Lizabeth RN

Thanks for your supportive answer, that is basically what my recruiter said. 2/4 agencies I spoke to said they would start me. I figure why wait. I may just wait until I hit my 18 month mark and then be out.

I am currently an RN on a Med surg rehab floor, it is a medical floor with a specialty of rehab. We get many neuro patient, postop, strokes, spinal cord injuries etc. I do a lot of IV meds, Tube feeds, ostomys, dressing changes, bowel and bladder training. I will occasionally have a trach rearely blood trasfusion or platelet infusion. I am not to happy on the floor. I have been there 13 months and feel like all I do is a lot of busy work. My job also would pay for me to get my masters but I feel so exhauted I dont think I could handle it or enjoy it at alll while working full time. I work a tough rotaing schedule. I REALLY want to travel nurse soo bad. I have spoken with recruiters and they say they could send me on med surg asssignments. I realize my floor is med surg but I am wondering since it is a rehab flooor is thera lot of things I dont see? I just dont know what the other medical floors are like. Would I be better off transferring to an ICU and waiting a whole other 1 to two years with the risk of not knowing if I willl like it. I am basically just concerned about succeeding in the traveling world and having stability, whats the best route to take. As I said I work at a big teaching hospital with some options.

You are not the only one this upset. I too am new and at times feel so exhauted and overwhelmed. things got better I am at a year and I feel better, I een want a bigger challenge. I think every floor is different and I dont think "your not cut out" but maybe there is a different floor that may be run better, more staffing, somethign during the day. Give it a few more months than I would transfer.

I am wondering if there are specialties that maybe better. I am interested in Labor and delivery but there are no jobs I know of. I am interested in PICU but unsure. I I like my floor manager and dont know if I am jumping the gun to quick by trying to transfer floors, but I really am uninterested in med surg period. I want to find a specialty where I do less dirty work and grow as a professional.

Hii all, I am new to allnurses but I often read posts that hepl me sort through my worries....I am a new nurse. I work on a med surg rehab floor. I have been there one year. I have loans and bills.........So as a med surg rehab nurse I guess I just feel I am not as happy as Id like to be. The floor is well run by a good manager but I just dont enjoy my job, I feel I do to much lifting, cleaning up people and am exhausted....I know I have options and just mostly want to learn and be happy, with a goal in site of getting a good travel job...I dont know if med surg rehab has many tavel positions...I am unsure about either staying on my floor being its not super stressful and putting in two years on my floor, or making the big move of switching to and ICU, Im thinking the PICU because I like kids and I dont think Ill lift as much? I am just looking for guidance in making the best career move? I am eager to learn, but dont enjoy and dirty work ( as awful as that sounds) I know there is always some but I feel med surg has soo much of it...Any suggestions of a specialty I may like and be happy? Is going to an ICU a better move career wise than staying on my floor an additional year. There are many ICU opportunities at my hospital.