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Hi, do you enjoy your position? I'm trying to learn more about this position and it seems good but I've made the mistake of getting a job that was worse than what I has so I am terrified

Thank you so much for sharing. I really appreciate the info because with this, I realize research nursing is not for me. I don't want really anything to do with direct patient care anymore

Hey! Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I've been a nurse for 2 years and I haaaate it. I'm trying so hard to find something else but I just haven't had luck. I'm tired of the stress, always being sad, depressed, feeling like I'm doing nothing with my life. I'm so stressed and burnt out IDK what to do. Seems like nursing is just horrible over all but you have me some hope. I'm definitely looking for less stress, no or very little anxiety and just being comfortable and happy working. This stress is gonna kill me?. I thought research was like the bedside but It doesn't seem so. Thank you for sharing..

Awwwww, gosh I just wanna cry for you because it's sounds just like me. I've literally said the same things before. I would say look into other careers. People say that other areas of nursing like you mentioned are better but nope, even working from home sucks. I would look into other careers. I was so afraid of doing that and wanted to give nursing a try but forget it. It seems to be all the same. I suffer with anxiety too due to nursing and I just refuse to be put on medications because of a job. The job is the problem. You're way tougher than me by staying for years while you were miserable like how??? I'm almost at two years and I cannot imagine another two years. Seeing people say they felt the same for 30 years, oh no:(. Definitely not long term care. Stay Far away. Sometimes just give it time. I've researched a lot and there are lots of people on Youtube with these same experiences and they'll share how they got out. That's how I started working towards a completely different career. Wish you the best of luck?

I've been a nurse for almost two years and I'm done. Trust me, getting to these two years was hell. My first week, I also regretted my life and thought what was I doing here? I wanted out so bad!! But I tried to give it time. I don't know how I got here at all. I'm literally just trying to plan my escape. Nursing has put me through absolute hell and not for anything will I ever go through this again. I will never encourage anyone to stay in the field knowing what I'm going through. I have no idea how you are still In LTC. I tried that after leaving the hospital and I only lasted a few days. All due to this career, I thought so many times of driving myself over anything after work to die. There were times I stayed in my car for hours and cried and cried. At the end of my bed, I'd lay and cry, praying, begging for help. I couldn't believe what was happening. I'd get through the door and immediately start crying at work. I had to dry my tears in the bathroom real quick. People knew I was crying and it got to a point I didn't care. Attempted to end my life before thinking that in my next life I swear I wouldn't ever be a nurse. I would have never, ever, ever thought that a career that requires so much time, effort, hard work, effort would lead to misery. Who would have thought that hard work would lead to failure? I see nursing students know now and I just think to myself, I wish I could save you. There needs to a lot of changes in the field. People who aren't health professionals have absolutely no right to make decisions for what we go through. Sorry for my rant, this is all to say I totally understand and I pray the best for you. You will find your peace and happiness. When you find something better, just take that. No need to feel bad in any way at all. Those other jobs in nursing, I don't care anymore. It seems all is the same. Good luck with everything.

Hey I would definitely love to know more about Allergy Nursing because I'm so tired of bedside. I'm not afraid of being bored in any way at all. I'm actually looking for a slower paced environment. I've switched positions in nursing and been super devastated because it was worse so I'm just afraid

