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[PinayRN88]

https://allnurses.com/forums/images/smilies/spiny.gifHello Everyone. I'm a New RN with a little over a year of med/surg experience. I had a question for RN's that were Med/Surg nurses, who wanted to get (to save your own sanity) who loves taking care of people, but felt as if bedside med/surg nursing wasn't not for you, and switched departments (ie. Peds/L&D, ER, Community Health, Dialysis, other specialities)...

How did you make that decision?? Was it hard?? Was orientation shorter? Are you happy you made that switch?

I know nothing else but to be stressed out all day, taking care of 7 patients, doing 24 hour chart checks, filing, adding all I & O's for the whole day on my patients, caring for my LVN's IV push meds and blood, sometimes not taking a break, and holding my urine until my bladder is about to explode. When I started nursing I didn't want to be like the Bitchy, bitter nurses that I would follow around as a student, but I now kind of feel their bitterness. Again, don't get me wrong, I love the feeling of taking care of people, but in all honesty you can't w/that many task to complete in a 12 hour shift. Maybe it's just med/surg...HELP ME!!! https://allnurses.com/forums/images/smilies/uhoh3.gif

[jmgrn65, RN]

There are many other units in the hospital that aren't med-surg, starting over anywhere is always has some difficulty. The length depends on the specialty area. Good Luck Med-surg isn't for everyone

[WyoRN3]

I worked one year med/surg right out of school and like you, was stressed most of the time, even though I loved it at the same time. I was pulled to ER six months after graduating with no preceptorship ( very small Wyo. hospital) and was still expected to take on at least three patients on the floor. That was fine unless it was a busy ER day and then I wouldnt see my patients until noon. When they tried to add OB on top of that I began traveling and ended up in ambulatory care. No stress, wonderful staff, but after a year I am starting to get bored a little and so not want to lose the skills I have learned.