New Grad OR nursing??

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Hey all. Just wanted to seek some advice for a difficult decision I may have to make shortly. So I finished up my BSN in December/January and passed my Nclex this month. I was offered a job interview with New York-Presbyterian/Cornell (I used to work there before nursing school). Now, as a new grad, getting a job or even an interview is extremely hard and I know I should be excited about this. However, this interview is for an OR staff nurse position and I would preferably want to go into some form of critical care/ED role position. I know that I should take any job that is offered as a new grad to gain experience before anything else but I feel that OR nursing experience will not help me gain any more experience for what I would like to do with my nursing career. I may even love OR nursing but IDK if it is a good idea for me to start off in OR as I feel I may be "handcuffing" myself to that dept of nursing before gaining any Med/Surg, acute care experience which will help me go where I want to in the future. Also, this interview is only being offered to me as my previous managers called in some favors so this is doubly stressful. I would hate to turn down a job offer that someone helped me get at one of the most prestigious hospitals in the country. And, if that wasn't enough stress, I literally got my license a week ago and people tell me no one gets a job that quickly so I would be crazy if I DIDN'T take it.....Any advice on this would help.

My main issue is not wanting to "waste" years in OR nursing just to have another hard time finding my desired job as my OR experience won't be relevant for any other type of nursing. Thanks again.

HR called me with the offer but unofficially so still waiting for the official offer...trying not to get too excited. Which campus are you going to?

.....They called me within 24 hrs and gave me a verbal offer and the next day I received the written offer via email. I will have a commute...this is all new to me !

Congrats btw !!!!

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.... ..They called me within 24 hrs and gave me a verbal offer and the next day I received the written offer via email. I will have a commute...this is all new to me !

Congrats btw !!!!

Congrats to you too. My potential job is over at Cornell. Don't worry the hospital is beautiful you will love it.

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:) thanks . Can't wait

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Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.
Congrats to you too. My potential job is over at Cornell. Don't worry the hospital is beautiful you will love it.

.....They called me within 24 hrs and gave me a verbal offer and the next day I received the written offer via email. I will have a commute...this is all new to me !

Congrats btw !!!!

:) thanks . Can't wait

Totally off topic, but do the two of you realize just how easy you've made it to identify who you are in real life to those who would be in the know about your employment/potential employment? While the internet itself isn't really anonymous, giving out such identifying information only makes it easier for those who want to figure out who you are and use anything associated with that user name against you. Read some of the stories on here about posters who have been identified or had their postings slipped under a manager's door.

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I am surprised that hospital is hiring new grads for the OR. Most nurses who are in OR have several years of experience in critical care and even ER. Maybe they saw something special in you.

I was hired as a new grad (hadn't even taken the NCLEX yet) and both hospitals I have worked at have routinely hired new grads. I don't really see how critical care experience would really be relevant unless you were recovering patients.

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I was hired as a new grad (hadn't even taken the NCLEX yet) and both hospitals I have worked at have routinely hired new grads. I don't really see how critical care experience would really be relevant unless you were recovering patients.
Didn't say ALL hospitals. And with any type of surgery including the "routine" ones, things can go terribly wrong. The OR/PACU nurses I know had previous critical care experience. There are many GNs who are in ICU too so things are possible...
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HAYB, how was the interview? I have one lined up next week with NYP-Cornell for an OR position as a new grad. Any help would be awesome!! :)

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how was your interview experience? i have an interview for the OR as a new grad next week...any help would be MUCH appreciated :)

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@ HAYB. May I ask, where did you go to nursing school?

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do any of you have input on the NYP pharm exam? I am taking it soon and nervous!

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