A need to give a little background about my self. I have a Masters in Nutrition and work as a community educator conducting nutrition classes in the commnuity for the past 7 years. My work schedule is very flexible, mostly work from 10:00-3:00 and I am salaried so hours don't matter as long as you do your work.
What is frustrating about this job is that we are expected to have at least one class per week. We recruit our own clients. We are expected to charge a fee to cover program expenses. As a result, it has been very hard recently to recruit people to participate in a class. Most of the times the class ends up being cancelled.
As a result, I have ended up taking my nutrition classes to senior centers so as to get the numbers. I feel like I am wasting my time since most of the seniors are disoriented and have virtually no interest in nutrition at this stage of their life. I was in such a site today and I ended up talking to myself for one hour and when I left there, I broke down and wondered what a waste of my dear life.I feel so depressed and sometimes and it has bondered on being suicidal. I am bitter and angry all the time this puts alot of strain on my family and my 2 kids ( 4 months and 3 years).
I was pretty smart in college with 4.0 GPA in both my undergraduate and graduate degrees. I cannot change my speciality since I do not have the RD credetial that would allow me to work in a hospital or do consultation.
I have considered career change for the last 5 years to either nursing or accounting. I am a very quite and reserved person. I don't know if nursing is for me. I feel so lost. I have considered Accelerated BSN and then MSN. I know I have the ability to study and pass. I do come from an international country and I am not sure if having an accent is a limitation for being a nurse. My English is very good since I have been doing classes for the last 7 years.
Any advice???? I probally need some counselling. I don't want to waste another day of my life. I can't imagine myself doing this for another 5 years.
Specializes in Cardiac care/Ortho/LTC/Education/Psych.
HI!
I am a nurse , finishing my master and have an accent. So, that is not a question. I found people who have problem with an accent have many many many other bigger problems so they fixate on one that they do not have so they can point with the finger.So, forget about it. Not worth to think about small souls that make me laugh when I go to a break room. Asking what to do, I think I can tell you a little bit more. You look young, have small kids, married in probably last 5 yrs, went through the school at same time ,planed your vocations and carried books with you on those rare vocations, dreamed and asked JUST to finish this and it will be OK.Now , it looks like it is not . But, organize what do you want? If nutrition was a good path for you before maybe you like that job. Maybe the place you work is not good. I quit last year a job that paid me almost 10 dollars more than this one now, they would give me vocations as I like, they would ask me what I want but the job was not for ME. It was a sad place and my heart was broken.I stopped to laugh ( I am a big smile person!!) I stopped to sleep, to play with my kids so I went to Europe to feel " breeze".Came back and first thing was to give my 2 weeks notice. NO regret ! I am happy again. There is no job that I would give my soul or my kids for it. So, look deep what you really want now. If you have a support from your family tell them about your despair. Medications for the depression and sleep are always there but they do not fix your soul. You have to find what your soul wants and go after it whatever it is. Good luck, ( This is a typical working day: " I noticed you have an accent may I ask you where are you coming from? " Yes, of course, I live two blocks down the road from the hospital!! "No no from where are you, really ? " Ooo you are asking where I am coming from ? OK , I am from the Mother Earth , and you? Usually we start to laugh after this)) :hrnsmlys:
I am a nurse , finishing my master and have an accent. So, that is not a question. I found people who have problem with an accent have many many many other bigger problems so they fixate on one that they do not have so they can point with the finger.So, forget about it. Not worth to think about small souls that make me laugh when I go to a break room. Asking what to do, I think I can tell you a little bit more. You look young, have small kids, married in probably last 5 yrs, went through the school at same time ,planed your vocations and carried books with you on those rare vocations, dreamed and asked JUST to finish this and it will be OK.Now , it looks like it is not . But, organize what do you want? If nutrition was a good path for you before maybe you like that job. Maybe the place you work is not good. I quit last year a job that paid me almost 10 dollars more than this one now, they would give me vocations as I like, they would ask me what I want but the job was not for ME. It was a sad place and my heart was broken.I stopped to laugh ( I am a big smile person!!) I stopped to sleep, to play with my kids so I went to Europe to feel " breeze".Came back and first thing was to give my 2 weeks notice. NO regret ! I am happy again. There is no job that I would give my soul or my kids for it. So, look deep what you really want now. If you have a support from your family tell them about your despair. Medications for the depression and sleep are always there but they do not fix your soul. You have to find what your soul wants and go after it whatever it is. Good luck, ( This is a typical working day: " I noticed you have an accent may I ask you where are you coming from? " Yes, of course, I live two blocks down the road from the hospital!! "No no from where are you, really ? " Ooo you are asking where I am coming from ? OK , I am from the Mother Earth , and you? Usually we start to
laugh after this)) :hrnsmlys:
RE: Mother Earth: When I have to write down "race" I put "human"
I can't say whether nursing is a good choice for you, but your background in nutrition could be very valuable. So many of today's health problems go back to diet. As someone else noted, you would seem to have a leg up toward a career as a diabetic nurse educator, if you didn't want to work in bedside nursing.
I don't think your accent is likely to be a problem. Of course, I can't hear you, but your written English looks perfect. I can relate to your comment about being reserved. Nursing has forced me to learn to be more assertive, and at that my peers occassionally tease me about being "too" nice. But I've learned that I can be assertive, and I think a lot of my patients appreciate that I'm polite and not aggressive. It's necessary, at times, to push a patient a bit, but I don't think there is ever a reason to bully them. Some of my peers, as caring and competent as they are, could probably stand to listen to their patients a bit more than they do. So having a quiet nature can work for you as well as against you.
