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I've been an RN for 6 months working in acute care. After working for 6 months I'm dreadfully burnt out. Nursing is not what I thought it was. Nursing school just prepared us to do nursing tasks but it didn't show us the real world behind the scenes ...

Almost 2 years ago I had just started my nursing career. I got my BSN in 2015 got my RN license shortly after graduating and had started my first floor job on an acute care floor as an RN. I was really excited when I started out but 6 months in i wa...

. @ rock nurse That actually sounds right up my alley because I'm a huge tech guy. Love working with computers. I've honestly never even seen a job opening here for that either haha. But as I've considered going back to school for computer engineeri...

. @ dreamer I actually really loved L&D and mother baby when I was in nursing school. However I'm a male and I figure it would be pretty hard to get a L&D position and or mother baby position as a male. But yes I did think about OB when I wa...

Its not the learning curve per - say it's the area I'm in. Bedside is not my cup of tea or maybe nursing in general just isn't for me. What I've seen, done, experienced while working I had not experienced when I was in nursing school. The stress leve...

@irish mist Yes i talked to my unit manager awhile back and she set me up to float on med surg unit and same feelings I honestly just think the bedside/ direct patient care is not a fit for me at all. It's not specialized like neuro /stroke or any...

@ rock nurse What are your daily tasks / responsibilities in informatics nursing I remember taking a class on it but can't recall exactly what the nurse does in that area.