Dwcisions, decisions

[Thhudson7]

I recently (2months ago) started a job in an urgent care. Nothing wrong with the job. Coworkers are great, boss is great, docs great. It is a bit boring. However, I was just offered a position out of the blue teaching nursing assistants. One of my dream jobs is teaching. It is a bit less money, but something I always wanted to try. I feel bad leaving so soon. I need help deciding if I should pursue my dream job, or stay where I am just because I haven't been there long.

[Sour Lemon]

That's an odd dream job, but it's your dream. It doesn't sound like a job that would be super hard to come across again in the future., though.

How long have you been in nursing? If you're relatively new, you should probably stick around for a while. If you have a long and stable work history, follow your whim.

[Davey Do]

Back in 1993 I had to make a decision whether to accept a position as a nursing supervisor for a home health agency or a position as a school nurse for behavior/learning challenged students where my then wife worked as a recreational therapist.

I did what I do with every decision where I'm torn: I made two columns and wrote down positives and negatives for each position talked with others including my then wife to gain different perspectives and more data, then I made my decision of the nursing supervisor position.

Was it the "right" decision? Who knows.That was 25 years ago, it's all water under the bridge,and in a 100 years nobody will remember or be affected by my decision.

Welcome to AN.com and good luck to you, Thhudson!

[psu_213, BSN, RN]

I would think that if, in the future, you want to be a nurse educator, i.e., an instructor in a nursing school/college, I think it would be better to develop your nursing practice rather than jumping so early on. Just me opinion and I certainly could be wrong...plus no one on an anonymous message board really knows what is right for you. And I do agree, my guess is that other positions for instructors for nursing assistants will come up in the future, after you have a longer tenure at this job. Thinking about resume, I would think that it would look better to be in the UC job for a few years rather than quickly jumping to the nursing assistant educator job.