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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 มิ.ย. 2022
- I quit bedside nursing after 7 weeks! This is my first video, the camera failed on me while I was recording that's why there's a weird edit.
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Update 2023: please stop coming into my comments giving me suggestions about what I should be doing, or any condescending statements that imply that nursing isn’t for me. If you watched this entire video you would know that I work in outpatient now. It’s almost been a year.
Immediately after nursing school I either quit or was fired from several jobs before I found my passion in nursing, where I stayed for 24 years!!! I'm praying for God to guide you as He did me. 🙏❤️ Starting out in an ICU or on a Stepdown Unit is far too much for a new grad, especially since Covid. Find the right fit in a nursing job which is less demanding, and then do some prn shifts on the side in order to get your feet wet in a higher end nursing job. Find your passion, as God showed me. But don't allow these experiences to discourage you away from nursing, unless God specifically impresses you to do something else. Think of it this way- would an airline take a pilot fresh out of school and put him or her as the chief pilot on an airplane filled with hundreds of people going from Los Angeles to Rome? Yet that is what we do with new grad. nurses!!! It's not fair to the nurse or to the patients.
Thank you for this!!! ❤
Good Morning
I have a different opinion although I value your input, thanks for the advice. It depends on the person background. Being a Paramedic/ Firefighter It was a transition in process that was rewarding for me as a new grad going right into ICU. It’s about being resilient and having a good mentor. Critical Care patients require critical thinking and compassion qualities and a desire to want to learn something new every day. Anyone with these qualities will be a perfect fit as a NEW GRAD. Good luck and remember self care and you will be fine.
Thanks for your video, it was very informative.
100% this! I see some nurses do it, and I thought I could too, but hell no. I think, however, that if the hospital gives you the right support it might be achievable. I went into a step down unit as a nurse resident, never had one day of a nurse residency class, had a different preceptor every week and I was taken off orientation three weeks early the day I started night shift. Two days later I got floated to a united I was never oriented in. We are constantly understaffed and sometimes the charges have to be between two units. Half the floor are brand new grads, so when I ask for help everyone is clueless. How am I expected to succeed? It feels so unsafe.
Where did you land?
Same happened to me
Congrats to you on prioritizing yourself , your mental health and well being. No one can pour from an empty cup.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! :)
Girl, your story is exactly what I'm going through right now. I have never had panic attacks until I stared working in a step down cardiac floor as a new grad... I have only gotten more unhappy as the weeks went on. I felt that pressure of what to do to be a good nurse... but I finally told myself that my health and happiness comes first! Thank you so much for posting this and making me feel like I'm not alone. I feel so much better after I made that decision to quit. Good luck in all you do. You spoke right to my heart. ❤️
can i ask what u do now?
I was a phlebotomist for 5 years. I loved it so much, but then the pandemic hit. And the patients were meaner, the nurses and doctors were taking their anger out on us (lab), and my manager was too much of a coward to stand up for us. I had an anxiety attack one day on my way to work and decided that was it. I've never had a panic attack before and that was my cue to quit. I don't regret it. I'm stress free, living how I want and a lot happier. Quitting a job isn't easy but you have to put yourself first. Good luck to you!
I worked in ICU and was always polite to the lab, they get so much crap. I know if we needed help they would be right there and help me.
From one phlebotomist to another. I feel you. I’m also hitting my 5 yr mark and thinking of doing something else.
@@Transcendingskiessame.. wanted to do nursing .. but all the nurses around me are not so happy… have you came up with something?
I second what everyone is saying. This video is a godsent. I'm going through the same thing. I had 7 preceptors in 9 weeks (it was supposed to be 12 but who has the staff for that). No orientation on nights. Constant floating to other floors. Little to no help. It was taking a toll on me. I couldn't sleep anymore. The job was sucking all the joy out of my life. I asked my boss if I could go part time and she said no. I still wanted to stick it out and finish that first year. But i went back and had 3 discharges and two admissions within 30min of each other. Not one person offered help. We didnt have an aide. While I was admitting my second one, my first admission fell. Still no one helps. I decided right there I was quitting. I cried my whole way home because I felt like a failure. I honestly think I don't have what it takes to be a floor nurse. I emailed my boss the next day my letter of resignation. The relief was instantaneous. I'm still feeling like a failure but watching your video and reading these comments really helped. Thanks everyone! And congratulations on putting yourself first. Best of luck with everything.
I am leaving ICU and transferring to same day surgery. I am THRILLED! Everyone is so happy in my new unit. 🥰🥰🥰
I worked in the MICU and so many staff left to go to SDS after Covid
This video is a Godsend for me. I'm working my first bedside nursing job and it is WEARING ME OUT. My biggest fear of leaving is that I won't find anything better. I was considering clinic jobs, but like you said, I was worried about "wasting my skills" , which honestly sounds silly now after watching your video. Thank you so much for shining some light on how rough this career can really be, and giving me the courage to look for something better (after all, we ARE RNs!) And so long as you're comfortable with it, you should absolutely continue making videos on your journey! There's not that much out there on clinic/outpatient nursing :)
Your feelings are valid. As a nurse for 3 years I have that feeling everyday after work. I have to see a therapist on a regular basis bc the stress of the job. Nursing will ruin your life if you let it.
