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FYI- I'm a psych nurse. I chose this area because I gravitated towards the psycho-social needs of my patients and I love psychology. I also love being a positive light in someone's life when they're in a rough spot... very rewarding. Unfortunately, I feel like I'm blocked from my patients with clouds of paperwork, politics, charting, paperwork, politics, sign this, initial that, paperwork, and more hospital politics. I know these are things that are not going away. I didn't go into this for the money. I went into this so I could interact and be there for my patients. Guess what I'm doing? Refer to the above run-on sentence. Throw in management barking down my back that I'm not moving fast enough because I tend to be a diligent person... especially when safety is concerned. .... Maybe I should've been a counselor? Thanks for listening.... reading... whatever :) :)

Thank you so much for posting this! I'm 3 months into my job and miserable! I have worked as a massage therapist for 8 years now so luckily I have that as back up for income but not nearly close to what I need. Eeeek. I'm looking into doing one-on-one private literacy tutoring to supplement my income. Very little supplementing, but hey, I don't live a fancy lifestyle. As long as my bills are paid and I have food and peace of mind.. happy lady :) I'm in limbo with leaving nursing. 1.) I put a lot of time/effort/work/MONEY into this license 2.)I'm going to disappoint a lot of people around me 3.) I need the income to FINALLY move out on my own.. I'm 30 still living with the padres. Their thoughts: I'd graduate, get a nursing job and move out and start adulting.. FINALLY. WELLLL.... I'm feelin' a little stuck. Although my gut tells me that working for myself is my best bet. If not financially at least for peace of mind. I would rather live minimally with a peace of mind than extravagant and hate my job. I won't go into all the negatives I've seen, felt, and experienced in my few short months of nursing because I'm not big on complaining.... and I could go on for days haha. Some of which is the profession, some of which is my personality. I'm an HSP and INFJ. Took me awhile to learn this, find out what it is and accept it... I'm still working on fully accepting it because it makes me feel "weak" and "lazy" even though I know deep down I'm not. If anybody knows anything about HSP INJF careers or just some tips about where to go from here I'd much appreciate it! THANK YOU! #FeelinALittleStuck #ButOptimistic

I know this post is from a while ago but I'm so glad you asked this question! I'm currently a nursing student and am very interested in functional medicine.... must not sure which route to go! Lol my head is spinning with the different options. Holistic nurse, intergrative nurse practitioner, DO, and ND (( Which are both dr's not nurses i know lol))! But I'm very passionate about nutrition and healing the mind and body naturally through lifestyle changes. Just not sure which route to take... :/ Also JMH do you find it difficult going to school with people who aren't like minded?

I know this post is from a while ago but I'm so glad you asked this question! I'm currently a nursing student and am very interested in functional medicine.... must not sure which route to go! Lol my head is spinning with the different options. Holistic nurse, intergrative nurse practitioner, DO, and ND (( Which are both dr's not nurses i know lol))! But I'm very passionate about nutrition and healing the mind and body naturally through lifestyle changes. Just not sure which route to take... :/

I'm scheduled to start Upper Division Fall term '14 at Goldfarb-MoBap :) May sound silly buuuuut I'm really curious about the schedule bc i'm a workout/fitness/health junkie! I'm okay with not having much of a social life but for my own sanity I NEED the time to get my work outs in! So what's the schedule like and is it realistic to still get in my awesome workouts and have time to study without losing my mind?! THankkks!