shyne replied to ittybittybabynurse's topic in New Nurse
That would be up to your unit manager. Most places would like for new grads to start working full-time for the experience. Just ask your manager to see if it would be ok to switch to part-time.
shyne replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in New Nurse
I work in another town so I haven't been in touch with any of my classmates in awhile. However, I've heard of a few people switching jobs already. I have been on my job for the entire time, 8 months.
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