Does it look bad to request to go prn from part time when just starting a job?

[mzsuccess]

I've been at this LTC job since April . While I have to admit it's better than most LTC I feel as if all I'm doing is popping pills. I also work per diem at a treatment center and I really enjoy it. The director there reached out to me to go full time Mon-Fri and I can't do both because both are second shift. I just feel awful because the DON has been so kind and making sure I'm getting all the training I need. I don't want to all the way leave this job because I really like the facility and patients. But it's ltc at the end of the day. Any advice?

[NuGuyNurse2b]

Thx they just offered so much support for me being a new nurse. And to offer a raise so quick was a great token. I just feel like I'm letting them down.

That's because you are letting them down. But in the same vein, the high turnover at LTC's is a reality for them. While there are people who love the job, the truth is, majority of applicants take it because they're new grads with no experience and LTC's allow them a path into hospital settings because it counts as experience (well...for some hospitals...). You should do what you feel is right for you.

As a new grad I applied to a bunch of positions, only getting callbacks to a few and eventually hired to psych facility, and then used that experience to get into a med surg floor - both positions I knew I didn't want but it was a foot in the door, and after I got the experience I wanted, I transferred to where I really wanted to be. Did I feel guilty when I left those positions? Of course. Those people were nice to me and gave a new grad a chance. But I saw other nurses before me who were leaving those places and I in turn replaced someone else who left, so I was just another brick in the wall being replaced. That's the reality of nursing, people move on to places they want to be. Even your LTC DON might be looking for another job herself.

[mzsuccess]

That's because you are letting them down. But in the same vein, the high turnover at LTC's is a reality for them. While there are people who love the job, the truth is, majority of applicants take it because they're new grads with no experience and LTC's allow them a path into hospital settings because it counts as experience (well...for some hospitals...). You should do what you feel is right for you.

As a new grad I applied to a bunch of positions, only getting callbacks to a few and eventually hired to psych facility, and then used that experience to get into a med surg floor - both positions I knew I didn't want but it was a foot in the door, and after I got the experience I wanted, I transferred to where I really wanted to be. Did I feel guilty when I left those positions? Of course. Those people were nice to me and gave a new grad a chance. But I saw other nurses before me who were leaving those places and I in turn replaced someone else who left, so I was just another brick in the wall being replaced. That's the reality of nursing, people move on to places they want to be. Even your LTC DON might be looking for another job herself.

Thanks for replying.

I'm now outweighing my options and I'd rather have full time with benefits and definitely can't imagine myself going full time there. But trying to stick it out for the experience being that long care experience would get me farther down the line.

[mzsuccess]

They might. On the other hand, they might just be happen with a PRN person who appears to be reliable. There is no real right answer, and only you know what is best for you. If you feel that the tx center is what you want, I say go for it...just be prepared that it might not be well received at the LTC facility.

You're right and I'm tryin my best to like it but I'm dreading work everyday.