StevietheRN

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1. Am I supposed to hate my first nursing job??

   StevietheRN replied to StevietheRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   So update I talked with my educator and moved units. Love love love my new unit. I am working inpatient medical rehab and I am way

2. Am I supposed to hate my first nursing job??

   StevietheRN replied to StevietheRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I keep telling myself if I can handle this I can handle anything and it will be awesome on my resume. Trying to be optimistic and upbeat. I actually normally am a rather even person who tries to find...

3. Am I supposed to hate my first nursing job??

   StevietheRN replied to StevietheRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   It's a medical decision unit....basically an observation unit to decide if people will be admitted or not so not as sick patients like mine as mine were mostly admits to the icu. And yes just got off...

4. Am I supposed to hate my first nursing job??

   StevietheRN replied to StevietheRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I expected some bumps in the road as a new RN and some bad days but I just totally hate it....my mom told me to suck it up but I don't know if I cam go in somewhere for 1-2 years that I feel this sick...

5. Am I supposed to hate my first nursing job??

   StevietheRN replied to StevietheRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   The critical level of sick people. We average 4-6 codes per week, it's a mixed bag of pulmonary, chf, and dka pts. At night we have 4-5 pts and they are very sick. I didn't realize this (my fault)...

6. Am I supposed to hate my first nursing job??

   StevietheRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   I am a new nurse currently about 4 months into my first RN hospital job in an ICU step down unit and I HATE it. I get sick to my stomach going in and honestly would rather work in another unit. I am...