Thanks for sharing your story. I went through the same thing. I worked on a Medsurg,Neuro,Cardiac unit as a new grad for 6months. I had 3rapids on my own, code violents and missing person codes. The anxiety I had from working was unbelievable. I was trained for 10weeks and had 9 preceptors. We were made charge nurses at 2months of being new grads with 5-6patients most nights with no techs. I love the Nurses I worked with they were my family we worked as a team. Honestly none of us would have made it without each other. The Most experience nurse there was of 2yrs so that speaks a lot on night shift. After that I left I couldn't take it. My mental health was deteriorating so bad I started having tremors in my hands never had it before. I just tried another hospital medsurg and quit after 2 days of training. I realized I'm am burnt out as a new grad and it hurts my heart because I love helping others I been in the health field for 10yrs but Nursing is completely different. I refuse to give up on my calling and I know some day I will find the speciality that's best for me.
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I quit after a year and it was the best decision ever! Now I teach health and bio at a high school and life has never been better!
I appreciate all of you sharing your kind words as well as experiences. It’s nice to know I’m not alone in this. I’m still new to my current outpatient role, but I plan on giving an update towards the end of August when I’m off orientation. ❤️
Luckily I found PACU nursing. I’m now 11 weeks completed with my residency. I’m super grateful they took me as a new grad, but it’s definitely been a dream come true. I absolutely despise true bedside nursing.
I felt the same exact way when I was working on a med surg unit. I could only do it for 6 months. I felt like a different person, I was depressed and anxious all of the time. I feel better since I left. Now I work in an outpatient dialysis unit, but it’s getting stressful again. It’s so tough working in health care right now. There is so much more I wish I could do for my patients but we are rushed to go from one task to the next. Being a nurse today is exhausting.
Hi, how are you liking outpatient dialysis right now?
@@OnyiMary97 I worked in that setting for 11 months. It was a good job for a season but when the fall came the workload was too much for me. Make sure the place you work for has meetings, good communication, and makes you feel valued in the work you do. I’m currently looking for a new job.
@@brittanymasi99 I did medsurg for 4 years and recently left to do home hospice. Like you, it was nice at first, but I’m not enjoying it as much anymore and need to find something else. I just don’t know where to go from here though.
@@OnyiMary97 maybe try an outpatient setting. Some of them have Monday to Friday schedules and can be more manageable. Also try writing down what you want in your nursing career. Like non-negotiables for your next job, like if you want day shift, 10 hour shift, certain days/weekends off. I recommend doing this before you start applying to jobs. It helps define your own wants/needs
I knew I did not want to do bedside nursing while in nursing school. However, I felt that I “HAD TO” because nursing school said so. Got my first RN job as a new nurse in progressive care at a Fantastic hospital. 1st week was okay then as the weeks went by I felt the same way you described. Exhausted(mentally and physically), depressed, anxiety. I ended up getting sick with a sinus infection during my 3rd week working, crazy how you mentioned you wished got covid to not go into work… sadly that was my same thought process. Every shift before and after work I felt horrible and questioning if I made the right career choice. Sure enough I said I can’t do this anymore, my mental health and well being is important. This video was amazing and thank you for reminding us nurses and giving us hope that there’s other options beside bedside that we can get into!!
Thank you for sharing. I graduated at the top of my class from an accelerated BSN program and 6 months in on a high acuity PCU - I am coming home in tears, losing sleep, wanting to quit and go back to my old career. I feel like I made the biggest mistake of my life by going to nursing school and just don’t know what to do. Thank you for sharing your experience, I feel a little less alone now!
Kudos to you! No job is worth suffering over! I've been in nursing since the 1980's and the culture has always been for nurses to "pay your dues" with putting up with and navigating through all the BS. I'm glad to see that younger nurses are spurning this because they realize they need to place their own well being first. And you're smart for NOT doing weekends! I've worked so many weekends in my lifetime whether it be in acute care hospitals or LTC nursing homes, the weekday staff leave you a mess that is incomplete as far as discharges, missing physician orders, lack of supplies or meds that have not been re-ordered, patients wait for the weekend to report missing items, patients sign themselves out AMA, patients who don't want to bother to sign themselves out will just elope, family visitors come in and get violent with you over their loved ones' care so you have to call the police, etc. etc. etc. This is why I am truthful to others considering nursing as a career by telling them it's Not.Worth.It.
Thanks for sharing your story soso can equally relate to this I quit my job as an RN last two years ago after almost 15 years in the field. It was not an easy decision, but life is too short to dread going to work everyday. No amount of money can buy real happiness, but friends I'm not asking you to resign from your job or abandon your business but be wise!
I don't really like my job but I love what it provides for me and my family. The pandemic has people rethinking working
You're right ma'am! what do you do now and how did you plan yourself before quitting?
