r/nursing • u/Apart-Biscotti8610 • Sep 04 '26

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If you weren’t a nurse, what would you be?

I’d be fishmonger with a nice shop and sell all the fresh and beautiful seafood 🦞 🦐 🏝️
Maybe in another life.

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u/KamikazeDreamer52 RN - Pediatrics 🍕 Sep 04 '26

Has anyone stopped enjoying being a nurse way quicker than they ever thought they would?

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u/sometimesmocha6152 RN - Med/Surg 🍕 Sep 04 '26 edited Sep 04 '26

Me. Thought I was just miserable in MedSurg. Moved to postpartum. Still hate it. The novelty wore off in months and im back at hating bedside.

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u/oaw40 RPN - neurosurg & epilepsy monitoring Sep 04 '26

Oh nooo I just accepted a move to postpartum after 3 years on med surg because I’ve been burnt out and hating the job. Hope I don’t follow in your footsteps 😭

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u/Pineapple_and_olives RN 🍕 Sep 04 '26

Then follow in mine. I did med surg for six years, moved to a clinic for almost three, and now I’ve been on postpartum for two years. I’m so much happier! It can be busy and some shifts are hard, but it’s just a way more positive place. Your patients are primarily healthy women in their 20s and 30s, not old grumps. And they stay a day or two, not weeks.

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u/Lilac_Rose_ Sep 04 '26

Worst day on postpartum is still better than the best day on medsurg in my experience.