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*Need Help* Wanting to transfer!

Hello my fellow nurses!!!

I am having a bit of trouble here and I really hope you guys can help me out!! Please no mean comments as these are my feeling and just need advice!! Thank you in advance!!

I currently work in a PCU unit (ICU step-down) --started working there in December 15,2014.

I am NOT happy at all in my unit! It is consistently overwhelming and there is no one to help out! And on top of it I signed a two year contract. first year if i leave is 3,000 /second year is 2,000

I also had 6 months of Peds office experience prior and the reason I started looking for a hospital job is bc i wanted to look for a mother baby unit position or LD! But they told me that they required BSN and I don't have mine yet. So thats when my application went to the PCU.

I never experienced something like this---I want transfer already but I know I have to wait.

My RN residency instructor is a L&D RN but I really don't feel safe telling I want to transfer bc she can either help me get in or not at all!!

I really need strength to move forward my nurses. I need advice!!

I feel very unhappy and I am even considering of getting an office job again. But I think that does not look good on my resume!!I am honestly sure if I can even last till my 6 moths.

***im sorry it is long and all over the place...but that is how i feel...confused and upset!

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    The transition from nursing student to working nurse (I'm assuming that since you have 6 months experience in an office plus just started this job in December that you're still within that first year of working as a nurse) can be quite the reality shock for many. However, think carefully and unemotionally about transferring- the thing is that it takes time in a position to develop competence. Changing jobs frequently not only interferes with developing competence, it can also make employers wary of hiring someone that just might be considered a risk for leaving before they make a return on their investment in orienting a new hire. Is there a mentor/preceptor, educator, or manager that you can sit down with to discuss your concerns and perhaps get suggestions about how to improve your feelings about the job? A common saying about my specialty is that it takes a year to even begin feeling comfortable; for you, it's been only a few months. Is there a possibility that things could improve with time?

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    As long as it wasn't horrendously unsafe, I'd stick it out. I started on a step down unit and it was hard to adjust too and it took about 6 months to start to feel comfortable, but I am so glad I stuck it out. I learned so much and feel that the experience I gained there is the backbone of my nursing practice.

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