I have a job and it pays well. The bad thing is my job is very stressful. I hate calling doctors and so much documentation. Nursing is very stressful it would take me a long time writing everything that has me stressed the whole day.
I just feel bad that I have student loans to pay for and I really am considering leaving nursing all together. Before nursing I was happily making around $1500-$2000 monthly working at home. 0 stress! I was very happy.
Now I am making $2500 monthly and I am VERY STRESSED. Should I go back to doing what I used to do or will nursing get less stressful down the road?
Today the DON said she received many excellent compliments from several patients and their family's. That made me feel great!
What makes me stressed is when we have to do orders for new admissions. I am still very new and don't know all of the documentation. Today we got a new patient from home so I didn't know anything about the patient. You have to ask them what their diagnosis is, medical history and so many other documentation.
The other stress I have is talking to doctors and bothering them on the phone. So many other little things that make me stressed. I am a very calm guy that has worked in a stress free environment for so many years. So I am new to all of this stress.
Seriously, don't stress over this! You will learn the documentation, it takes time to get through all those orders. And, as for calling the docs.....that is their job. Yours, too. And, you will hear this forever and ever and ever...it is your license. ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS CYA. Call, call, call. Never don't call because you are going to "bother" the doc. If they are bothered, perhaps they should find a new career field.
try a job change before you give up..like doctors private offices. much less work because its a slower pace, you also become close to the doctor so then you wouldn't feel anxiety when you have to talk to them...
MaybeaNurse7
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What made you leave the at home job you had?