Ambulatory Surgery vs. Clinical RN Analyst

[KSGMaine, ASN]

Hello fellow nurses! I'm in kind of a pickle and was hoping you could help! I won't bore you with all the details, but I am fairly new (4 years ADN) and have held several jobs, trying to find my niche. I have recently worked as an infusion nurse and truly enjoy this job, however, due to lateral violence I am forced to move on. I applied for a Medical Review Clinical RN Analyst job and an Ambulatory Surgery RN job and had actually accepted the Analyst job, then was offered the ASU job. Both are located close to my home, the ASU job is per diem right now, but could lead to FT with bene's etc. that I need.

I am so torn as to what to do, work the office job or take the leap and do the ASU job, I am scared to death of failing in the ASU job, I am concerned about knowing someone in the unit, who may or may not have an issue with me and don't want to be faced with the "eat your young" scenario. With the office job, I am afraid of being bored, not keeping my clinical skills, however, the hours are good, pay is better than ASU, don't think the "eat your young" would be as prevalent etc.!

I'm thinking jobs like ASU come along more frequently, than a "nice" office job - Hubby thinks I should at least try the office job......TORN!

[roser13, ASN, RN]

I'm curious as to why, after leaving one position due to "lateral violence," you now have fears about a potential co-worker eating her young"?

Both of these cliches are greatly over-used, in my opinion. I wonder if there's more to this story that would have an impact on where you choose to work and in what type of environment?

[HouTx, BSN, MSN, EdD]

You may want to find out more about the analyst position. In my organization, these are absolutely not 'desk-bound' positions. They actively participate in all sorts of initiatives.