to sepsis.

I will offer that in this current market, a good two years of acute care experience is pretty much required to move forward. Try to stay where you are and make peace with the CNA. Even if the issue wasn't your fault! CNAs can make or break your career. It's fine if bedside care isn't your cup of tea - just don't leave too early and make yourself ineligible for other opportunities. Best of luck to you

If you're feeling bored 10 months in, it's not the job. It's that you're not doing in right. There is so much to learn that you could not possibly have learned it all; therefore you're not thinking about your job. You're just doing tasks. Perhaps if you concentrate on all the things there are to learn, you'll be more motivated and enjoy your job more.