StevietheRN

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 happier.

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 the good in every situation. I keep telling myself it will get better and I will feel more confident. Just hate this feeling where I dread it i

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 a couple weeks ago. Our level of care with assessments and treatment is similar to icu but with double the patient load...

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 over

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) when I accepted the position. We also have a 4 bed icu pod....I never wanted to be an icu nurse and do not thrive on the constant codes...it's more intense than I like and though the training is adequate I just have a sick feeling every time I go in. It's one of the fastest paced units and the turnover is extremely high in the unit.

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 tied to my unit by my RN residency and the idea of a year or longer in the unit is killing me slowly. I reread my contract and it looks like I could be stuck in my unit until I obtain my BSN which is going to be a little over 2 years from now....and I dont think I can make it. My mom who is a nurse told me eveyone HATES their first nursing job and its just part of it....I have an interview at a different network doing something I think I will like better but if I leave I will have to pay back $4000....I dont know what to do. I know there is a learning curve and its something all new nurse have to adjust to but I just dont know if it is normal to hate what you do and not want to do it?? HELP!