I've been going round and round with this (as you can see, I am writing this in the middle of the night), and I'm hoping for some feedback, especially from the more experienced nurses.
I've recently been hired as a Health Unit Coordinator in a hospital I have been longing to get into. I've had hospital orientation this past week and next week I start orienting on the floor. I'm so excited. I really feel that this position is the one for me. I can work closely with you wonderful nurses, helping you I hope in anyway to make your days run more smoothly. While I am right now a per diem employee, I don't think I would have any problem becoming a full-timer and the salary isn't all that bad. I can also move throughout the hospital learning different departments if I want.
The conflict is that I have been accepted into the nursing program and though I have been going round and round with this career path, I've yet to take it. Today I received notification about orientation and I don't have the enthusiasm that I thought I should have. I've been hearing from many of the nurses (experienced many, many years) that they are coming near the end of their careers and that they are seeing many new nurses starting and leaving very quickly.
Maybe if I was 10 years younger I wouldn't hesitate as much, but at 40, I actually want my life to start.
