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Thank you everyone for your responses! It's great to be able to vent and feel heard and understood.
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I'm in my third month as a new RN. This is my first month off orientation. I'm miserable. Beyond miserable. I absolutely dread going to work. I have panic attacks. I'm depressed and meeting with counselors who don't really understand the stress like other nurses would. I'm in a 15-20 month contract which is required of all new grads (feels like an eternity right now) with my busy post surgical floor and am told in 3 months I'll have to start floating to other floors as well. The staff and administration is nice and helpful, so that is not a factor. I'm not made for bedside nursing, and I knew that going in, but all the positions I want later need clinical experience. I keep trying to keep my eyes on that end goal but time is standing still and I'm losing it. Please tell me how to make it through this year and a half! Any advice or information on how you made it through would be great :)
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Yes I am a certified medical assistant working a busy OB/GYN practice right now. I dropped a day at work so i'd only work 3 days a week but I'm still drowning a bit. It definitely makes me question everything. I really appreciate your thoughts though and i'm happy to know someone else has felt like me.
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I have been a CMA for 5 years and decided to try nursing (still working as a CMA part time while in school). Ive been working on my pre-reqs for the last 2 semesters. After this semester I will only have 3 classes left. these last 8 months have been hell. Between working and school I have no time for anything else. Its making me seriously rethink my decision. I wanted to do nursing for the fact I would have more opportunities and different options later (different floors, different hours, different titles). I dont know if I'm just overreacting to the amount of work now or if I am truly not suppose to do this. I dont know if 3-4 years of "do i really want to do this?" is worth the degree and possible options in the end? Any insite is appreciated :)