@@marcosalvatore673 right now I run my own business and While I was still in service I planned towards early retirement, making about 2k weekly from my retirement investment portfolio trying so much to build more side hustles and extra income
@@millsjenna8606 wow impressive! You're making quite a fortune speaking of investing I have heard about this but I don't really know how to start and make a good investment. please can you explain?
@@marcosalvatore673 there's a lot of investing options but my best advice get a professional lead you into profitable one that's exactly what I did
Thank you for your honesty. I wish you all the best and good for you for standing up for yourself
Good for you! I, too, quit my new grad job about 7-8 weeks in. It was awful. I was on a renal unit with high-acuity patients, 5/1 ratio. In my 7-ish weeks there, I had 13, yes 13 different preceptors. Everyone had a different way of doing things and whatever someone taught me the other day, was completely wrong with preceptor I was with today. No consistency. Some of my preceptors would just disappear off the unit. The last straw for me was the charge nurse giving me, a brand new nurse, two patients in a shared room. Both men were of the same ethnic background, with similar names, ages, fistula in the same arm, same foot amputated, pretty much the same medications. The whole day I was getting them confused and everything else about them. That was NOT the assignment for a brand new nurse and the charge knew it. I quit after that day and never looked back. Thank you for sharing your experience. You are not alone and I wish you the very best with your new job!
I’ve been working on a dialysis unit for a year. 7-8 pts seem to be the norm for us. And yes the patients are extremely sick. I’m giving in the towel
I can relate to you, I quit after 12 weeks in the residency program. How did you get a new nursing job? Did you apply for a new residency program and include your seven weeks experience on your résumé?
Thank you so much for this video. I really needed to hear this, I was feeling really bad about myself not liking or having bedside experience.
Congratulations, that's a huge move to choose yourself first, both mental and physical health. And Thank you so much for sharing your story and giving that amazing advice!! ❤️ I would LOVE for you to please document about your new job working as a clinic nurse as a new grad nurse 🙏🏻
Thank you for your kind words! They are appreciated. I’m still going through orientation but in August I plan on making a vid about how things have been going!
Halfway through this video I nervous laughed because I felt like you were taking the words right out of my mouth. I had such a similar experience. I've been at bedside in a neuro stepdown for four months and I feel exactly the same way. Tomorrow I am interviewing at an infusion center, but I feel so guilty about not sticking it out for a year. I even tried to transfer to Med/Surg but my manager won't allow it because our union contract requires 6 months experience before you can transfer. Nightshift is killing me, my stomach hurts, I feel sad an anxious constantly. I sleep my days off away. I just feel terrible. People keep telling me to stick it out at least 6 months that it's going to get better, but I feel like it's only been getting worse. Thanks for being honest, and brave. You've really inspired me.
Whoa! My exact story, haha. I appreciate your kind words :). You’re a champ for doing it for 4 months. The 6 weeks I did it nearly killed me. It’s such bs that your manager wont let you transfer. I was in the union, and my nurse manager was able to allow me to transfer before the 6 month rule. There is always a way. If you truly feel like it’s going to get worse for you, I’d leave. No one can live your life but you! I wish you the absolute best of luck and I hope you get that infusion center job! Are you in Boston by any chance? The hospital I’m at is hiring for many nursing positions. Let me know, and you can use my name as a referral!
I stumbled across your channel and I just want to say you seem so sweet. I'm half way through nursing school and I had a panic attack in my clinicals last semester on a tele unit and had to go home early. It made me feel so lost. However, none of my other clinical experiences were like this. Your gentle, caring demeanor shines through your video and gives me hope that I can (and will) find my niche in this profession. Keep on shining!
That is very kind of you to say, thank you. I try to place energy into the world that I would like reciprocated. I can’t imagine how hard having a panic attack in clinical must’ve been for you, I’m sorry for that. But so glad none of your other experiences were like that, thank goodness. It took three jobs but I’ve finally found the job that is for me, so honestly even if you don’t enjoy your first job you can always just move on to something else until it feels right. I believe in being happy with your nursing job, and will always preach happiness over anything. :)
I completely understand what you were going through, I’m looking for a way out now lol cause it’s just too much. Been doing it for 2 years and I’m already over it. Congrats to you for putting your mental health first! New subbie :)
You’re incredible for going strong for 2 years! That makes you extremely marketable for other jobs like remote insurance, outpt, etc. Thank you for subbing :). I feel like if I can document this journey of mine and share my thoughts maybe it’ll help others who are in the same situation I was in.
Great video! Thanks for sharing. I've been going through the same exact feelings at my new grad bedside nursing job right now. I've been there for 4.5 months just counting the days feeling like I HAVE to stay just to get experience to find another job. Thank you, you have made my decision making a bit easier.
I’m so glad I found this video! I know it’s old, but I literally just went through the EXACT same experience but on a trauma/neuro med surg floor. It’s nice to hear someone else who can relate because I feel like a failure for not being able to stick it out “like everyone else does”. This made me feel better about my decision. Best wishes! 🩷
Best wishes to you as well my dear! Life is much more fulfilling when you’re actually doing what you love! It does get better! No need to suffer.
