texasBSN15

Hello my fellow nurses! I recently graduated from nursing school and accepted a job in a cardiothoracic icu. I am extremely grateful for this opportunity because I wanted icu from the start, but I'm realizing more and more that I'm not happy. Before going back for nursing, I was a teacher and I loved it. I left to see if there was more out there and I thought that I would be able to travel more and live a more flexible lifestyle with nursing. The floor I'm on is tough and the atmosphere is cold. I'm in an internship with three others and the outside studying is draining. I moved to a new city away from family for this job and I'm not enjoying myself. I've made very few friends and hardly anyone on the floor is friendly. I can't help but think I should've stayed in teaching instead of rushing into nursing school. I miss working with kids a lot and I miss a lot about teaching. Obviously there were things I didn't like about teaching, such as the state tests, but for the most part is was a good job. The icu is what I thought I wanted, but I'm not really passionate about the floor I'm on. It's not that it's too hard-it's that I'm kind of bored. The only thing that gets me through is the families and how appreciative they are. I don't want to rush out of this job, but I don't know what to do. I'm just trying to follow God's will for me. I guess I just need some good words and advice about this. Thank you in advance for the help!

I haven't heard anything yet. Have they called everyone for critical care?

Thank you! This helps a lot!

Hi everyone, my name is Sara. I will be graduating with my BSN in August of this year. I have lived in Tyler all of my 26 years of life and am pursuing moving to DFW when I graduate. This is actually my second degree. I taught elementary school for 2 years before deciding to go back for nursing. My reason behind this post is that I only know of a few hospitals that are good companies to work for and those include Cook Children's, UT Southwestern, and Baylor. I need all the advice and tips I can get in order to make the right decision on where to work AND live. Fort Worth or Dallas? Please help! I appreciate any advice and tips on what hospitals to work for, what apartments to live in and which are most reasonable in rent, what areas are safest (I'm single and my dad would appreciate your input ), which hospitals have good residency programs, which hospitals appreciate and take care of their staff, and what starting pay is for new nurses in DFW. I think in Tyler it's around $20/hr. I am excited about moving, but I know it will be hard in more ways than one. Thank you for all of your help!