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Would you accept a job offer in an area that you're really interested in pursuing- if it means taking a 2 to 3 dollar an hour pay cut? I wouldn't have to work weekends and all holidays are paid? Benefits are about the same. I don't mind my current job- but don't love it. Would like to grow and pursue a different area.

I am fairly new to this site. I'm a night nurse on a med/surg floor and have now been there for almost a year. I like my job okay, but don't love it. Most nights before going to work I feel nervous, but I'm not really sure why. I don't feel like I connect with any of my co-workers that well and generally don't feel like I have much support. I realize that not feeling connected to others I work with shouldn't determine whether or not I like nursing, but I feel so alone. I think that I'm a very nice person- but maybe just a bit reserved around others (I always have been). I have a hard time with small talk and getting to know those I work with on a more personal level. I am always offering my help and try to be a strong team member, but it seems like the sentiment isn't reciprocated. hmmph...guess I just needed to vent. I work at the only hospital in town- and I'm not sure that any of the other units are any better (seems like each have their own unique politics)

Hey All, I'm new to this forum. Anyhow, I was wondering if anyone still feels nervous or insecure about their job after 1 year of experience. I'm definitely not as nervous as I was when I started out and I am better with time management overall, but there are many days that I work that I feel inadequate and slowed down by having to start IV's or do procedures that I haven't done in a while (or at all). I work in a smaller, rural hospital and patient to nurse ratio is usually 1:4 on days and 1:6 on nights. Most days that I work I only have 4 patients, but I still feel this way. Is this at all normal? Any tips on organization that has helped relieve the anxiety of being slow? Thanks for listening

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