Hi all,
Right now I work at a small hospital as a PCT and monitor tech. I've been there for three years now and love my job. I have one more year of nursing school to go, and I am guaranteed a job once I graduate. Problem - it is a slow hospital, and I feel like I will not be getting the experience I need once I am an RN. If I work there as a nurse, I am afraid I will get comfortable with the slower pace and if I leave to go to a busier hospital, I will drown in the heavy load and fast pace. I hear from some nurses it's good to start out slow and organize yourself, and others say it's good to be thrown to the wolves and learn to survive. If I leave to go to a busier hospital now, I am not going to be guaranteed a job once I graduate because of the times. I know many people that have graduated this past May and still cannot find jobs, some even completing a program at their hospital with signed contracts and all.
So should I stay where I am and have a guaranteed job or find a job at a busier hospital and risk not having a job as an RN once I graduate?
Thanks for your input.
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