Girl you did your thang! Wow accelerated program! Congratulations
I feel you gurl it took me 9 years to realize bedside is just not it! I’m at a crossroads right now too! But good luck and being happy is what matters in life !
Great points. I am a CDCES an RN for over 32 years. You do not need to go into bedside nursing. That is the quickest way to burn out. Do not listen to what nursing school tells you. I think they feel like doing that because if they differ from the paying dues to med surg, hospital Administrators will decline allowing their students having clinical rotations in their facilities. So they still tell their students you need to do bedside nursing. Follow your own path. When I was hiring nurses for a diabetes wellness program I could have care less about their bedside. I was more interested on their most recent set of skills that will complement the job description.You are not going to broaden your skill set if you are stuck on bedside nursing. So wonderful that you are setting your priorities to live a happy balanced life with the love of your life. Many blessings 🙏
I just quit bedside nursing after 3 years to work at an infusion center. While I appreciated the experience, I definitely don't miss it. I'm glad you were strong enough to leave soon. Life is too short to be stuck at a job you're miserable at.
Gotta put yourself first! Cant take care of others if you cant take of yourself. Blessings to you
Thank you for sharing. ❤️
Mental health. Yes! I applaud you for that!
Congrats...and thank you
Listening to this reminds me of where I am right now. I'm not going to say I haven't suffered with depression and anxiety in the past.
But this is a whole new level of those issues. Just looking at the calander of work nights me want to cry and gives me panic attacks. Just going to work for a "education day", which is like easy overtime, gives me PTSD.
I feel like I am part of a battlefield each shift. It's almost like being in the military.
I have put in some vacation days for April,July and September and I might put in more. If I don't do that, I will NOT survive this year I need!
I completely understand your story!
Same happened to me with my first job at a nursing home (rehab section). There was so much going on. I lasted 2 months. The last week before quitting I started to get anxiety attacks the day before a shift. On the shift I will be smiling and giving good care but inside I was devastated. After that nursing home I went to a second one. This one is better and it’s less paperwork. I will love to one day get out of nursing homes but I’m scared. I graduated from a small rn program that taught the bare minimum. I don’t feel smart or brave enough to get into a hospital. I will try more of a outpatient setting when I choose to leave.
That’s the description of my feelings of most of my jobs minus the PACU….feeling sick every time you go into work. I just powered through. In fact I think it’s the idea of “throwing away your skills” that made me stay on the unit for so long. In fact after I left, I even felt the guilt to go back to the ICU! Such a brainwashing. Now I notice nurses 20 years younger got a taste of the ICU during COVID and weren’t afraid to peace out of that after 2 years and fill procedural jobs right away. Hospitals are going to have to figure out something beyond money to make these jobs worth returning to. Good luck to you on your journey.
I really appreciate hearing your story.
I went through the Surgical Technology program at a technical college. The funny thing was that I "knew" I was not the type for the program a couple months in. One day, I burst into tears in the middle of class out of guilt and sadness.
The teacher convinced me that it was nerves and fear of something so new; and I regrouped my thinking and kept going with the program.
The clinicals just about tore me alive.
The other ST's at various hospitals were incredibly mean and childish. The staff at most sites were very rushed; no time to explain protocols; no time to help a student. The ST's at some sites left me standing in halls; wandering to try to find them and go into surgeries with them to learn to pass instruments. When I found them they were very snippy and made rude comments about being late and not professional. .
They would show me how to put equipment together one single time and walk out.
Expecting me to do it on my own the very next day.
Some sat in groups across the breakroom from me and tried not to include me in conversations.
The preceptor was older and had a hip that needed replacing and a couple days told me angrily that "I should be so much further in the knowledge than I was."
I had to wake up at 3am to drive 3 hours for 2 months to do clinicals at sites that
caused me to have emotional breakdowns at random moments. And when you are scrubbed in and have that happen in the middle of a surgery- that is awful. It requires re-scrubbing and regowning; at least a 10 minute process.
I had surgeons SCREAM at me and tell me to "Get out of the way, I had no idea what I was doing."
I didn't think it was possible to cry as much as I did during the 2 years I did the Surgical Technology program. My mom and dad told me much later that they were very worried about my mental health and could see me physically and emotionally deteriorating throughout the program from grief, stress and depression.
My last day of clinicals, I said nothing to any of the staff; no goodbyes or Thank You's; no See Ya Later's. I RAN out of the building and sobbed like a child when I got in my car from relief.
I never got a job as a Surgical Tech.
I let my license expire a year later.
I never regretted that decision one second.
Folks- listen to your body. Your soul. It will tell you when something is not right.
The only time I appreciate that phase of my life nowadays is if I'm going through a rocky spell.
I look back on those times and say,
"If I was strong enough to survive that- I am strong enough to survive now."
