MrsK62

There is usually a clause in a contract which states you can leave after giving 30 days' notice, clean. You certainly can't go on like this for the next five or six months. Give notice and let them find someone else.

What made you want to study nursing? What did you like, or think you would like, about nursing?

This post is not of the quality I'm used to seeing on this site. Posts on AllNirses are usually timely and have to do directly with topics concerning nurses. This has nothing to do with travel nursing so far. It mostly concerns your lack of preparedness or financial difficulties. As such I do not find it very interesting and I'm not sure why they allowed it to be posted here. Additionally I find your response beginning with "sweetheart" to be extremely inappropriate. If this is how you respond to criticism it's easy to understand why you perhaps didn't have a good experience as a travel nurse. When I am thinking about exploring a different nursing specialty, I would prefer to hear from someone who has successful experience with it.

No lasting harm was done and you really learned something. This is really going to stink for you for a while but you will go through it and come out the other side. I can tell from the things you said that you are a person of strong character. You're going to use this lesson in the future to be a better nurse and a better person.

Can you do something drastic? Downsize your housing as someone else mentioned? Move to a cheaper part of the country? This is no way for you to live. I've been doing travel nursing for the past few years. There's no commitment beyond the contracted 3 months or whatever you agreed to. And if you like it you can usually stay longer. My husband and I have a camper and we stay in it sometimes while I'm doing a contract. This eliminated that feeling of being trapped doing something you hate (I tell myself I can do anything for 3 months). I don't know if I said anything that helps but I hope you find an answer that makes you happier. Please let us know what your outcome is Best of luck.

Before you try again you need to have a very good idea about why you did not succeed, and you need to have a workable concrete plan for overcoming that specific difficulty. Alternatively, have you thought about other related fields you could get involved in? I know there are other ways you could provide care to patients besides being an lpn. If you look around you might find something you like just as well or better.

These patients are people with families and friends who love them. They have entrusted their loved ones to your care. Is this how you would want someone to treat your parents? Shame on these nurses. Embarassing.

This guy is nervy and I hope you're not doing his homework for him. Does he think your time is less valuable than his? Perhaps because he's a man? I could go on but I'm gonna stop there.

If your personal problems are serious and pressing, maybe this isn't the time to start a new job. Get your legal and personal affairs in order, then devote yourself to finding your dream job.

If you have decided to leave, don't put this experience on your resume. You've only been there for a few weeks, so leaving it off won't create a gap you'll have to explain. Unless you live in a burg, chances are very good no one will be the wiser.

I really sympathize with your feelings of being overwhelmed. The fact is that nursing is really hard. It's such an important job, and you do literally have their lives in your hands. I hope there are other nurses working with you on your shift so you can ask questions. you can quit and find another job, but that might also be hard. I think you should give it six months or maybe even a year. If you have o do unpaid overtime to get your paperwork done think of it as an unpaid internship or additional schooling you're getting for free. If there's a procedure you're supposed to do and you're a little unsure, Google it. You mentioned that you want to do a good job and not cut corners. This tells me you have potential to be a great nurse. Give yourself a chance.

If you are on a temporary contract you are not obligated to stay once the year is up.. You have fulfilled your contract after one year.

You were very lucky to find such a supportive group of nurses at your first job. Many if not most are not so lucky as I'm sure you've read. Make sure your skills are rock solid before you leave for another position.

Maybe you should stop and think of some other health care related ffields you could go into. Coding comes to mind.

If you want to be a psych nurse go get a job on a psych unit. Apply to a geroppsychiatric unit if you have to. There's a lot of overlap between a geroppsychiatric unit and a nursing home.