NWeems

Update: After lots of prayers and hard talks with management at the hospital I work for.. I have went PRN on the Med-Surg floor I work on and have accepted a full time position in the Behavioral Health Department. I am so thankful for all of the advice. I've found a middle ground where I won't be as burnt out, but can keep my skills and med-surg brain sharp.. And still pursue my passion.

Hello! (: I'm in the same predicament. I don't really have advice, but I'll say a prayer for you! Good luck!!

That is exactly what I'm doing! I count down 3 twelves at a time. I tell myself if I can make it through the week only x amount of weeks left. I know the experience will only make me better. I just hate the overwhelming sense of dread I feel the day before I start my shifts for the week.

Hello! 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.