Wow, thank you for sharing your story. I had high hopes of becoming an RN until I entered nursing school in my local college, there my dreams were laid to rest, little by little the desire of being a nurse kept dying as I saw the sarcasm, eye rolling, condescending attitude of some of my teachers, the program was so demanding and stressful enough and still I had to deal with bullying and nastiness from other people. I went to clinicals wishing it was over before I had even started, slowly I fell into depression, failed two classes, until I finally graduated. It took me a year to pass the NCLEX, I couldn't concentrate and didn't even want to face it, I didn't want to be a nurse any more and I regretted my decision of becoming one. In a few days I will start a new job in a nursing facility, and I can imagine already what awaits me. I pray God I can make it pass 3 months at least. Just like you said in your comment listen to your body, listen to your soul, your mental health and well being is more important than a tittle that does not match your personality or desires. Wishing all of you the best in your career and decisions.
Yep, there are evil and mean nurses in the nursing profession. There are also good ones with good hearts. Unfortunately, we see the nasty ones too often. My son is as an aspiring nursing student. He started as a CNA in a nursing home. Absolutely LOVED the patients. He developed some bonds and did them extra cares and never minded it. Sadly, there’s this LPN studying for her RN, finishing RN and became a total hell for my son. After 6 months into the job, my son quit with a very heavy heart because of the patients, he loved them all, but hated the evil nurse. My son decided to go to the military, became a marine and loved it. He told me that he never saw such pathological profession as nursing. He said he would rather do the Marines in a heartbeat than pursue nursing. There’s brotherhood in the Marines, they have their backs. In nursing, it’s like being in a shark tank. I personally make it an effort to treat everyone extra kindly because of the bad experiences. I hope that the good ones will over shadow the bad ones.
To follow up, my youngest son also worked as a CNA in a nursing home thinking that his older brother may be “sensitive “ and could not handle it. So, my youngest son worked for exactly 6 months, pushing himself to keep working. Finally realized that it’s indeed a shark infested place. Even piranha. He finally left the nursing home job. And to think both sons are being raised by their healthcare provider mom. They thought that healthcare system was great because they saw a mother real life example. But, we have no control of who are in the profession. Both my sons are very happy people since they dissociated themselves from “healthcare “ jobs.
aww... i am touch by your story. nowadays, seems to me nursing is no longer a calling. young ones are thinking being a nurse is getting a good life with a high pay salary! But ppl don't realized the stress, bullying ang hypocrisy of some nurses or should i say, most nurses!
the unfair system of the corporate business. There are other careers that is worth having. I am sorry your sons had bad experiences.
I feel you, I am glad to hear more nurses speak out on the sigma of "bed side nursing." I did and felt the same way. I quit and move on. I work home care for now. And I just started my home care agency, FINDING HEALTH. Thanks for sharing. 👏
Yess!! Congratulations to you!! Got out of there and started your own agency. Incredible. I love to see it
I totally understand you You want to go to work and enjoy it
Me too, I quit around 7 weeks in my first new grad job. Lots of issues with training, logistics and safety.
As a new grad, step down is not a good start. Nurses that have been in the field forever still find it very challenging. I know as a nurse I will never again apply to a step down department. I blame the supervisor and department heads to allow the new grads into these overworked positions it’s insane.
This video is legitimately my life right now. I’ve been a nurse on a very heavy, short staffed pulmonary/resp/medsurg mix unit for the past 6 months. I work 12 hour nights and I’m so miserable. I hate how my sleep pattern is messed up, I’m exhausted half of the time and living on energy drinks and just feeling overall burnt out. I put my two week notice in this week and am moving to a lighter nursing position. Hopefully I enjoy it more because I’m too new of a nurse to be this burnt out 😢
You still can look for a job at a office, you seem to have your heart in the right place, wish you the best.
I can’t do it anymore. I want to quit so bad but I don’t want to ruin future opportunities.
Thank you!
This sounds like the 2 years I spent in ICU after RN. 😳 Nurses are taught and supposed to be critical thinkers, yet all Nursing Professors push the hospital, like the only place to be is MedSurg. That doesn’t make sense. Honey, we all remember Nurses in garbage bags at the beginning of the pandemic and we’re not going to forget that look or that some didn’t make it!
And has any Nursing Professor realized that the Hospital is not where care should actually happen?! 😉🤣😁✌🏻
Now more than ever, with these huge shortages - the push within the profession should be to be a Nurse where ever you are! Here’s to your rewarding career, we’ll be watching 🍿👌🏼
Thank you for this video! I thought I was the only one who felt this way. I’m a new grad and first job is at bedside and after a month decided to quit because it’s not giving me happiness anymore. My mental state was in a mess. I was kind of feeling sad and crying the night before my shift and almost every time waking up before my alarm clock with palpitations and too much anxiety. Stayed in my orientation for 5weeks then that’s it I decided to stop. My anxiety was gone and my appetite came back after that. Maybe hospital bedside is not just for me. Hopefully I can find a place to work where even though busy but still can feel the happiness and accomplishments in my career as a nurse.
Please document your journey will be very interested. I’m a new grad from the UK I did ER for 10 months and quit for a new job in family planning hospitals are just not for me and that’s okay
I worked tele for 9 months and it was horrendously stressful. Feeling better I resigned. I am trying to figure out what is next.
