JDFitz

I feel like a few nurses on my floor judge me negatively, well not feel, I did walk into a empty pt. room that the nurse was talking about me to a new orientee (yeah that was awkward for them, especially when hiding when all the call bells going off). I still do not know what it is, I always say hi, always say thank you, I keep to myself, have conversation when I have downtime (not that much b/c still new). After reading some post edit* Oh, I do get asked "doctor am I going home today", then smile and say "hi my name is __ and I will be your nurse today" Also, I like how people in public think you are all knowledgeable about everything in the medical field. No sorry I do not know, maybe you should ask your doctor.

I will agree that the market is not like it was 10 years ago. Back then there was sign on bonus, now you just get a job. The are more and more nursing programs graduating people in Dec and June, so yeah you may not get a job right away. It takes some work and time, unless you know someone or worked as a tech at the place you are applying to. It can be very frustrating, it took me a few months to find a job. I have only been working for a short time (months) and I enjoy it. I get a feeling of accomplishment when I do something new in nursing, help another nurse out, and when I have a great patient that I helped out during my shift. Nursing is not for everyone, sometimes you do not know until after you take your NCLEX. I enjoy it, there are days I have that I think maybe I should have did engineering. Some days can be tough. It also matter your fellow staff, the shift I usually work I get along with everyone, the other shift I sometime work I cannot stand the Catty, backstabbing, horrible attitude of some of my fellow staff. It is really awful, I keep to myself, but they either dislike me or are mad at the world. I really dread coming in for those shifts and the only thing that gets me by is hoping a float is on the floor. I guess it comes with the job my grad friends tell me, now your working with all women, have fun with the drama they tell me. Maybe a change in floor or place of job is all you need. With that said... I would think people are smart enough to research all the option before going into nursing especially if it is a career change. There are lucrative fields out there that have jobs other than nursing.