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My counselor and nursing instruction after I spent 6 months battle infections from surgery: "I suggest taking at least three gym classes each semester. You know, to keep off all the fat you lost!"

Oh my lanta....I can't even imagine.

So, I had bariatric surgery done almost 4 years ago and I've had NUMEROUS complications and illness ever since. Probably 5 hospitalizations. 4-5 major surgeries following. Anyway, this was not funny at the time (as I was pretty ill) but three years later, I can appreciate the humor in how just utterly clueless people can be. I had to get a barium enema (first ever enema). On my side in radiology. The radiology tech is hanging the bag and priming the tubing. At the time, I had an open pilonidal cyst (if you don't know what it is you probably don't want to look it up) at the base of my tailbone. At the TOP of my butt. The radioligy tech is all sunshine and flowers like "are you ready?!" Guess where she begins to violently shove the enema tubing? I said, as calmly as I could, "Excuse me, but you're not in the right place." RT: "It's okay! Sometimes there's resistance." Me: "No. You don't understand, you're NOT IN THE RIGHT PLACE." Afterwards, when I got up to expel the solution, the back of my gown looked like a murder scene. I've given enemas in my day and I guess the first clue for me would have been the blood? Nope.

Definitely a no-no.

First off, I'm sorry that you're feeling like leaving. I think that you should give it a little more time. Especially after you get your BSN. Hospital-based nursing (acute care; heck, even long term care) are so much different than home health. Maybe you'll like bedside nursing better. I can relate to the profit-driven and poor training part of your issue. My last job (an acute care hospital Med/Surg floor) really wasn't concerned about anything other than money and saving money. I know from friends who work at different facilities that this is NOT always the case and perhaps finding a different niche of nursing will change your mind. Best of luck!