Neuro is a very difficult floor to work on in a hospital. It may be the hardest even above ER and ICU
Thank you for giving us your experience! I think it’s important for people to see this side of nursing. I’m a PCT (or Nursing Aide) w/ aspirations of being a nurse. And I think if I had gone directly into nursing, I wouldn’t have wanted to continue, because it can de overwhelming to develop all your skills from scratch and being responsible for multiple lives. However, I started as an aide in a major hospital in my city on a Med/Surg floor. I think learning the basic patient care skills and developing your bedside manner, and learning to organize and prioritize your daily tasks while NOT worrying about meds and doctors (and all the other nursing responsibilities) is important. And I am able to ask questions and become familiar with nursing concepts while not actually being responsible for patients while doing so. I would highly recommend being an aide or PCT before going to nursing school so you are able to judge whether or not this is something you really want to do. For those who don’t know, it’s not just cute scrubs and giving a booster shot or two. There’s a lot of poop, angry patients and demanding doctors. However, it can be rewarding and there’s a lot more than JUST the bedside. Again, thank you for giving us a realistic look into the profession. Good luck with all your future endeavors! ❤️
I was a tech, medical assistant, etc for 8 years. I thought I knew what I was getting into, but honestly none of those roles even remotely prepared me for being an inpatient nurse. And I assisted docs with all types of procedures, and even worked in ICUs. The truth is nothing prepares you for being a bedside nurse, it’s not really something I understood until I was actually responsible for patients at the bedside. Thank you for the wishes, I appreciate it. :)And I wish you the best of luck during your nursing journey.
@@caramelren exactly. I think the clinicals and SIM lab are the closest thing we are getting to prep for the hospital, and even if we don’t like it there are dozens of other nursing roles we can do.
I’m going through this same situation right now. I’m terrified because I’m in a residency program. If I break my contract, there is a penalty fee. I just hope it’s not a lot. I hope God helps me and others through this time ♥️🙏🏼
Update: I started my new job last month. It’s been going great. Best decision I ever made. Ended up not having to pay anything back because nothing on my offer letter referenced a penalty fee. God is good 😊
Yeah. This sounds normal. We r treated like garbage. We have a sick sense of humor. I work on a step down unit too. It's not for everyone. I'm glad u stayed true to urself.
When I was a new grad I felt this exact same way. It took a good 2 years for me to not be severely anxious to go to work. I remember one time, I was just about to walk out the door and I threw up in the sink, brushed my teeth, and went to work. It's true, u do get thick skin when dealing with people. It got better for me. I'm moving onto another unit tho, short stay. Only 2 pts, working 8 hr shifts, no holidays, and no floating!
Do you mind me asking what unit you’re working on now? 2 pts and no working on the holidays? Count me in! Lol
It took me a day to quit . Just to see the other ones fat unhappy miserable 😖 after one day working I quit . Not for me sorry .
Love this!
Will you go back to nursing?
@@Sarah-ht2ik Nope. maybe ill be a caregiving maybe.
@@CESARIN691000 like cna? Was you LPN or RN cause I feel the same
I always have patients who treat me badly, I don’t pay attention to them. Doctors are then meanest. One charge nurse that I worked with for 7 weeks would defend us when the doctors would start yelling. What got me was on the next job I did, we had a head nurse that was totally out to kill. She would yell at us for everything and all were stressed beyond stressed on the unit. I left that job in 5 minutes.
I also wanted to catch Covid so I didn’t have to go to work. Lol
Dayshift is ALWAYS the hardest!! Try working weekends. It will be better or work in a doctors office.
Look at my other videos. I’m an outpatient nurse now M-F no weekend no holidays, great pay
This sounds just like me!!! Wow! Hate to say, I'm glad I'm not alone in this. But . . . HELP 😭
Def not alone! How many months have you been doing inpt?
This is me also. Cardiac telemetry! 7 patients per day, 12 hour shifts! 6 month old new grad and burnout isn’t even the word!!
Recruiters always told me i needed ICU or stepdown experience, i ignored them and pursued my passion which is away from bedside
Yes!! This is what I love to see!
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I'm waiting to get into an ADN program. Would I have the same options as a bsn for jobs that are not bedside you think?
This depends heavily on where you live. In Boston most hospitals want bsn, however the amazing hospital I’m at will accept ADN they just have to be enrolled in an ADN to BSN program. One of my close friends did this, and she worked outpt.
I could not do bedside. Found my niche in IV Therapy and ER. Treat 'em and street 'em.
The patient population at B.. can be challenging.
Out of curiosity, were you working on a tele/ pcu?
No. Neuro stepdown, but almost every patient was connected to tele. That part I liked.
Its a very high stress kind of workplace to be honest. I know where ur coming from.
Girl, welcome to the bedside nursing. I'm not sure what you were expecting but this is it. When you're dealing with the public, you deal with all types. But good luck to you.
Yeah, I wasn’t into being treated like garbage while I overworked myself and have a crap sleep schedule/life work balance. Definitely wasn’t expecting that. But we live and learn. I’m in outpt now and it is a dream come true.
@@caramelren What kind of outpatient nursing are you doing?
I feel exactly like this right now😢. I felt so alone until today
Please know that you are never alone in how you feel! I learned that many of my classmates from school felt the same way I did about inpt., I just didn’t know because I didn’t reach out. It will get better, I promise you. Sending you tons of positivity vibes, love, and wishing you best in your nursing journey.
Thank you so much. I sincerly appreciate your kind words. I'm wishing all the best ❤️
I quit and didn't give 2 week notice
How else can a new nurse gain experience if not for new grad opportunities? I have absolutely no interest working in a hospital after nursing school but have no idea how else to get experience. Do you have any insight or anyone else?
I know In Boston there are new grad positions available for outpt. I’ve heard of other hospitals on the east coast have programs like that too. Start making connections now. Send out some emails to outpt clinics and let them know you’re interested/passionate. Also look into research nursing at major hospitals in your area. Sell yourself as best you can.
@@caramelren oh didn't think of that. I'm in New England! Thank you so much!
@@jcgurl3773 oh that’s perfect! In that case, Dana Farber will hire new grads for research positions! Beth Israel will also hire for outpt nurse positions. Community health centers will hire as well. Hospital satellite sites are also more inclined to hire new grads for outpatient as well. Lahey health primary care. Cambridge health alliance. Check out those hospitals!
I'm a scrub, so I know nurses are different. Do they not let you work on different floors to get the feeling of what fits with you??
You get clinicals as a nursing student. I worked in many different units as as a tech, and had amazing clinicals. Once you’re hired for a nursing position you’re usually stuck there for at least 6 months. Being a nursing student on units is very different than being an actual nurse. Nothing prepares you for this unless you’re actually doing it.
@@caramelren So you don't get to move around werek to week to try something new? You get out on a floor and you're stuck? That sounds terrible.
16 yr RT & 7 months ICU Nurse here. Bedside nursing is rough & tough. Year one is the hardest for sure because you are learning "how" to be nurse that nursing school doesn't teach you. Nursing school is so focused toward passing the NCLEX to keep the school accreditation. People going into nursing should really think hard if this is a career they want to do. Maybe you should become a school nurse or a clinic 8-5 nurse.
The thing is nursing is not just bedside, and school preaches that, and that’s where ppl think that the bedside is the only type of nursing that exists. When in reality nursing can be done from home, lab, etc. I’m currently an outpatient nurse from 8-430. It’s great.
@@caramelren would you be able to make a video on how you got your outpatient job?
I don’t know why anyone would want to be a nurse. Corporations and insurance companies have completely taken over healthcare and hospitals. The BOD stripped our staffing to barebones. In the ICU we have been severely short staffed on every shift, no support staff for least a decade now. Neuro is such a difficult floor to work on.
Unionize.
I quit too. This very charming and handsome man faked to get into Psyche to have a place to go. Then several girls that are actually very gorgeous and that I thought were sweet and ethical students and nurses all put the moves on him in a group therapy room. Is this really common? Am I missing something? They did not even care about consequences.
This is common as people are very thirsty and lack morals now. I had co workers sending male co workers lingerie pics. Other co workers sneaking off to have sex in some dark room( at my hospital PT room or the auditorium). Crazy
This is common as people are very thirsty and lack morals now. I had co workers sending male co workers lingerie pics. Other co workers sneaking off to have sex in some dark room( at my hospital PT room or the auditorium). Crazy
Many of us who advocate for all new grads to ease into the profession by spending at least a year on med/tele as their first job catch a lot of hate. However, stories like yours are the result of rushing things. I’m so sorry for what you have been through. It was so unnecessary.
When I was a GN (a LONG time ago 😂), GNs were required to spend at least a year on MS or med/tele. Hospitals would not allow GNs to even apply for ED, ICU, PCU, etc. As a result, nurses are much better prepared for higher acuity patients, dealing with difficult coworkers, care situations, etc.
So happy that you’re in a much better place now! Thank you for sharing and God bless! ❤️🙏🏽
As a new nurse in the NICU, I so agree with you! If I could turn it back around, I would go to a pediatric med surg floor instead of the NICU. I feel like it’s too much for me and I’m currently in the process of trying to transfer to another unit in my residency for the exact reasons you’ve brought up. I honestly feel like bedside may not be for me, but I’m still gonna give it a shot in a more manageable setting for me
Leslie, sorry it's not the unit you start on, it's the hospital system and staffing. new nurses are bombarded with high acuity patient, 3 admissions, 3 discharges at the same time. Starting on med surg is not going to change things and 'magically' make things all right. sorry the hospital system and staffing has to change, no one quits a residency program just to quit.
@@faithjohnson5587 How long have you worked in healthcare?
@@lesliehasenkampf7088 That really doesn't matter. By you saying how long I have worked in healthcare, I don't have to answer that question because that doesn't make you right. Many nurses don't like med surg, anyone can 'ease' in to the ER or ICU, it depends on managers and how they manage the unit. If the managers suck and don't advocate for adequate staffing, talk to them instead of starting everyone on a unit they don't want or is not interested in.
