HEH0102

I felt the same way, I felt obligated to the hospital that trained me, I started on the med/surg floor and have stayed there for two and a half years because I felt obligated and guilty to leave. Don't wait as long as I have because now I am a charge nurse and working on becoming an RN II, and am now planning my exit when they depend on me much more than they previously did.

I have been a nurse for over two years on a Med/Surg floor in a community hospital in a small town in NC. I am ready to move to a bigger/better hospital system and was thinking of UVA health systems. The area looks nice but more expensive than where I currently live. I am not married and pay all expenses myself. I was just looking for input on cost of living and opinions of nurses currently employed by UVA health systems and whether or not they like hospital. Happy, love it, hate it....??

I've worked on a Med/surg floor for almost two and a half years. You will settle in it has only been three months. You have not even had the chance to develop you own style seperate from your preceptor. I agree with jess missouri, it takes time to click and develop your own style. Remember even when your done with your preceptorship, YOU ARE NOT ALONE there is always somebody you can ask for help and second opinion.