My best wishes to you in finding your niche. As I said, I can't promise nursing would be the best fit for you, but you certainly sound like someone we could use.
I can't say whether nursing is a good choice for you, but your background in nutrition could be very valuable. So many of today's health problems go back to diet. As someone else noted, you would seem to have a leg up toward a career as a diabetic nurse educator, if you didn't want to work in bedside nursing.
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I am so encouraged by all your compassionate responses. That is why you all are nurses-- to make some else's life a little beter every day. You all touched my heart and made me realize there is still hope.
nuesrmike---You hit the nail on the head. My big dream is to ultimately become a Diabetic nurse educator.
I have dreamt about a helping career since I was a young child---I have a big dream of one day going back to Africa on an annual basis with a group of nurses and doctors to offer free health care to people who have no access to healthcare. I always have a hard time watching suffering children, yet there is nothing I can offer in terms of making their lives more comfortable. I dream of one day opening a health clinic in a remote village in my country through charitable donations. I have a dream that I day, I can prevent one more child from dying due to a course that can be prevented. I have a dream that one day I will stop being a spectator to the suffering and do something tagible.
If I can acconplish this, I will have fulfilled the purpose of my life and can rest peacefully in my grave when the time comes.
I know I can do it and I believe God will give me the grace to handle nursing since I belive this is what I have been called to do. Today I have reached an AHA moment with deep conviction and I am taking my first step towards my God given destiny. Somewhere in Africa, I believe that the life of one child will be saved if I start my journey.
I will keep you all posted and I will probably be back here telling you about my first medical Mission to Africa. I am opening a new chapter in my life.
God bless you all for helping me to stop and listen to what my heart is telling me.
I am crying as I write this but for a different reason this time--I know what I have been called to do. I am very peaceful in my heart.
All the best to you - one thing you can say about nursing is there is such a variety of options. Setting up a clinic sounds like such an amazing thing to do - with all of the infomation, drugs, and so on in the world, no child should go without healthcare.
A need to give a little background about my self. I have a Masters in Nutrition and work as a community educator conducting nutrition classes in the commnuity for the past 7 years. My work schedule is very flexible, mostly work from 10:00-3:00 and I am salaried so hours don't matter as long as you do your work.
What is frustrating about this job is that we are expected to have at least one class per week. We recruit our own clients. We are expected to charge a fee to cover program expenses. As a result, it has been very hard recently to recruit people to participate in a class. Most of the times the class ends up being cancelled.
As a result, I have ended up taking my nutrition classes to senior centers so as to get the numbers. I feel like I am wasting my time since most of the seniors are disoriented and have virtually no interest in nutrition at this stage of their life. I was in such a site today and I ended up talking to myself for one hour and when I left there, I broke down and wondered what a waste of my dear life.I feel so depressed and sometimes and it has bondered on being suicidal. I am bitter and angry all the time this puts alot of strain on my family and my 2 kids ( 4 months and 3 years).
I was pretty smart in college with 4.0 GPA in both my undergraduate and graduate degrees. I cannot change my speciality since I do not have the RD credetial that would allow me to work in a hospital or do consultation.
I have considered career change for the last 5 years to either nursing or accounting. I am a very quite and reserved person. I don't know if nursing is for me. I feel so lost. I have considered accelerated BSN and then MSN. I know I have the ability to study and pass. I do come from an international country and I am not sure if having an accent is a limitation for being a nurse. My English is very good since I have been doing classes for the last 7 years.
Any advice???? I probally need some counselling. I don't want to waste another day of my life. I can't imagine myself doing this for another 5 years.
You sound like you are very depressed, could it possibly be post partum related? Your youngest is only 4 months old.
Look into getting counseling and maybe some medication....esp. since you are thinking about suicide.
bosnanurse
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HI!
I am a nurse , finishing my master and have an accent. So, that is not a question. I found people who have problem with an accent have many many many other bigger problems so they fixate on one that they do not have so they can point with the finger.So, forget about it. Not worth to think about small souls that make me laugh when I go to a break room. Asking what to do, I think I can tell you a little bit more. You look young, have small kids, married in probably last 5 yrs, went through the school at same time ,planed your vocations and carried books with you on those rare vocations, dreamed and asked JUST to finish this and it will be OK.Now , it looks like it is not . But, organize what do you want? If nutrition was a good path for you before maybe you like that job. Maybe the place you work is not good. I quit last year a job that paid me almost 10 dollars more than this one now, they would give me vocations as I like, they would ask me what I want but the job was not for ME. It was a sad place and my heart was broken.I stopped to laugh ( I am a big smile person!!) I stopped to sleep, to play with my kids so I went to Europe to feel " breeze".Came back and first thing was to give my 2 weeks notice. NO regret ! I am happy again. There is no job that I would give my soul or my kids for it. So, look deep what you really want now. If you have a support from your family tell them about your despair. Medications for the depression and sleep are always there but they do not fix your soul. You have to find what your soul wants and go after it whatever it is. Good luck, ( This is a typical working day: " I noticed you have an accent may I ask you where are you coming from? " Yes, of course, I live two blocks down the road from the hospital!! "No no from where are you, really ? " Ooo you are asking where I am coming from ? OK , I am from the Mother Earth , and you? Usually we start to laugh after this)) :hrnsmlys: