Help I need some advice

[love2beanurse]

I am a nursing student, soon to be new grad in May. I have already had two job offers. One I already accepted with a hospital, it would be on an observation unit. 3 days a week, 12 hour shifts, days for orientation, nights when I come off of orientation. The pay when I come off orientation will be 19.25 and then 3.00 on the weekends extra. I would have to work every other weekend. I would have 6 pts (its a 12 pt ward, with two rn's and one lpn). Now the other job, which I had the offer today after my interview is at a dialysis center. It would be 4 days a week, then 3 days the next week. I would have quite a few patients to take care of during my shift. I would be getting paid 18.50 to start and then 19.00 after ninety days. I would not have to work sundays, christmas, thanksgiving, or new years. I just cannot decide which one to go with right now, I am weighing out the pros and cons. Someone please give me some advice! I am really stressed out!!! The dialysis place is holding my job for me until monday. I need to call her monday and let her know something.

[MistiroseRN]

Weighing out the pros and cons is a good start. Have you visited both places? I would see how the nurses interact with eachother. Is one a more supportive environment? Where will you learn more? Which job are you most interested in? I wouldn't stress too much if you pick the wrong job. Every job is a learning oppertunity and if it doen't work out you can always go somewhere else. Good luck to you.

[racing-mom4, BSN, RN]

I did a clinical at a dialysis center and the nurses there LOVED it. They really become more like family with their patients after all they see them 3x a week.

The only down side I saw was their job seems monotonous same thing every day. They kind of worked on auto pilot.

Can you shadow at both places before you decide? I am a big believer in job shadowing.

Good luck.

[Woodenpug, BSN]

Once you accept a position, it is only right to keep that one. You do not want to burn any bridges.

[rjflyn, ASN, RN]

I would ask the first employer who has offered the position if they can give you at least a couple of those weeks of orientation on the night shift. Why I say that is that the night shift is an entirely different animal. You have resources available during the day that are not there during the day that are not there at night . The people at night are different as well. Your preceptor is not going to be there as well. I have been places where staff get oriented on one shift and the placed on another and this is a classic setup for failure. I would look at it very carefully. It though is up to you if you choose to go that route however.

Rj