transfer from ortho/neuro to oncology/surgical

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Specializes in neuro/ortho med surge 4.

Hi all,

There is an opening at my hospital for an oncology/surgical nurse. I Need a change from my unit where we get a lot of detoxers and the confused. I want to apply but feel this will alert my current nurse manager to me wanting to leave her unit. I have been on my unit for 4 years and I work with a great group.

If I were not to get the position I just do not want it to be awkward on my unit or my nurse manager to have an attitude with me. Has anyone else tried to transfer and not been chosen for the new position? If not, how was your working environment with your nurse manager?

thanks for all responses

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I almost always apply, sometimes I get them sometimes I don't. Right now I don't want to go I but I like having options. It's never been an issue. I don't think managers are so naive to think you will be with them forever. Do you have a union?

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Specializes in Intermediate care.

General rule...

keep in mind that detox/confused patients get placed on any med/surg unit (generally). We all need to "share the love" with these patients. Sometimes i feel like our unit gets pooped on all the time with these patients. When i have to float to other units, i see that they have just as much as we do.So...going to a new unit for that reason alone, you're probably going to be disapointed. I could totally be wrong though and maybe it is your hospitals protocol to take them. However; in our hospital pretty much any med/surg unit can cake an "altered mental status patient" or a detox that isn't having DT and is generally safe. We share the love among us.

Although we are talking about this in our meetings and adminstration is actually listening to us and trying to open up a unit for med-psych/detox/confused/awaiting placement patients. There are SOOOO many of them and they are taking up hospital beds for people who need them. They expect it to be up and running when we move into the new hospital in 2014.

We are currently building a new facility and they promised us this unit will be there. Already they are recruiting to see who wants to work it so i know its not lies. No takers yet, obviously :wacky: i voted on taking advantage of the newbies on staffing it. HA! just kidding.

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