Is it possible to leave bedside as a new grad? I have been working bedside on a DOU floor for 6 months and I feel stressed out every time I go to work. I want to do something non bedside related
Of course it’s possible but, you will need at least one full year of Med-Surg experience to feel comfortable in a specialty area. Med-Surg isn’t for everyone but, it is you backbone to the rest of your career. Learn it well and it will serve you well.
Yes! It is possible. Early in my nursing career, I worked for 6 months in a local hospital’s new nurse graduate residency program. This experience was invaluable in my nurse training. However, it was not the best fit for me. I spoke to the hospital nurse educator who was over the program about transitioning to work in the ambulatory/outpatient clinic. Within a week, I had a job as an RN in an orthopedic clinic where I worked for a decade! Bedside nursing is not for everyone and that is totally okay. I am so glad that I spoke up and made the best move for myself. I hope this helps!
It gets better as you gain more experience.
Obtain a degree in Health Services Administration- go into Utilization. Quality, Risk Management, Discharge Planning ... expertise available in Hospitals, Skilled Nursing, Health Insurance and Home Care.,, just as rewarding.
As a new grad there are other venues you can explore, but almost all of them involve direct patient care depending on your level of education. Other units within your hospital may be more palatable to your desires as you feel DOU is stressful. Also, other hospitals may have a culture more to your liking. Other pathways not involving direct patient care would be management and case management. You may need to put in more time/education to qualify for these roles though. Home health, hospice, and palliative care are highly rewarding, but they still involve direct patient care. They are less time sensitive if that is part of your stress. I hope this helps.
I've been a working RN for 39 years this June. My first job out of college was oncology, which later became surgery/oncology. Nothing replaces the experience you get working bedside. I planned to be there for 2 years and stayed 18 years. While I worked there, I also did agency, home health and school nursing. Next, I spent a few years in a surgery clinic. I have been in Family Practice for the last 18 years working directly with a provider until last year when I took on a less direct patient care/more phone/online approach.
Having all the different experiences and types of work have given me a very broad scope. I am not an expert at all things, but I can find my way around almost any type of nursing. I have a much easier time answering questions and explaining things to patients because of my bedside nursing.
You wisely picked a profession that will never run out of possibilities for new or different arenas in which to work. I would strongly encourage you to find a way to stick it out for a couple of years and really get comfortable. It takes about that long to feel like you know what you're doing.
Best of luck to you.
Yes but hang in there. Bedside care experience opens you for any future career. I know many nurses who specialized immediately and later felt unable to change jobs. Hang in it will always be stressful but worth it.
Get at least 6 months worth of exposure and then branch off into care management or utilization review.
Yes that can happen but we suppose to know how we can manage the stress any where someone start to do something the stress is already there.
It's totally normal to be stressed out as a new grad; it usually takes about a year to at least feel like you're not white knuckling every shift. Here are some things to consider: do you feel like you are being supported if you need help or have questions? Do you think that if the care was less intense (regular med surg floor, for example) that it might help? Do you feel that it's really hard to prioritize care because it all seems important and immediate? It's not impossible to switch out of bedside nursing as a new grad but remember that many roles assume that you don't need too much supervision and can trouble shoot, which can be challenging without a bit more experience.
My first few years I worked peds it’s a lot of knowledge there a better type of stress
You should consider telehealth nursing. In telehealth nursing you have approved protocols you follow based. On the person's symptoms. You gain so much experience. And most are remote. You work from home.
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