DrowningNewGrad

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1. I can't handle the heat....

   DrowningNewGrad replied to DrowningNewGrad's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks guys. I am actively applying for jobs in a hospital. I am really trying to stick with it but for some reason I feel like I'm falling apart. I now realize I have a lot about myself I need to improve to better manage my life and career.

2. I can't handle the heat....

   DrowningNewGrad replied to DrowningNewGrad's topic in New Nurse

   Yeah, I worked at target for four years while attending college. Yeah I encountered a lot of demanding and rude customers and the management wasn't all that good either but it was a lot different from the stress I'm feeling now. This job is a whole d...

3. I can't handle the heat....

   DrowningNewGrad replied to DrowningNewGrad's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks. I am aware that I don't have very good stress management and I know it's a skill that takes practice which makes it frustrating. It's hard when my 8 hour days often turn into 10 hour days because I'm so behind on my paperwork due to all the i...

4. I can't handle the heat....

   DrowningNewGrad replied to DrowningNewGrad's topic in New Nurse

   Yeah, I know most peoples ideal work environment isn't a prison or SNF. I would love to work in the operative room but jobs from new grads in the OR are scarce. I am actively applying elsewhere at the moment. Best of luck to you in your career and jo...

5. I can't handle the heat....

   DrowningNewGrad replied to DrowningNewGrad's topic in New Nurse

   Yeah I have a huge amount of respect for nurses who have been in the field for a long time. It's a stressful job and I have no idea how some manage it so well.

6. I can't handle the heat....

   DrowningNewGrad replied to DrowningNewGrad's topic in New Nurse

   I'm working PM shift from 1430 to 2200....but after later due to paperwork....because I don't have the option of working the night shift being new since a RN who's been there for years works night.

7. I can't handle the heat....

   DrowningNewGrad posted a topic in New Nurse

   So maybe I should get out of the kitchen..... This is a long rant so I apologize. I'm starting to think I don't have enough compassion to be a nurse.....I don't have the stress management skills to be a nurse....I'm only 23 and have worked as an RN ...

8. Discouraged new RN

   DrowningNewGrad replied to NuevaRN's topic in New Nurse

   I too am a new grad RN so I can empathize in some ways. I too hate going to my job and feel totally discouraged. I started out in Corrections but left after 4 months and am now in a SNF. I often feel like I made a huge mistake becoming a nurse. I jus...

9. New Grads: how long did it take you to find a job, or how long have you been ...

   DrowningNewGrad replied to kieran07's topic in New Nurse

   I graduated in May of 2013. Took me 9 months to find a job which was in a prison. I worked there for four months and now I'm working at a SNF. I kinda feel like I jumped from one hell to anther, lol. Hang in there. I know it's hard waiting for a job ...

10. New Grad/Hate My Job/Life is Miserable!

    DrowningNewGrad replied to Ruby Vee's topic in New Nurse

    I can empathize with you. It took me 9 months to find employment. Have you tried applying to SNFs?

11. New Grad/Hate My Job/Life is Miserable!

    DrowningNewGrad replied to Ruby Vee's topic in New Nurse

    Yeah exactly. The only one who can protect my license is myself. I was offered a position out in the community and quit the prison job today. My supervisor lectured me about how quitting without 2 weeks notice makes me look bad, which I'm aware of, b...

12. New Grad/Hate My Job/Life is Miserable!

    DrowningNewGrad replied to Ruby Vee's topic in New Nurse

    Thank you so much for writing this article as it was very enlightening to read. I am a new grad RN who is working in corrections and I've been struggling. Every day I feel like pulling my hair out. I can't sleep the night before and I dread going to ...