This is my story, I thought going to nursing was a good way to make a change in others people lives and have work stability, that´s why i choose nursing.
I have very good marks in general in my course the first year but then I had clinicals for 2 weeks and I have felt isolated most of the time inside the hospital.
I felt invisible to everyone, I have nothing in common to talk about with all the female staff and 6 hours at the hospitals seems like 12. They were just gossiping about everyone and I felt kind of strange in that enviorment. I had a problem with a nurse and they treat me different so I felt that the whole team was against me so i finally left clinicals.
Now I am thinking about keeping with the nursing program and try another hospital for the clinicals or just leave the nursing program cause if that enviorment is common in the majority of the hospitals i can´t handdle it I think.
Specializes in Cardiology, School Nursing, General.
I had this issue in my last job. It was a small office and everyone has been working there FOR A LONG TIME, and I thought I would fit in there. But obviously not. The staff were mean as mean girls can be, once they saw how different I was from them, they were picking on me left and right. I thought if I could hang in there for a year, I would fine, I could get used to it.
But honestly, I was not having fun and I didn't like going to work because of all the negativity. I then left, and went to to another giant clinic, but I got terminated after ONE WEEK, which was fine because I was honestly not feeling the place either, I felt like here was too much going on and I wasn't given the attention for orientation that I needed, they told me I was working too slow on the computer, but I never got a manual or anything to learn about their software so I had to learn by using, but I guess it wasn't enough for them.
So I went looking, for a niche for me. Some where I can feel like myself and not be prosecuted for my hobbies and actually have a good environment. BOOM, came this opportunity at this Public Charter School, they called after an hour of my interview and asked me to take the job. Best decision I ever did. I love my job and I found my calling. It's going to take some time, but if you don't feel comfortable there, go find some other job somewhere else, I'm sure you'll find a good place soon enough.
loriangel14, RN
6,933 Posts
The OP is going to need to grow thicker skin if he is going to continue. I had to learn this too.