I HATE MY JOB

[nolamomx2]

Just need to vent!! I feel a tremendous amount of guilt for the way I feel. I prayed soo hard for this job and there are so many ppl looking for a job and wishing they were in my shoes. But I ABSOLUTELY HATE THIS JOB!!!!!! I dread getting out of car to walk in the door. When I get off I immediately start dreading coming back. I'm an RN @ Ochsner. I really LOVE working for Ochsner. Its everything I could ever want in a company. Can't say enough good things about it :redbeathe . However I work on a med/surg floor and we do team nursing . As if med/surg wasn't challenging enough (especially for a new grad) we do not hv any CNAs just an RN & LPN team. We have 8 patients. We're paired together w/ no specific structure & just told to work together. Well that's all good as long as u hv a "good" LPN. But most times u don't! I hv found that most ppl @ my job are very unfriendly (RN & LPNs). Which is a big culture shock to me because I'm such a friendly person. Many of the LPNs are just plain nasty. On 1 of my shifts I had 2 diff patients refused to let her back in their rooms. (which meant I had to do my job & hers . ) My main problem is no structure, we just play it by ear when ur teamed. Now many shifts I've been teamed with a with an attitude. So I end up doing ALL the assessments, ck the mars, pass meds, answer call lights, wash butts, taking admits, doing dc, wheeling pts downstairs & then doing ALL the 24 hr chart cks. (did I mention we hv 8 pts) Oh forgot to mention no unit secretary either) What is the LPN doing u asked, vitals & passing half of the meds the rest of the shift she's no where to be found. Then @ 7 when I'm still doing chart cks she's out the door . Other LPNs go out of their way to belittle me @ every chance they get to show that they know more than me. And when I do make a mistake the high school snickering & whispering right in front of me is heart wrenching. When I do get a lunch I always eat alone. I really love this company but I don't know how much more of this I can take.

[SoutheRNgirl82]

Did you ever get away from med/surg? I did clinicals on a med/surg floor there when they had team nursing & that floor was a beast! Hope all is better for you?