Employment Dilemma

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Dilemma

I'm a fairly new grad, graduated in Dec. Took a job on a med surg floor where I worked as an intern. I'm still on a 3 month orientation which will end in a couple of more weeks. I never was what you would call "excited" about the job in med surg or even in a hospital, for that matter.

Here's the issue, my friend and I are a lot alike regarding our goals; we both want to eventually become NPs. We both do not like the hospital. She now has a job at a home health agency and has been orienting over the last 5 weeks and loves it. She is encouraging me to come to work there, too. It sounds really good. I have an interview on Friday.

If I get the job, would it be acceptable to keep my job at the hospital PRN or is that for nurses who have more experience? They did invest a lot of time into training me and I just don't want to up and quit. I don't really know how to approach the floor manager about this. Any suggestions?

I'm a fairly new grad, graduated in Dec. Took a job on a med surg floor where I worked as an intern.... She is encouraging me to come to work there, too. It sounds really good. I have an interview on Friday.

I have a dilemma too - my wallet is too small for my 100's!

Just kidding, I hope things work out for you. I would love to work Med Surg and Home Health simultaneously after I graduate.

Specializes in chemical dependency detox/psych.

As a newer RN that did a very brief foray into home health, let me just say, "Don't." You will be short-changing yourself and your patients, as there are too many things that you may miss or not know how to handle. I have been the noc shift charge RN for my hospital's detox unit since 3 months after getting my RN license, and that is nothing in comparison to the stress and feelings of utter and complete fear of being out there without a net. I know I'm sounding like a Negative Nelly, but I really wish someone had talked to me about my decision, and what on earth I was getting into. Thankfully, I kept my hospital job when I tried out the whole home health gig, and I am very happy to have my experienced RNs, LPNs, House Charge, and CNAs on hand to help me out and give me advice.:twocents:

Specializes in Home Health CM.
As a newer RN that did a very brief foray into home health, let me just say, "Don't." You will be short-changing yourself and your patients, as there are too many things that you may miss or not know how to handle. I have been the noc shift charge RN for my hospital's detox unit since 3 months after getting my RN license, and that is nothing in comparison to the stress and feelings of utter and complete fear of being out there without a net. I know I'm sounding like a Negative Nelly, but I really wish someone had talked to me about my decision, and what on earth I was getting into. Thankfully, I kept my hospital job when I tried out the whole home health gig, and I am very happy to have my experienced RNs, LPNs, House Charge, and CNAs on hand to help me out and give me advice.:twocents:

Thanks for the heads up. After reading everyone's posts, I'm thinking about just doing PRN to gain some exposure in home health while keeping my hopsital job. I've been told that the PRN is just visits without the management part and is much less risky for the patient.

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