Quitting after 6 weeks of orientation.

[ANH_RN]

I thought the best thing for me to do out of nursing school was to start out in med-surg. I'm sure a lot of people would agree with this notion and I know I will learn a lot but I really hate it so far. The other night was my first night out of orientation and I nearly had a BREAKDOWN. Today I had a breakdown just thinking about everything and how I feel and whether or not this is right for me.

I really want to quit. Has anyone ever quit their first nursing job after realizing it wasn't right for them and successfully got another job? What are your thoughts on this. I just want to quit.

[NEWBEE2]

I can relate to your distress! I too had a horrible orientation...got singled out by my preceptor and almost quit 2 weeks into orientation. To make it worse she went to my boss and tried to get me fired b/c she disliked me soo much. I am quickly learning that working w/competitive women can be very draining emotionally and physically!! I ended up sticking it out, advocating for myself and still work in the same position but, wish I would have left already. I am looking for other positions but made the mistake of going into a speciality area postgraduation (womens services) and am having trouble finding a compatible opening. Hope things have gotten better for you. Keep on keepnig on.

It's got to get better!!