Shaf22A

Thank you so much Golden_RN for answering my questions as well as voicing your concern! I really appreciate it! I was unaware that signing up would automatically pull over my photo from Facebook so thank you for kindly mentioning to change it! ? I plan to get my MSN with concentration on education, yes. I want to teach at a college or something like that.

Hello nurses, I am a semi new graduate and have been a Med Surg RN for about 4 months now. So far the job has been ok... but the thought of leaving has crossed my mind many times. The hospital I work at is understaffed and the staff asks for more nurses (or not relying on certain units being closed so we can get extra help, etc) but nothing changes. Many girls I started out with have left for this very reason. It's not uncommon to have 6 patients and all fairly high acuity (needy, require a lot of care, etc). Also, we don't have any CNA's, aids, etc. so we do everything for every patient. It is a small(er) hospital than some others in the area and we are the lowest paying hospital. I have thought about leaving for more money and better nurse-pt ratios. The reason I stay is because of my day shift hours. I think it's going to be difficult to find somewhere that offers a new RN a daylight position. My ultimate goal is to become a Nurse Educator. I wanted to get 2 years at least of Med Surg experience so that I could be considered for an educator position when I complete my schooling. I also wanted to stay at this job for the full 2 years just to show job stability. For those who have similar stories or started out working a med surg floor and became an educator, what did you do? I'm so torn because I really want to work somewhere where I won't feel like having a nervous breakdown every day from my patient load and responsibilities, but I also know how important it is to get floor experience before moving up to a bigger career like teaching. Please leave your stories and advice. I appreciate it.