@@faithjohnson5587 I’m simply sharing my opinion like everyone else on this platform. It really doesn’t matter if I’m right or not. Based on my experience, I came to this conclusion. I’m genuinely curious how long you, or anyone else, has been in this field because it has changed tremendously over the last 10 years.
It takes a tough skin to be a nurse.
I’m good here in outpatient not being abused. I’m good.
I know... nursing sucks not what I expected
Nursing is brutal work. No question about it and it is definitely not for everyone.
Why does it have to be brutal though?! Inpt in brutal. Im happy in outpt doing procedures, proving pt. Education, and learning so much. I have my rough days but not brutal. Have weekends and holidays off. Nursing doesn’t have to be brutal wish ppl would stop forcing that narrative.
Nurse for 10 years. Nursing is trash now
Me too, 14yrs RN, 7 yrs LPN. I thought things would get better but it's worse every year, I really need to change out of bedside
“ I’ll take the covid patients “
I’m sorry, but as a nurse of 20 years in ICU, these are not legitimate reasons to quit. We know this is hard, and it’s not for everyone. I wish you well and hope you find what’s best for you. 🙏🏼💕
They were legitimate reasons for me not for you. And that’s perfectly fine. Bedside isn’t for everyone.I’m not into suffering for a paycheck. I’m happily in outpatient now. M-F no weekends no holidays going on as many vacations as I want.
You have the attitude of a nurse that "eats their young".
Any suggestions in the chat for less stressful settings for new grads? Been a CNA for 10 years and I know the hospital isn't it 🥲
Outpatient, scrub or OR nurse,research nurse, utilization review nurse, insurance nurse, QI nurse, case management, there’s resources out there just have to search. Every role will be stressful, my outpatient job isn’t perfect. But when I get stressed doing something that I love it doesn’t bother me as much.
I been a CNA for 13 years and realized nursing homes and hospitals were not for me when I become a nurse. The nurses seem so burned out as I am as well. Ive noticed in home health a lot of new grad nurses are hired and it's not as stressful because you dealing with patients 1 on 1 sometimes the families can be overwhelming. I know 2 new grads were hired to work from home as a utilization review nurse. One of my nurse friend went from home health nursing straight into utilization review. She never worked in a healthcare facility besides her nursing clinicals. I've worked majority home care as a CNA and noticed the nurses are maybe in the home no more than 20 minutes unless they are doing new admissions or discharging patients. It's a lot of computer work but you can do that from home. Also my church member is an LPN an works in pediatric home care. She sits with a sick child at night and loves it. I also know nurses who sit with hospice patients in there home most nurses love nights because the patient is resting and the families are not in your face. All the nurses I've mentioned never worked hospitals or nursing homes plus the home care environment is not toxic at all from my experience and I've worked for over 7 home health agencies. Oh you can also work in the home health offices as a new grad nurse from what I've seen and skip direct patient care altogether
I’ve had this same experience girl. My life feels so weird right now. Day shift was a nightmare - I also switched to nights.
Just left my first job last friday and i’ve never felt more free. trying home health care and pediatrics. 🤍
When I first got out of nursing school and started my first job I use to cry before going to work bc I was so nervous about screwing up. Plus the floor I worked on was super busy and kind of overwhelming (CVSD). My stomach use to hurt and my anxiety was through the hospital roof. But as I became acclamated to everything things started getting better for me. I had a good support team. I always say that particular hospital was like boot camp. Fast forward to me leaving that facility and working at a government hospital... it was the absolute worst time of my nursing career and then on top of that covid hit. I thought about quitting soooo many times but I always thought about the blood, sweat, and tears I shed going through nursing School. I didn't want to give up. So I stayed. My mental health was on a decline, my anxiety through the roof, I literally hated that facility (not the pts but the facility)...I knew there had to be a better way. what did I do? I took a contract at another hospital and I'm not going to cap it was hard there too but the difference was they were paying a lot of money and there was somewhat more structure than the government facility I was working for. Since I've been doing contract work I'll never go back to being a staff nurse. I worked a few months saved up my money and was able to sit at home comfortably. And that's what I'm going to do now until I finish my PMH-NP. So many ppl are leaving bedside nursing and these hospitals act like they are clueless as to why that's happening. They better think of something to retain nurses and fast or the patients gone be taking care of themselves. Good luck to you.
Just curious was the government hospital the VA medical center? Congrats on your journey to NP
@@Pinesol605 yes chil...girl it was crazy there
@@erbodyluvschoc Girlllll lol! I work at the VA now! All the nurses at other hospitals are dying to come work at the VA 🤣 what’s going on?! I am not a nurse but in school doing pre reqs my main goal is to work in plastic surgery.
@@Pinesol605 maybe the other VA's in other states are great but the one in my city is a hot mess. Several ppl have come through my particular VA and have transferred to other VA's that are better and worth gunning for to get on at. Just not this particular one. I wanted to transfer to another VA but with family and my ties here I couldn't up and leave.