Dream job offer--pediatric burns!!!

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I'm a new grad and I've been offered a job in a Shriners hospital....anyone have any experiences to share about Shriners' new grad program? Goodness, I feel so honored and excited....and, well, petrified! I never thought I'd be hired--it was a total long shot and now here I am!

So......I'll take any advice, pep talks, reality checks, experiences....please?

TIA,

Andrea

Congratulations! You are saint to want to work with kiddie burn patients!

Congratulations! You are saint to want to work with kiddie burn patients!

No, I'm not a saint.....but I love peds and I guess I like "hard" stuff (my other love is oncology). I officially accepted the offer and will start after I pass my boards.....

I sure wish this forum was a bit more lively :uhoh21: ....

Andrea

i was offered a job at shriner's and inevitably declined it.

it was my dh who talked me out of it as i just couldn't handle anticipating the suffering, the crying, the painful dsg changes....it does indeed, take a special type of person to be able to deal with this.

so with that said, congratulations; i'm sure you'll do wonderfully.

i too love children- just can't see them suffer.

but then again, as a hospice nurse, there are many who could not assist in helping someone die.

so i do think we end up where we fit best.

much luck to you!

leslie

Andrea,

Can I get an update please? I am about to graduate from a nursing program and got a call today from Shriner's Hospital about a PICU position that I applied for. I meet with them next Thursday. So excited/nervous.

Thank you,

Michele

I did my senior role transition at Shriners. It was the best experience of my life. If I hadn't moved right after graduation I would have done everything in my power to get a job there. Good luck to you!!

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