I know lots of people hate to their guts what they do. I am definitely one of them and I can say that when I walk into my medsurg job, I can just tell all the joy, happiness and energy just being sucked out of my body. I don't understand the happiness or fulfillment you get when the "patients make your day" by smiling, talking, complimenting, thanking you etc etc. I am the type of person who does not get fulfillment from patient interaction at all; this is why I KNOW for fact that medsurg/bedside care is not my niche.
I do get kick out of hanging out with my friends or interacting with pleasant strangers, but do not get anything out of interacting with patients for some reason.
So after about 3 months, I plan to escape the medsurg and do something that I can at least say I somewhat like doing. I have done some serious research in this venue and found some soul searching of kind of nursing I like. I do not want to do anymore direct/bedside care with minimum patient interaction; preferably a work that matters something, not mundane stuff, treating frequent fliers or pushing narcotics to seekers, maybe even non-clinical setting.
I came to some lists: office job (but lower $), day surgery/outpt surgery, preop/pacu, endoscopy, GI/Cath lab, research nursing, clinic, and some corporate job. Hopefully there are some of you who found that patient care is not your niche and now do something that suits your boat. Let me know, Thanks.
I love my job. Nursing is incredibly exciting! What I would like is to have something closer to my home with less acuity of care. From there? I'm great! :)
Soliloquy, MSN, APRN, NP
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I love my job. Nursing is incredibly exciting! What I would like is to have something closer to my home with less acuity of care. From there? I'm great! :)