Just quit my first nursing job.

[rsmn17]

I'm a new graduate just one month into my first job on a med/surg unit and I quit today. I realized early that I hate working in the hospital. I feel really horrible because I spent so much time in school working towards it but I know that I'd be miserable if I'd stayed. I thougt I could stick it out a year to get the year experience that most nursing jobs require but it was so bad I secretly wished to get into a car accident on the way to work in the morning just so I wouldn't have to be there. I'm not sure what I want to do now. I know I like working in physician's offices but there's no money in that with no experience and being a new grad, and I've been looking over the past few weeks and haven't found much. I'm thinking about going back to school to be an x-ray tech or something along those lines. I don't want the massive responsibilty involved in hospital nursing. I just sort of feel like a failure for working so hard in school and quitting so soon. I'm only 22 years old and still live at home so I'm glad I figured this out now and not a few years down the road where I'm on my own and stuck in a career I hate, I just wish I figured it out before wasting two years in school. I think the hardest part for me is what my family thinks. My mom is very supportive of my decision, but my father isn't and he doesn't understand how I could give up so much money and I tried to explain that money will never make me happy. I want to love what I do. I just feel like I let everyone down:o Any advice? Anyone have a similar experience? I feel like I'm the only one who's ever done something like this:o

[MimismomRN]

I am also a new grad LVN and have been working on a med/surg floor for two months now. It is the worst job I have ever had and not what I thought nursing would be. I feel the way most have expressed here and cry almost every day. I only had nine preceptor shifts, most of which was a waste of time. Most days I am with this nasty RN who tells me to do something and if I can't get to it right then, she goes and does it and then gives me attitude. I am 48 years old and have to make this work somehow. I only want to stay there a year, but most days I don't feel like I will make it another day. My nerves are shot. We have 10-14 patients on team nursing and it is a nightmare. But where I live everyone wants a year of med/surg or they won't hire you. So what do we do, stick it out and hope nothing terrible happens. I can't get help when I have to go do something the first time (tap water enemas, etc.) they just say go do it. I am so stressed all the time and have anxiety attacks. My heart goes out to all of us going through this. I know now that I am not alone. Thank you for sharing. I was working on getting my RN, but not even sure I want to continue at this point. I always wanted to be a nurse and now that I've finally gotten the chance, it is nothing like I expected.