lady88

I have been a nurse for a year and a half now... I can honestly say I chose nursing as a career back in college because I knew I wanted to work in healthcare and I like working directly with people. Sadly... after each shift working as a graduated RN, I grow more tired of the profession. Do I still enjoy working with people? Of course. Do I still enjoy feeling like I make a difference? Definitly. But why is it that I dread wearing those scrubs? That the 3 twelve hour shifts feel brutal? That I can't stop worrying "did I do everything right? Is that patient going to be okay?" That I don't want to deal with shift report if it has to be with that nurse? I do work night shift... and I'm working hard to get on to days. Part of me feels that if I can have a normal sleep-wake schedule I'd feel better... but the other part of me notices that days are still 12 hours shifts. Day shift still occurs on weekends and holidays... and day shift has most of the more negative nurses I've encountered. Nursing is a tough field. You have to be able to work with everyone well - the patient, the patient's family, the doctor, the respiratory therapist, the nursing assistant, the secretary... and most of all the nurses. The problem I'm facing is deciding what to do... I worked hard for my BSN, but frankly, if I can't handle even 2 years, how will I survive 20? My mom says "get your master's and teach!" My boyfriend says "just do what makes you happy!" And I do want to go back to school. But I'm so tired all of the time, and if I'm this unhappy with nursing, why sink myself in more schooling for it? Perhapes I'm burned out on shift work. Perhapes it's the environment working in the hospital and dealing with more acute care that has me so tired... Perhapes I just need a place to express this to other nurses - to just VENT. I'm not expecting pity... I'm just looking to see - is this really only me that feels this way? Is there really anyway to get over this? What has anyone else done? I'm just feeling so burned out...

I took it Thursday, too. I was the same way - 75 questions. I sat there like - this is it? I did not feel confident about any answers I chose... I was so stressed. I wanted to yell at the computer "Give me some more questions!!! I KNOW this stuff!" I almost cried right there. I rushed through the survey afterwards.. got to my car and cried. I tried the little PVT - I got a "good" pop up - twice. Once yesterday afternoon, and one today. We'll see tomorrow morning if the PVT is right on...

I am soooooo nervous. I took the NCLEX-RN on Thursday. Most of my classmates have found out their results in 48 hours - so that's tomorrow morning at 0800. I heard about this little "trick." I tried it. And according to the tric - I passed. I will admit that I'm very skeptical. Supposedly worked for my classmates.... but I'm still not sure if this can be accurate. Since if we have to apply to your BON for your license by examination and they tell Pearson you can sit.... then you get your ATT, and then you can register... So as of now - I'm just not sure. But going through a bit of thread... it appears as if the "trick" works... I'm keeping my fingers crossed. And driving my family crazy with my worrying about it

I agree - definitely consider your school dress code. Comfort is important, too. I personally found that the Landau Comfort is great for me. It has enough support and my feet aren't as tired from a long day on the floor.