sueg7

I found psych to be very interesting. I agree with many of the writers. Go where you feel the pull. I started out in med surg, did some work in pediatrics and long story short, I ended up in hospice. I love hospice. It is second nature to me. I love being at bedside and helping patients and families. Never in a million years would I have thought this would be a hospice nurse. Go try psych.. If you don't like it you can always see what other areas interest you. Best of luck to you and congrats on your upcoming graduation.

I have been a nurse for over 25 years. I have found that in my area that I love, there is tremendous amount of pressure on the RN's to lie about patient's level of functioning. If you tell the truth, people in charge get their noses out of joint ... and you get fired. If you follow what they ask you to do, you are lying, you are jeopardizing your license, if you get caught you can even go to jail. So, you are in a lousy situation. I can't lie..and I get in trouble because the people in charge have to discharge patients and they lose revenue. I have spoken to many nurses who find the exact same thing. No one knows what to do. so you keep looking for jobs all the time.The politics are stupid.I found it beneficial to talk to nurses in the same boat and learn from them, commiserate etc.