How long did you stay?!

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How long did you stay at your first nursing job, and if it wasn't a med-surg position.. how long did you stay on the med-surg floor before you ventured out? please tell me about your experience :)

Specializes in Nurse Scientist-Research.

When I was in school I said I would stay in my first job for a year then go traveling. I accepted a grant from a local hospital that required 2 years, so I compromised and said I would stay 2 years. By the time I got to 2 years I was starting to work charge and I like that so I stayed nearly 5 years. It was step-down telemetry but essentially ramped up med/surg.

I finally went traveling, enjoyed it but got it out of my system. Several years later I finally got into a specialty; NICU.

Love it.

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I started out in recovery room, did a year in ED (small hospital with only 2 of us on 3-11), then went to ICU for 10 years. Switched to another hospital and 20 years later I'm still working in SICU. Never did any med-surg.

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Home Health.
What in the world? 45 minutes? Would you mind giving details? If not, I completely understand :)

Eight months after graduation, I was hired at an LTC for a part-time (16 hours a week) night position. My first day, after 20 minutes in the unit manager's office and another 20 in the day room, the unit manager told me that the job was now per-diem, and they didn't have the budget for 2 orientees at once, so she was sending me home. When I called back for an update a few days later, she said the position had been canceled.

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Specializes in Psych, EMS.

12 months and counting. I like it okay but I only anticipate sticking around for another 6 months.

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I have been at my hospital for over 4 years. This being my first nursing job. I started as an LPN, and just got my RN in 12/10. It is a small, rural hospital. We also have telemetry. I have a question. Can i include my med/surg experience while i was an LPN? I was IV certified. Because, when i apply for another job, can I say that i have had over 4 years med/surg. experience? I am confused about this.

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Specializes in LTC/Skilled Care/Rehab.

I have been working in LTC for 7 months and I think I'm ready for something else. I wish I could have started out in Med-Surg but I couldn't find any positions in that area.

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Specializes in Pediatric/Adolescent, Med-Surg.

I stayed at my first nursing job for 1 1/2 years and it was pediatric acute care floor which specialized in adolescent medicine and peds endocrinology pts. I went on later to continue working peds as well as to do med-surg.

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Specializes in LTC.

Started and still am at my first job. 6 weeks and counting and I'm terrified that I hate it so much and I'm still in orientation. The signs are all there that this job is not the business but I am still looking for work with not too much luck and I need the money. *sigh* Jesus take the wheel and give me the strength to continue.:crying2:

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I've been on Tele for 6 months and hate it. Just got hired full-time in an ER and start in Feb

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Stayed at my first job on a combined Med/Surg/Telem floor for just over 7 years. Loved it. Only left when I moved to a completely differant country :)

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Specializes in Telemetry, Oncology, Progressive Care.

Never did med-surg. Started out doing tele. Stayed at first job 20 months.

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

13 months and counting in med-surg/tele/stepdown type unit. I really want OB.

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