Leaving nursing job after 2 months

[swimmingfever00]

Hi everyone, I am a new graduate nurse on the telemetry unit at a large academic medical center. This is my first nursing job after school and I'm on orientation. Nursing is a second career for me, my first job was in clinical research. I have a bachelor's degree in neuroscience and in nursing.

My goal after nursing school was to go back to clinical research. I was unable to find any jobs in the research field and I ended up accepting a position on the telemetry floor. The hospital I work for just posted a job opening for a clinical research nurse in orthopaedics unit and I want to apply for the position. But I'm afraid it may backfire on me if my manager finds out. I'm on the second month of a three month orientation period.

I enjoy interacting with patients, but I do

not feel intellectually challenged and I dread going to work each day. I feel like a glorified waiter at my current position and I think I would be much happier working in research. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

[Sue Demonas, BSN, MSN, PhD, RN]

What are the requirements for the research nurse position? Usually, that is not a position that is recruiting for a new graduate nurse with no patient care experience, and most research focused nurse positions want MSN or doctorally prepared nurses, who are armed with significant experience, clinical judgments and ideas, in addition to formal research preparation.

I recommend getting more clinical experience that will only serve to enrich your later work as a research nurse.

[FolksBtrippin, BSN, RN]

That may have been reasonable back when there were oodles of nursing jobs available but in this market new grads don't have that luxury. Do you advise just sitting at home getting no experience until they can land a job in their field of interest? I believe you've been on the other thread were the poster has basically done just that and it hasn't worked out that well for her.

As for most research positions. Very few of them will take a new grad. They usually need some clinical experience. I get that the OP has a research background but they want nursing experience as well.

Demand for nurses in most markets is relatively high compared to other professions. In some parts of the country, nursing jobs are much harder to come by, but if the OP was able to get a hospital job on a telemetry unit and feels she has a chance at a research position right now, then the OP is not in one of those markets where you need to take what you can get.

The other post is a different person with a very different kind of problem.

[Been there,done that, ASN, RN]

Why does own it matter if I am an RN or not. I am not saying I am an RN. I can be the mayor from New York or be the homeless guy. What matters here is that when you give advice you should put the negatives out. No need to advice him or her in a negative way. No one is perfect. Having said that I am guessing you are not an RN ? Because a real RN is compassionate and caring and I don't see this in your post. I don't see you having peoples skills and that's sad. Hope your enjoying the rest of your day.

Dude, besides reading the TOS, check out other poster's background and previous posts. You could easily see I have been an RN for 33+ years. I give excellent advice. Compassionate and caring is not determined by a single answer to a pretty weird post.

[Wuzzie]

Demand for nurses in most markets is relatively high compared to other professions. In some parts of the country, nursing jobs are much harder to come by, but if the OP was able to get a hospital job on a telemetry unit and feels she has a chance at a research position right now, then the OP is not in one of those markets where you need to take what you can get.

The other post is a different person with a very different kind of problem.

Demand for nurses may be high but demand for new grads is not. Your post that I quoted was a generalization so I responded in kind. It was not specific to the OP's situation. Still, given my experience in a world renown research hospital, I find it unlikely that a new grad with 2 months experience is a viable candidate for a research position. If he/she applies and the current manager gets wind of it there is a good possibility they will lose their med-surg position and that would be a very bitter pill to swallow.

[Ruby Vee, BSN]

why all of this negativity? This person came here to look for some help to look for some advice and you make her feel like she's a lousy person. How did you become an RN a compassionate RN living in a negative world.

From your user name, I'd guess that you're still a student? Or a recent graduate not yet actually employed as a nurse? It appears as though you don't really have anything to add to the discussion, but you're willing to jump in there swinging at the experienced nurses for not being "compassionate" enough to suit you. Nevermind that the advice most are giving is spot on. (Except for those few who are advising "Follow your dreeeam.") If you have nothing to say that will be helpful to the OP, I'd suggest that you're being a trifle hypocritical here. Or don't you think it's negative to bash those who are giving good, solid advice, albeit advice that you or the OP may not LIKE?

[Ruby Vee, BSN]

****For some reason I cant use apostrophes today. No idea what thats about. Please forgive****

This is precisely the reason new grads should not be encouraged to work for a year in med surg, telemetry, etc before going after what they really want; especially when they have experience in another field. If you dont know what you want yet, try med surg or take anything you are offered. If you do, you should go for what you want before you take something that doesnt interest you.

OP should have started out in clinical research nursing, having come from a clinical research background. Its just a waste of resources that OP is stuck somewhere she doesnt want to be when there are a ton of new grads who would really love to be there. There is nothing boring about telemetry, unless you really never wanted to do it in the first place.

Job-seekers: Be honest in your interview. Tell recruiters what you really want, not what you think they want to hear.

OP, I dont think you will be able to transfer at this point. But I do think you should start applying outside of your hospital network to get a research position. In the meantime, try to be the best nurse you can be even though this is not your thing.

Clinical research nursing usually requires at least a few years of solid nursing experience. The OP has no nursing experience. If NOTHING about nursing interests her other than clinical research nursing, she's SOL.

