I graduated from nursing school with my BSN this past May. I did very well, but did not gain a lot of confidence, and felt nervous on the floor. I accepted a residency in Psychiatry in January, when we had to choose. Since that time I have become more confident and realized that Psychiatry is not for me. My first day on the unit I was overwhelmed with the feeling that I was in the wrong the place, it was terrible. I feel very trapped and am unable to change where my residency is. I am really interested in Diailysis nursing and realize that it will be hard for me to get there as it is best to have critical care or medsurge at the least.
I put my whole heart into nursing school, i returned at an older age, and I am very sad to not be excited about where I am starting. I am afraid it will be impossible for me to move to another area when my residency is done.
Does anyone have any words of advice that might be helpful or has anyone on experienced this.
I understand what you are going through. The same feeling hit me when I started working on OB/GYN. I wasn't fresh out of school, I had been on med surg, but as soon as I could, I left OB and eventually found my "home" working in the ER.
Psych nursing always made me feel trapped, I guess since it was a locked unit, I couldn't wait to leave at the end of my shift. I used to hate even the thought of going back for another shift on Psych. The first year or so is a good time to get more experience and find your niche as well as develop your skills. The med surg was the place for me to do that.
ringtail RN
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Thank you so very much! Your note was reassuring and your advice to get experience volunteering was great! Thank you for taking the time to reply.
Sincerely,
Ringtail RN