sean12345

I am a 28 year old male nurse working on a busy surgical unit in Tennessee. I am originally from north CA but moved here a few months ago to get acute care experience in a large hospital (wasn't able to get a job in a hospital in CA. Before working at my current job, I worked for about 11 months in a subacute unit as an RN. While I can honestly say that I enjoy my current job way more then my last job, I still feel like being a nurse isn't for me. I kind of hated my last job (It was dull work and physically demanding). I find the work at my current job significantly more interesting but I'm filled with doubt. I started taking antidepressants because I got depressed at my last job (havent been on them before). I think my plan is to work in the acute care setting for 1 year and then figure something else out. Maybe still as a nurse or something totally different. What transitions to different areas of nursing have you seen bedside nurses make? What areas of nursing are physically and emotionally less demanding? I think I'm posting this partly because I need someone to talk to or just hear about other peoples experience. Thanks. Have a good one.