BigTimeNurse

Try changing units. I work geri psych and at an orthopedic outpatient surgery center and I like it. But I hated med surg and tele.

I work in recovery, and almost all of the techs are in recovery. In fact, the company I work for prefers that you are in recovery! It is definitely an advantage in my opinion! As far as your own recovery goes, part of the twelve steps is helping other fellow addicts stay sober and aid them in recovery. So basically you can work your steps, be at service, and work all at the same time!

WOW! I cannot thank you guys enough for the helpful responses! I am definitely going to finish now that I got so much feedback. That is EXACTLY what I needed. Today in clinicals I actually enjoyed it, especially after one lady fell and busted her head open and we had to bandage her up. Then I got to suction bloody sputum out of this guys mouth because he was choking. ER maybe?

I am a thrid semester RN student with one semester left to go. I cannot stand being in that hospital. I can't stand the poop, the pee, the baths, the cleaning. I hated every single rotation, except for the OR and for pysch. Everytime I get my courage back and go to clinicals for the next week, I remember that I hate it again and want to walk away. Should I stick it out? Is it worth it? HELP!

Do OR nurses work 12hr or 8hr shifts? Or can they work both?