loheRN

As a new grad nurse I was beyond excited when I landed my first job at a highly reputable hospital on a surgical unit. Feeling extremely overwhelmed I told myself that things would get better, but here I am 7 months in and I'm finding that nursing is not what I thought it would be. I feel completely overwhelmed each and everyday at work, I feel like I have no time at all for my patients. Rather than seeing my patient's as people I am forced to treat them as task lists each and every day. I don't even feel like I get to "care" for my patient's, it's all about productivity. I feel like I made a mistake with my career choice, however changing careers is not a choice as I am a mom of two with some hefty student loans. I know there are many other options in nursing but I keep hearing that you can't do much without floor experience and I'm afraid I will leave the job I have now and be even more unhappy. I'm just feeling very confused about my career choice at this time. I'm in my 20's, I'm I going to have to live with this feeling for the rest of my career? Anyone else have this problem?