I have contemplated suicide many times over the past year after becoming a nurse. My life went downhill when I became a nurse in the hospital. I worked very very very hard for this degree. There were times I wanted to quit but I kept going be cause I truly thought it would be worth it in the end. I'm gonna have a great degree that I worked my butt off for, can use anywhere and start living my life. Most of my college I paid out of pocket. Thousands of dollars I saved on my own. Well look now, nursing was a complete total scam. Far far from happiness. I left to a LTC and it's horrible. First day and I'm getting my letter of resignation ready. I can't keep going through this. I feel like someone cursed me after getting this degree. I was much happier with less. I was gonna not come back but ppl have talked Me out of that, maybe. This nursing has been complete hell. I want nothing to do with it but what am I supposed to do. I am constantly looking for jobs but nothing. I even talked to a therapist and she literally seemed like she didn't care. She literally said "well what do you want want to tell you. Are you looking for me to tell you not to do something." That killed me. I talk to friends, etc but no one can really help me. I have cried and cried every day for months and still crying. What else am I supposed to do but end my life. I just wanna be free. This pain is waaay too much for me. I am not looking to be successful or anything anymore, I just wanna be happy. That's it. My outlook on life has drastically changed. Why do I not deserve happiness or to feel at peace. Can you imagine wanting to help people but all along you were making decisions to ruin your life simply by going to college, working hard to obtain a degree. I've never intentionally hurt someone, but here I am being punished. If there is a God, may he help me because I'm fading away each day.

Hey. I hope all is well now. Did you quit? I'm in the exact same position

wow. I am really really happy for you! I want more than anything to leave nursing. I've been one for a little over a year and this is the worst thing I have ever done in my life. Nursing is the worst decision I ever made. I wish something happened to prevent me from graduating. I was so happy with my job before. I thought I was doing something with my life. ??? I would do absolutely anything to turn back the hands of time. I cannot believe that something I worked so hard for, 6 years in school, studying all day and night, crying over tests if I failed, thousands of dollars in debt for this. I really cannot believe that. Why would hard work cause so much agony, depression, sadness, suicidal thoughts and so much more horrible feelings. I wish I could go back to being a patient assistant.I am sooo jealous of people in the hospital who aren't nurses or have to deal with as much pt care. I feel like God hates me and gave up on me because he didn't protect me from this. I would have been soooo much happier doing less. I prayed and prayed and prayed to someway somehow leave this position. I don't know what to do. If anyone can help me, please ? . I will never look at life the same. I think this is going to end in me ending my life because that's the only way out for me. Well since this is what God wants for me, then so be it. I never ever thought that it would come to this.

Wow I wonder how things worked out. I pray that you are in a much better positions and happy leaving the ICU. I really hope that you were able to find a great position in the field of nursing that is a mu ch better fit. Many years later and here I am. In a similar position. I have never felt so terrible in my life. I haaaaate nursing so much. it is honestly absolutely the worst decision of mylife. I'm a new grad, three months in and I chose a float pool department. We go to all the floors including icu's. Orientation for 3 months but like 3 weeks on each unit and we dont even get trained on all units. I worked as a float pca and I loved it but as a nurse, I am crying even at work and it's obvious. It didnt get worse until i got to the icu's. i was comfortable on like general medsurg. What in the world was I thinking???yes I know but I could have never imagined that nursing would be this bad. My safety, license is at risk because on the floor I feel like just walking out and I think that I actually might do it if I don't leave. I have already talked to my manager and wanted to leave but that was like at 2 months and he tried to get me to stay basically. I said ok let me try but now i'm in NICU and I have gone down hill in a matter of days. I really really don't want to go back. idk what to do. if I continue to try to hold on, my safety will be even more at risk because I'm truly not myself. ?????

Omg I feel the exact same way. I am only two months in and I hate it. This is beyond difficult. After how nursing school was, we should'nt feel this bad at all. Crying before, during, and after our shift is unfair and shouldn't be like that. i feel that I am falling apart. At work I am sooo stiff, not myself at all. I cry all the time. This is the worst thing I have ever done in my entire life. I regret going to nursing school. There are many good jobs in the hospital that doesn't involve nursing and I should have stuck with that. Now I am sooo lost, confused. How on earth do people do this? I feel soo scared being on my own. not on my own yet but I can't believe doing it. I can't believe I spent all this money, time, effort into nursing school but then I absolutely despise it. I feel any minute I will quit. like this isinsane. it's not fair at all. nothing should be this hard. After one shift, I really thought about suicide to get away from it. I feel that's the only way out for me. I wish I could do anything to rewind the hands of time.