I nned some advice very DOWN IN THE DUMPS

[heartlover07]

Hello fellow nurses

I am writing because I need help. I am at a point where I feel "stuck", and I don't know what to do! I am a "baby" nurse. I have only been licensed for 7 months and have been working on a Telemetry floor for all of these. I have tried both nights and days. I am not sure if it's the floor, working 12 hour days, or just nursing in general, but I cannot shake this depressed feeling since I have started working as an R.N.

I did not feel like this in school, and of course I was so excited to graduate! I have been wracking my brain trying to think of how to "fix" this, because I can't go on this way.

I have lost interest in life, I used to be so energetic and hopeful! I need to make a change, but dont know what that change should be. I DO NOT like the floor that I am on. I think I have trouble dealing with SO many different personalities on a daily basis. I am very sensitive and so I take alot of things to heart. Some of my fellow employees can be pretty harsh and even though I THINK I get along with people easily, some of them won't even give me the time of day. WHY? I have NO idea. I have always been friendly and make sure I say hello to everyone. I lend a hand to people in need if I have time. I know nurses need a "thick skin", but I can't do it, I just get so upset inside, but I do not show it on the outside. I know there has to be others out there that have dealt with these feelings.....please help:o:o

I need someone to say to me "you would be happy here", and make me go!! I know that's asking alot, but one can dream.........

[Jo Dirt]

You sound a lot like me. I can't handle stress well. I am lucky to have a very low stress job where I am one on one with a patient and one of the most difficult decisions of the evening is what we will watch on tv.

No, not a job that will keep me on my toes and give me the kinds of skills other nurses might have, but we all have our limitations and I'm willing to admit mine.

If I am profiling you correctly you, like me, like people but also work better alone where you have time to reflect on things and you are not in a rushed environment. It may not seem like it now but there is a place for you somewhere in the world of nursing. That is the one good thing I have to say about nursing: the profession offers such a vast supply of different specialties, there is bound to be something for everyone.

Good luck.

[trmr]

first I am sorry you feel the way you feel. I have been where you are, and I had to get out of that situation. That was the only way to make it "better". Also, my big question is, if you are a "baby" nurse why are you on a telemetry floor? Maybe that is the root of your unhappiness?