I am a recent May graduate and started on a busy Med/Surg floor in June...
And I hate it.
I don't know if it is because I'm so overwhelmed because it is a new environment or if I just am not clicking with my preceptor. There are some nights I cry all the way home from work and some days I can't even eat because I feel a sense of dread about going to work.
Our nurse patient ratio has increased since I was hired from 6 to 7. And I just recently started taking 6 patients. It's SO overwhelming. I feel like my patient care is just a checklist. I feel like a robot nurse.. I don't have time to slow down care for and know my patients.
We have had 3 nurses quit since I've been there and I feel like it's just going to get worse with winter coming.
I started in Med/Surg because of the urge from nurses to "do my time". But my passion is psych. I really regret not starting there first.
Is there any advice y'all have to make this more bearable?
I feel like it will look HORRIBLE if just jump ship during orientation at my first nursing job, so I'm trying to tell myself to at least stick it out 6 month to a year.
