[armywifeRN]

Hey everyone,

I graduated this May, passed boards in June and was hired for my first nursing job as a school nurse. At first I thought it was going to be an awesome job because of the hours...but now I'm scared as I have NO experience as a nurse and everyone kept saying to me "your a nurse, so you know"...anyone else going through this? Am I making a mistake by not starting out my career in a hospital?? My husband is overseas and we have a 4 year old in childcare which is why I had to find a job with daytime hours. I am going to try and do PRN at our 1 local hospital.

Thanks for your input!!

[mb166504]

armywifeRN,
I am sort of in your same situation. I worked at a Children's hospital as a patient care assistant for about a year. I have graduated with a BSN and now am a RN. I loved my rotation in nursing school with a school nurse. I am seriously considering this, but am nervous i will not get hired with no experience. I was told that in schools experience isnt as important as in hospitals. Any advice?
THanks!

[armywifeRN]

Thank you for your comments. I did accept the school nurse job and have completed my 1st year. I will start my 2nd year in a few weeks. Although I love the job and will continue because of the hours, I wish there was a way I could work in a hospital setting so that I can build more marketable nursing skills. (shots, IV's, wound care, etc...) But, the job is very rewarding and working in a high school setting is a lot of fun, I hope you are able to get the job and see for yourself! best of luck to you!

[rmartinez91]

I graduate next week and already have a job lined up on a hospital med/surg floor but was just called for a school nurse job 5 min from home. I am torn between the two. Should I sacrifice $$$ & learning experience for convinence and having the same schedule as my 6 yr old?

[mamahuff]

rmartinez--- Only you know what you can do financially. I worked only a few months in a hospital, and knew that that type of schedule would not work with the kids that I hoped to have someday. You can never go back and get those precious years and moments that you would miss out on with a hospital schedule. I wouldn't have done it any other way.

[rmartinez91]

I'm still praying that I will get the job at the school.