heather314

Thank you! That is wonderful advice that I will definitely take to my new job. I am excited to get to know the staff and I am going to do the best that I can :).

Hi all fellow nurses, I need help with my career choice! I have been working as a nurse for 4 years. I worked my first year between a medical and surgical floor in a big city. I came back to my home city and I have been working at this hospital for 3 years. I have been in the float pool for these 3 years and I have struggled. This past year I was really sick and can not get my immune system up because of the high stress that I am having. Some co-workers have been supportive with my struggle of nursing but the majority have been rude and not supportive. I find the workload steadily increasing and I am a perfectionist that needs to do everything to my best. I am burnt out. Since I am absolutely miserable in this hospital I took the first available job opportunity which happens to be a manager position in a community setting. Well a lot of my co-workers found out that I am leaving and have been saying the rudest things to me in regards me getting this position. Where there has been a lot of positive things from the nurses I work with on a regular basis. I know I don't have that much experience but I am actually excited for this position. I have found a new sense of passion in what I am going to do but I do have doubts. So what I am trying to ask everybody is: is this a smart move? I still get a lot of my clinical skills but I just have more paperwork to deal with. As well it is a lot better hours and I do not have to work nights. My doctor has suggested something on this line because of how sick I have become and he suggests to get an office job. I still have doubts because if I can't handle floating to all different areas and do bedside nursing, how can I handle a management position? I really value some feedback right now.... thanks