thomaslpn

Loving 2 & Yourkyfankim, We must live in the same city! :) I'm currently a floor nurse at a nursing home facility, trying sooooo hard to get into med surg at the many hospitals we have here. When I graduated (LPN), I worked part time as a Hospice nurse and full time admin at a state hospital...then I decided I wanted to do nursing full time to mentain my skills. That was a big mistake!!! The Hospice Inpatient unit I was at closed down, I'd left my 9yr state job and it took me 6mths to find the facility I'm in now. I worked there as a treatment nurse, and even though it was hectic and frustrating, I loved it. Until I got the shocker of a lifetime - I was given a letter of concern, suspended then called in to be fired all in a 3 week period!!! I have never, ever been disciplined on ANY job I've ever held!!!! Ever!!! They offered me a hall nurse position - and I'm not stupid, I have bills to pay!!! So I took it! They gave me 2.5 days training and shoved me on there. Needless to say, I'm kind of a nervous wreck....I'm afraid that the slightest mistake will get me fired...passing meds has no challenge to it.....and I've lost all trust and respect for my employer. I've been job hunting!!! NOTHING is out there! Everyone says "you're a nurse, you can find a job anywhere" not true at all!!! Like yourkyfankim said, they want you to have all this experience, but no one is willing to take a chance to hire and teach you. I too have been wondering if nursing is for me.....i am passionate about it and medicine has always been my dream; but the reality of it is I have bills to pay...even if I work in a hostile wrk environment for people I dont trust, doing a job I dont like....sigh....