Amanda2121

Hello everyone, I am a newly LPN graduate and scared to death. My first job was a LTC facility I worked there for three months and I hated it. When I hired in they toled me that they would train me like two weeks since I was a new nurse, and I was trained four days then on my own, on a shorter hall. I cried like every night that I had to work because I hated it. I did not like working nights first of all and hate working weekends and holidays. My husband works day shift and get home around 4:30 pm I went into work at 2pm til 10pm well most of the time there till 11pm. So working four to five nights a week not seeing my husband but maybe 30 min awake. So all of the stress with that on top of all the stress at work. So now I'm stuck and don't know what to do. I went for an interview for a factory and got the job, yes it's less money 10 an hr plus production bonus (40-50 hours a week so overtime) vs LTC of 15-16 an hour. But no weekends, no hoildays, and it's dayshift same as my husbands. I feel bad and my family wonders why I want to work in a factory. I feel stupid for even thinking about it. I am supposed to start on Monday at the factory, and I dont know what to do. Please help...Do I need to just suck it up and try out my nursing career or go to the factory and work maybe six months and then maybe get back into the nursing field. Just in the three months I was in LTC we were under staffed under paid and it didn't seem worth the miney to me. I loved my patients!! So I have a LTC facility like 10 mins from my house and I sent in my resume have not heard anything but they work 12hr shifts 6a-6p. I really dont want to work third shift but have been told by school and alot of nurses that starting on day shift is really had and most likely as a new nurse you will sink. So I scared to death to try a day shift, and heard others say they hated working there. I have been calling Dr. Offices all around and trying to find an office job, with no luck. Put in resumes at two hospitals that are not hirring LPNs at this time most hospitals are not hirring LPNs any more. I'm not going to say that I don't like being a nurse because I think I do, I don't like all of the responisbility. I need some advise please help me........