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In all of my years of nursing I have encountere several nurses who hated the field and did not want to be a nurse and it really showed in the quality of care that they gave. It is unhealthy for someone to continue in any field of work that they really hate. No disrepect meant but patients have a difficult enough time when they are ill the last thing that they need is a nurse whose heart isn't in it.

Please do everyone a favor and find a differant area of work. You are obviously not nurse material. Good luck in your future non nursing endeavors.

Welcome to the wonderful and rewarding world of MR/DD nursing! I specialized in geriatric nursing the first few years I was in the nursing profession but found that my first real true love professionally is working with medically fragile individuals with special needs. It is very beneficial for a nurse new to this field to become a member of the Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association. The annual conference is coming up in June in Connecticut and is a huge learning and networking experience. My advice to anyone in this field is to keep learning and researching. There are advances and opportunities to learn something new each day. When I first got into this field I used the Life Span approach to nursing care for individuals with Developmental Disabilites for learning more. Most states have regional associations for nurses in this field. Good luck! I hope you find that you are as passionate about this field as I am.

Have you looked at The Center for Discovery in Harris, New York. It is a nature based, educational and residential setting for children and adults with DD. A new autism campus is opening soon. Check out the web site as this place is incredible.