I am about to quit nursing completely

[grannypatches]

I graduated last dec at the top of my class. I hit the work force with such high hopes and excitement. It seems I have screwed up my chances big time. The first job was psych hospital. I couldn't handle it. It was not my thing. The next 2 jobs was nursing homes. It wasn't the patients. It was the nurses. I tried so hard to fit in and learn. But there was so much back stabbing. I worked with nurses who came to work drunk (don didn't care they were good buddies}. I had experienced nurses let me take the blame for things I didn't do because I was trying so hard to learn but they had set me up to take the fall. It has made me bitter and I swear I will never work in a nursing home again. For nearly 2 months I have been job hunting. I don't have enough experience or its another nursing home. What am I doing wrong?

[Sugargirl66]

Just went per diem at my facility. I'm going to wait on tables for awhile. I've put in applications in about 17 places and nothing. I'm terribly burned out. I have been a LPN for 2 and half years. I give up. I tried the temp agencies, nothing. I live in Florida.

[VaEMT190]

Well, there's always the chance you could become an EMT =) lol. I'm getting my LPN after I finish my Criminal Justice Degree.

[LPNNHP]

I have experienced some of that and find that though the challanges remain the same, the level of severity depends on the field. Acute nursing seems to have the least amount of BS in small hosp's.

[mama_d, BSN, RN]

Hang in there...it took me three years to find a place that was a good fit for me. Now I wouldn't give up my coworkers for anything (well, maybe a $10/hr raise, but I'd still work with them PRN for fun).

[LolaVenice]

Oh geez! Just goes to show, no matter what profession you're in, it's the same politics!

It reminds me of some waitressing jobs I've had, and yet, others have been fabulous.

I'm not a nurse (yet), but I imagine I'm going to run into many of the same issues I might have had at another job.

I guess it always takes a while to find the place you are going to fit in.

Eventually it happens, though!

[Danny-MA]

Whatever you do, DONT GIVE UP!! Everyone goes through a rough patch and feel that the choice of career might not be for them. Thats not true! The feelings you are getting are probably rubbing off from the mean nurses that are trying to make you look bad. Just keep your head up, remember what you learned in school and dont let ANYONE make you feel that you should quit completely. I know you can do it!!! :)