ASN graduate enrolled in BSN program...should I still look for jobs?

[ajl009]

I am a May 2013 graduate who was let go from orientation on a Telemetry floor after one month. I was devastated and felt like a failure. However, now that I have had some time to think about my experience there I wonder if I was completely to blame. Upon meeting my preceptor, he was always acting as if I was trying to slack off. I love nursing and I have been praised for my work ethic, both by my clinical instructors as a nursing student and by my supervisors as a nursing assistant.

There was one time my locator necklace was not working and he assumed I had gone to lunch without telling him so he went without me and I had no idea where he went! He would always be upset when I made a mistake because as he put it "that makes me look bad". I felt as though he were worried more about his image then being a good teacher. I think he was also speaking badly to me about our coworkers because towards the end of my time there, they would act strange around me. Another thing he would do was discipline my work in front of my patients. I tried so hard at that job and any advice would mean the absolute world to me.

After I was let go from orientation, I applied to a local community college so I could get 27 credits of general education which is a prerequisite for my bachelor program next January. My biggest fear is losing my nursing skills. I have gotten a job offer from a home health agency riding buses with seizure prone children on an as needed basis, and I also have an interview at a long term care facility this Friday. The home health agency job won't keep me up on IV's and wound care, but it won't take up much of my time. At the community college I will be taking 15 credits this January. The LTC job has full time positions available, but that would be very time consuming. However, it would give me very valuable experience.

Does anyone have any advice for me?

[Lev, MSN, RN, NP]

Ask if you can work for them part time or on weekends.

[Smiley007]

I think you should do what best fit your situation. When I was in college, I was a fulltime student and worked fulltime. I was single, no kids with no financial support from anyone. It was extremely hard working, studying, and maintaining a household. There was times I thought I was going to fail out of nursing school. However, I managed to work 3 12hr shifts (Thurs, Frid, Sat) and graduate with my BSN. If you don't need to work full-time, then don't. Working less eliminates some stress and allows more time to study. Remember: All things are possible through Christ.

[Mia83]

@Smiley007 I totally agree