How far do you work from home?

[DAMomma]

i am kinda piggy backing off another post here regarding "how long should you wait before transferring to another unit" i am a new grad 6 months as an rn now. my questions is would you transfer to another facility because of the distance? help me out here. i drive 25.5 miles one way, 40 minutes, 28 stop lights (yeah, i counted them all the way home one day......:stone). the facility where i work it seems like everyone lives locally or less than 10 miles away from the hospital. the reason i choose the facility is because i do like the health system where i work. i checked out the other facilities in the system but they are all still appx 20 miles away.

i am breaking my nursing legs in well on my floor and i get along well with the staff and management. my question is would you leave well enough alone and suck up the drive or would you jump ship (i am thinking about 6 months from now) to go to another health system closer to home. i am thinking about waiting awhile so i can get good experience under my belt. there are two different health systems within 10 miles from my home.

gheeze, i am feeling ungrateful seeing how many people are having a hard time finding a job anywhere.

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[kadell]

1 hr 15 min

too far-- but I love the hospital and I wanted fulltime ER-- and I wasn't finding any opening locally

[DLS_PMHNP, MSN, RN, NP]

17 miles (20-ish minutes) each way. 3 days a week (12 hour shifts)

[NeoNurseTX, RN]

About 2 miles, 3 stop lights. I get there in about 6 minutes. Good thing because I am too tired to drive far after a shift!

[Ruby Vee, BSN]

personally, i think you should stay at least two years. these people gave you a chance and oriented you, they deserve some consideration. i hear you about the commute, though. my commute is either 19 miles (on mostly interstate and then through the city) or 7 miles (on surface streets with 42-47 stoplights, depending upon which surface streets i take). it takes 40-60 minutes depending upon traffic, and then another ten minutes to walk into the building from where i have to park. i've been here five years, and i routinely think about getting a job closer to home . . . but the pay, benefits and educational opportunities are great and i'm vested in the retirement plan now.

[Patchouli]

i drive an hour and twenty minutes one way. there were not any positions for new grads at any of the hospitals that i did clinicals at. the hospital in the town nearby was hiring, but it was eight hour days, five days a week, and the pay was low. i chose this other hospital because the pay was good and it was on a telemetry/progressive care unit. perfect for someone interested in icu one day.

[RheatherN, ASN, RN, EMT-P]

I know that i have posted to this type of ? before. I know that i said i work about 40 min away, i dont mind the drive, wind down from work, not a bad drive in. but ya know, a while now after working there, combined with driving there for school those yrs. I AM SICK OF IT. simply put. i just dont want to do it anymore. i have found another job, and hopefully, with all my hopes and dreams and might i may have a chance at it. some ppl can do the drive forever and not mind at all, but i dont think i can stand it anymore.

gl with yours

-H-RN

[CoffeeGeekRN]

I am about 8 - 9 miles away from my job depending on which route I take. It takes me about 20 minutes to get there with traffic.

[Journey_On, BSN, RN]

I live 2.3 miles from my hospital, and it takes me about 5 minutes. I love the commute!! It sure beats the 39 or 50 minute commute (we were at a couple of different hospitals) I had during clinicals in nursing school. After clinicals, at certain points, I would hit traffic on the way home and also get sleepy during that long drive - I'm thankful I don't have to worry about that now.