Not liking my first 3 months as RN

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:crying2::crying2::uhoh3: MY DREAM IS TRAUMA

Well, couldn't land the hospital job I so wanted....wouldve taken any area HOSP & any floor.....but never got a call back after approx 60 applications I completed. Central Ohio is tough all over d/t too many nursing schools. All my friends were already a shoe-in d/t being techs at the hospitals.....I was stna at nursing home 6 mins from my home. After realizing I needed to start making the money NOW and couldnt wait on the hospitals to call....I took the dreaded Night RN supervisor job my work offered me.....I wanted to be a floor nurse only....was told it is this or nothing.

THE SHIFT IS HORRIBLE ; mon-fri 8 hour nights VS the 3 twelves I dream of! I FEEL LIKE A MEER PAPER PUSHER and not a nurse at all !!!! Plus, the transition I made from aide to supervisor....do you really think the LPNs and aides take me seriously ??? HECK NO THEY DONT ! Sure Ive gotten to start an IV or 2 ...flush some PICC lines, etc...whatever my LPNs cant do...but NO REAL nursing skills are getting practiced on reg basis, nor do I get the contact w/ my residents any longer.

Too busy filing, scheduling, reviewing nurses notes, etc.

I AM IN HELL ....the night shift is killing me and by weekend ...all I do is sleep...my family misses me.

But chances of getting in some place else are bad....Ive only been at this for 3 months !!!!

ADVICE PLEASE.....I AM GRATEFUL IN ADVANCE!

Sincerely,

Bored, tired, un-stimulated new nurse

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HANG IN THERE for at least 6 months (thats only 3 more to go!) then start applying for your dream job again. I hope things get better for you:hug:

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Specializes in Med Surg - Renal.

I know quite a few nurses who started out working nights at SNFs and are now at hospitals.

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