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Thanks to all who responded! I'm not sure if I'm burned out or if I need to change to another specialty. I'm in a burn unit and I chose the unit as my first job because it had so much to offer, or so it seemed! My unit is a mixed unit with ICU, step-down, and floor acuity levels as well as peds and adults. When I was done with nursing school, everything interested me, but I didn't know what I wanted to do so I picked the burn unit due to the variety of acuity, patient populations, as well as the experience in wound care. Now, I find that I don't get much help doing wound care, I'm overly uncomfortable with acute situations in the ICU, because my orientation sucked and the management on the unit is terrible. The staffing is usually low and I find myself living up to the standards of my nursing instructors and going that extra mile, but it's humanly impossible and I'm so frustrated! Frustrated to the point that I don't know that I want to be a nurse anymore! This is my second degree and I was so excited throughout nursing school because I loved it so much. Now, I'm going through a huge disappointment and I don't know what to do. So many nurses tell me that these problems will be everywhere I go. Will it really? I'm not asking for things to be perfect, just 50% decent so that I can enjoy my life outside of work instead of dreading the next day I have to come back everytime I set foot out of my unit. I hope that's more details for everyone that responded. Any suggestions or advice?

Hi guys! I'm a new nurse of 7 months now, and I'm already experiencing what I think is burnout. I have really enjoyed the nursing aspect of my job, but I'm having a hard time in the area that I'm working in with my colleagues and management. I don't know what to do, thought I might see if someone with a little more experience might have some advice.