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Specializes in RN- Med/surg.

Any other new nurses just LOVE their job? I think it's great to have a site to ask questions, and vent....but I wanted to start a positive thread. I found this site the day I took NCLEX...and honestly after a week of reading I warned my husband I would HATE my job and doubt my career when I started.

But- I've been orienting on the floor for 2 weeks now and absolutely love it. The facility is great, and my preceptor is wonderful. She's argued assignments with the chargenurses..and refused admits to keep things at a level I can handle. She gives positive reinforcement, and constructive criticism. Last night...she even oriented 2 nurses at once because I was assigned to someone who called in..and the only other one to orient me was my old clinical instructor. (who dislikes me..and made it known)

I'm having a wonderful experience as a new RN...it's everything I expected. (not saying easy by any means...I had 4 very demanding pts yesterday..but still loving it!)

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Specializes in RN- Med/surg.

noone else really likes their job? Surely everyone else wasn't blind sided with nursing.

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Hey AprilHere,

I have been a nurse now for just over 6 months and I am absolutely loving it as well. I had a wonderful preceptor as well and the unit is very welcoming and helpful for the most part.

I work in the NICU and even though there are hard times, for the most part it is wonderful and there are more good times than bad.

Also, the hospital where I was hired is great to their nurses. The other new nurses hired with me seem to agree also. It is always good to know there are other happy nurses out there who are not being "eaten alive" by more experienced (or jaded) nurses. :-)

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Specializes in Mental Health.

Well possibly I should not post here as I have been nursing for twenty (mumble) years... but I still love my job and have many wonderful memories.

I hope you can do so too, in many years time,

Good luck.

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Specializes in Psych, Home health/Hospice, Neuro-Trauma.

hey,

I am glad that other new grads are also excited about their new jobs and are enjoying them. I am currently on the neuro unit at a peds hospital and am really liking it so far. there are a few things that are not exactly my cup of tea (like the nights), but I always walk away from my job feeling like not one second of my day was a waste of time. I work with some very smart and talented people and feel very lucky.

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Specializes in RN- Med/surg.
Hey AprilHere,

I have been a nurse now for just over 6 months and I am absolutely loving it as well. I had a wonderful preceptor as well and the unit is very welcoming and helpful for the most part.

I work in the NICU and even though there are hard times, for the most part it is wonderful and there are more good times than bad.

Also, the hospital where I was hired is great to their nurses. The other new nurses hired with me seem to agree also. It is always good to know there are other happy nurses out there who are not being "eaten alive" by more experienced (or jaded) nurses. :-)

That'd wonderful! My hospital for the most part treats us well too. I haven't really been "welcomed with open arms"....but it's been ok. Most of the nurses haven't really spoken to me..but not in an ignore sort of way..just we've been too busy..and they haven't gone out of their way. That's fine with me..I'll get to know them eventually.

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Specializes in RN- Med/surg.
Well possibly I should not post here as I have been nursing for twenty (mumble) years... but I still love my job and have many wonderful memories.

I hope you can do so too, in many years time,

Good luck.

All posters welcome! It's even BETTER to hear you still like it after 20 years!

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Specializes in Telemetry/Med Surg.

I've been an RN for a little over a year now and still love my job on a med surg/tele floor. Always something new going on. It has it's moments though but I still enjoy it.

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I'm just approaching the end of my first year as a nurse. It's been a lot of hard work, and there are days that I ask myself "why the $%# am I doing this???" But all and all, I love my job. It's my coworkers that make everything great. We all have such a great time and help each other out when needed. It really makes a difference and makes you feel positive about facing often difficult situations.

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Specializes in Geriatric, Medical/Surgical.

I have to say that last night was the first night I actually LIKED my job. I've had moments, and parts of days that I liked, but I never left feeling happy about it all. I am learning to find the love in demetia patients, and learning to laugh sometimes (like this morning when myself and two others walked in to a patient who did not look like he was breathing (i don't think he was), and after a "gentle" tap, he was definitely breathing). I also am finding that I really AM learning something, like when I should call the Dr., when it is ok to leave something until the morning.

I originally wanted to work in pediatrics or the NICU, and I am working geriatric acute care. And it's nice to be able to have a smile on my face.

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I DID love my job when I was in orientation and still under the "safe" wing of my preceptor, but I'm now 3 weeks out on my own and I can honestly say that at least at this point I do NOT love my job. I know that it will get better, but every time I go to work there is something that I did wrong on my previous shift, or something I forgot, and there's that constant feeling that I am drowning. I actually dread going to work, and that makes me very sad, because one of my reasons for becoming a nurse was to have a job where I looked forward to working.

*sigh* Not trying to rain on the "Love My Job" parade....I'm just feeling a bit lost and disappointed I guess. Hopefully it will get better as my confidence grows.

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Specializes in Day program consultant DD/MR.

I love my Job. I work with developmentally disabled adults. I am a nurse consultant, health advocate, and saftey advocate for them as well as staff and there is not really any stress in this position. My hours and days are flexible allowing me to be able to go back to school for RN. The only thing that is hard is that I do not have the supervison of an experieinced nurse, as I am the only nurse on staff. I have to refer to all my books and the net for my resources, so this site is very helpful. I have been trying to find a helpful nursing care plan to use as a guide for a client that has what I think is a swallowing impairment, and I want to put a nursing care plan together (though not mandatory). I want to aid the staff as well as I can in the care of our clients.

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