I just started working at the hospital in med/surg and I am always anxious about my job, even when I'm not at work. I feel like bedside nursing is not for me. What should I do?

Hospital EAP program

See if your host iPad rap program includes therapy. Most have free therapists. That can help you focus on what is causing your anxiety and build some coping skills. Patient care is what nursing is, and is often more stressful than expected.

This feeling never goes away no matter what job you have. It’s important to find healing modalities that help reduce anxiety which can also include medication for support (yoga, Qigong, Meditation, Prayer, Breathwork). Also create systems as a nurse a checklist that helps you stay safe at the bedside. This is what I always did when working in CTICU and PACU.