MNRN0809

I've been a nurse for about 6 months now, working on a very busy, acute care medical floor as my first RN job. The floors discription during my interview lead me to believe this was an ENTIRELY different job then what I had agreed to. Most of the time it is a mix between psych and detox, with anything you can imagine in between; with minimal staffing and high stress, and including but not limited to: bad management. Enough to say: I totally do not love it. I feel as though I have no life (I work 7p-7a) and no time to do anything I love doing. I have to be here for 1yr due to the fact I am in a residency program. But I am now (at the peak of my hate for this position) am starting to weigh out options for the future. I absolutely love pediatrics, and would like to go that route. Considering home care, school nursing, pediatric NP.. ect. Looking for any advice/input/ stories from other RNs both new grad & experienced to help weigh some pros and cons on my decisions. Or to have other perspectives or ideas brought to the table!

I've been a nurse for about 6 months now, working on a very busy, acute care medical floor as my first RN job. The floors discription during my interview lead me to believe this was an ENTIRELY different job then what I had agreed to. Most of the time it is a mix between psych and detox, with anything you can imagine in between; with minimal staffing and high stress, and including but not limited to: bad management. Enough to say: I totally do not love it. I feel as though I have no life (I work 7p-7a) and no time to do anything I love doing. I have to be here for 1yr due to the fact I am in a residency program. But I am now (at the peak of my hate for this position) am starting to weigh out options for the future. I absolutely love pediatrics, and would like to go that route. Considering home care, school nursing, pediatric NP.. ect. Looking for any advice/input/ stories from other RNs both new grad & experienced to help weigh some pros and cons on my decisions.