[Ruby Vee, BSN]

You are right, advice and no negativity please.

I was right the first time. Hypocrite. Because a vast amount of negativity is coming from you.

[Ruby Vee, BSN]

Why does own it matter if I am an RN or not. I am not saying I am an RN. I can be the mayor from New York or be the homeless guy. What matters here is that when you give advice you should put the negatives out. No need to advice him or her in a negative way. No one is perfect. Having said that I am guessing you are not an RN ? Because a real RN is compassionate and caring and I don't see this in your post. I don't see you having peoples skills and that's sad. Hope your enjoying the rest of your day.

It matters if you're an RN or not because you have "RN" in your user name. So you are, in effect, saying that you're an RN or that you expect to be by about this time.

Straightforward honesty is not negativity.

Real RNs are people, but you wouldn't know anything about what a real RN is or is not because you are not an RN.

And this "compassionate and caring" bullhockey has nothing to do with what you seem to think it does. The poster asked for advice; the poster got advice. You're using the words "compassionate and caring" to mean "the way I think things ought to be." And you'd be using them incorrectly.

But then, you're not a nurse.

[Been there,done that, ASN, RN]

It matters if you're an RN or not because you have "RN" in your user name. So you are, in effect, saying that you're an RN or that you expect to be by about this time.

Straightforward honesty is not negativity.

Real RNs are people, but you wouldn't know anything about what a real RN is or is not because you are not an RN.

And this "compassionate and caring" bullhockey has nothing to do with what you seem to think it does. The poster asked for advice; the poster got advice. You're using the words "compassionate and caring" to mean "the way I think things ought to be." And you'd be using them incorrectly.

But then, you're not a nurse.

Amen, fellow nurse.

[Ddestiny, BSN, RN]

Why does own it matter if I am an RN or not. I am not saying I am an RN. I can be the mayor from New York or be the homeless guy. What matters here is that when you give advice you should put the negatives out. No need to advice him or her in a negative way. No one is perfect. Having said that I am guessing you are not an RN ? Because a real RN is compassionate and caring and I don't see this in your post. I don't see you having peoples skills and that's sad. Hope your enjoying the rest of your day.

There is more to "compassion and caring" than saying nice things that people want to hear. Giving advice on real life situations can cause real life consequences. "Follow your dreams and leave your job of 2 months" is a nice idea, in an ideal world, but none of us live there. What happens when her real life boss finds out she's trying to jump ship while still on orientation, denies the transfer AND puts a target on her back because she now knows that OP has no intention of sticking around any longer than necessary? You, as an advisor, have no control over the other people involved in the scenarios for which you are offering advice (i.e. the OP's boss, the person hiring for the other job, etc) and their reactions to her following your advice. They did not get your sunshine and rainbows "follow your heart" talk, they're the ones that have bosses over THEM that need to them to be hiring and retaining real, quality employees. Some areas of the country have new grads that cannot get jobs for months after graduation, throwing away gainful employment and/or tarnishing your reputation can screw up one's future a lot more than just feeling unfulfilled in one's daily job.

Other posters on this thread can tell from your advice that you are not an RN, because the concept of not giving unrealistic advice is not new to us. It's absolutely related to nursing and healthcare. Do you tell the family of the dying patient to "follow their dreams" of keeping their Dad around despite his suffering and his negative medical prognosis? No, because that is giving false hope. Or how about the noncompliant diabetic -- "follow your dreams" of being comforted by those carbohydrates, what can go wrong?

It's more comfortable for EVERYONE to be able to give nice, sweet advice -- "You're doing the right thing," "Dad's doing so much better," etc. It's easier to say and it's easier to hear, but it's not always appropriate. Real life scenarios require real life conversations, about real life consequences. If you're more interested in maintaining a sunshiney relationship with people and not making them upset, than you are in being honest with them, then it says a lot about you and it's not going to serve you if/when you do have that RN behind your name.

[Zyprexa]

I will bet the rent you are not an RN. Are you an RN or hopeful to achieve that in the fall? If you are not an RN, you need to remove it from your user name.

Why does own it matter if I am an RN or not. I am not saying I am an RN. I can be the mayor from New York or be the homeless guy. What matters here is that when you give advice you should put the negatives out. No need to advice him or her in a negative way. No one is perfect. Having said that I am guessing you are not an RN ? Because a real RN is compassionate and caring and I don't see this in your post. I don't see you having peoples skills and that's sad. Hope your enjoying the rest of your day.

From Aug 29, thread link: https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-student/real-shortage-of-1116553.html

Why does it matter if I am a nurse or a nursing student. I am neither but I know monkey business when I see it.

Hmm, so I'm guessing not an RN?? From the post history, it looks like he/she was a nursing student at GWU and failed out. Now he/she is angry and bitter toward nursing education and any nurse who isn't "compassionate and caring."

[Workitinurfava, BSN, RN]

Nursing is a, "serving the people position", but it is not a waitress position. If it is not your thing, that doesn't make you a horrible person, don't spend time bashing it, just suck it up for the time being and get out of it. Sometimes you can't run right away, hatch a sensible plan and go in peace.