nolanurse7

Ive been a nurse for 4 years. Ive been in this particular position and hospital for 5 months. I did over 2 years in one position and the rest travel nursing.

Hello all. I have a dilemma that I would like the guidance of fellow nurses. I am tired of floor nursing. I have worked med/surg, telemetry, stroke, and now work stepdown. I absolutely hate going to work. I feel more like a waitress/maid than a nurse. I hate the politics of the floor, dealing with drug seekers, obnoxious family members, the way administration treat bedside nurses, etc. Nurses work short staffed yet the hospital only worry about their patient satisfaction scores. I would die the happiest woman on the earth if I never have to answer another call bell ever in life. I have talked to friends that work in pacu, OR, home health, cath lab holding, nicu, etc to get their opinions of their jobs. I think I need a job where I don't have a pt for 12 hrs and my interaction with family members is limited. My dilemma is that I have only been on my current job for a few months. I worry how it would look if I leave a job so early. I don't want to have my co-workers looking down on me or my unit director being upset with me for leaving so soon. I don't want it to be a strike against me in the long run. I have met nurses who have left jobs they disliked after 3 months and have never looked back but I'm worried. I know I have to find a job that I like because life is too short. Do I try to stick it out for at least a year or do I start looking for something new?