which is more ideal for RNs, clinics or hospital?

[miss_cy]

hi! im a BSN grad, got my RN license, BLS certificate and ssn. now its time to look for a job and apply. i made more than a few but not alot of RN friends since i got here in the states and they are very helpful by giving suggestions and sharing their experiences as a RN. some work in the hospital, some are travel nurse and some works in the clinic. hearing their stories and suggestions made me a bit confused to where to apply! whether in the clinics like scripps, Kaiser etc..or in the huge medical facilities, like hospitals.

i talked to one of my friends who works at scripps clinic and she said, she finally having a life! she used to work in a hospital setting and there was never a time when she already wanted to stop being an RN due to the demand and stresses that her job was giving her. she never had time with her family at church and even for herself. she told me that though the pay was high, she wasnt able to enjoy her life. she worked there 3 times a day and the flexible schedule idea ruin her normal rest hours. now she works mon-fri, 8am-4pm in the clinic she prayed for, the pay wasnt higher than the hospital but shes definitely satisfied, no stress at all!

another friend of mine who works in the hospital says, her night shifts are really ruining her schedules. she cant attend the church activities, shes dead tired in the morning and during her offs still, shes awake late at night due to the fact that her body is used to stay up in a wrong time.

though theres 1 whos saying that its good to start in the hospital but i asked her reasons, she just said its just better for those who had no experience yet. why? does it mean that for an RNs first job here, its better to experience the stresses of being a nurse??

im hoping that you guys could help me choose. i know your experiences and suggestions would help me decide.

i would love to work as an RN and be able to do my role as a wife as well.

tnx again!

[jerrycRN]

First of congratulations on getting your R.N. license. Secondly, most nurses say that its a good idea to start off in an acute care setting (i.e. med/surg.) then specialize after a year or two of experience. I also learned that most outpatient clinics won't hire "new grads" they either want experience or if you can get "hooked up." Also, now is not the time to be too picky on where you want to start off at. There are a lot of new grads who would basically take any R.N. position that is offered to them.

[gwafuh_rn, BSN, RN]

start at any skilled nursing facility like me.hehe

[miss_cy]

start at any skilled nursing facility like me.hehe

hhmm... i dont think being a "i'll get whatever is the offer" type of RN isnt a very smart choice. i mean, youve worked your butt off in school for 4 yrs, worked hard for an exam like the nclex and by time you apply you'll just go to wherever says they can hire you. uhhmm.. wait wait..thats scary..

anyways, i talked to my friend who works at scripps (medical office) and what she told me was totally the opposite, she said during the orientation there where 70% newly grads. i think its more of my hopes of getting an 7 or 8am til dinner time schedule thats kind of telling me to apply at either a clinic or a hospital with a morning til dinner time sched;)

i hope ican get some info from different types of nurses

[BroadwayRN, ASN, RN]

I think you'd be hard pressed to find an RN position in a clinic (doctors offices) they would rather pay a medical assistant $10/hr than to pay a RN $30 an hour. They think of the bottom line not what is best for their patients.

Besides new nurses should start out working in a hospital, but that's only my opinion.

[miss_cy]

I think you'd be hard pressed to find an RN position in a clinic (doctors offices) they would rather pay a medical assistant $10/hr than to pay a RN $30 an hour. They think of the bottom line not what is best for their patients.

Besides new nurses should start out working in a hospital, but that's only my opinion.

oh..i see..thanks. thats a very good suggestion though. its rili different to talk with people who might have gone through my situation now as a first timer applicant.

and its funny how it can rili b a fact that they'll think more of their company than whats best for their patient. oh well!

[suzanne4, RN]

Remember that you trained out of the US, so it is going to be much harder to get hired that being said when one does not have any experience in the US.

Hospitals are always going to be more ideal, you get the experience as to how things are done in the US in just treating patients, etc. Learning how to strengthen the skills that you may have never done but are part of the routine of every nurse here.

If asking for my opinion, it is always better to get your skill level to where you feel very confident with everything. Remember that although a clinic is out-patient, patients do have cardiac arrests there, faint, and any other emergency that you can imagine. What would you do in that situation?

[miss_cy]

Remember that you trained out of the US, so it is going to be much harder to get hired that being said when one does not have any experience in the US.

Hospitals are always going to be more ideal, you get the experience as to how things are done in the US in just treating patients, etc. Learning how to strengthen the skills that you may have never done but are part of the routine of every nurse here.

If asking for my opinion, it is always better to get your skill level to where you feel very confident with everything. Remember that although a clinic is out-patient, patients do have cardiac arrests there, faint, and any other emergency that you can imagine. What would you do in that situation?

oh..i just felt one nclex question in there suzanne. lol. i would say i will do what the trainor at my BLS CPR class have thought if that happens.

another new opinion with regards to clinical jobs i got from you my dear. tnx so much. with regards to my skill level, i think where i can apply the "A.D.P.I.E." would be the area of confidence.,,hhmmm ... yeah, thats what i thought.:icon_roll

what d'you guys think?

[gwafuh_rn, BSN, RN]

hhmm... i dont think being a "i'll get whatever is the offer" type of RN isnt a very smart choice. i mean, youve worked your butt off in school for 4 yrs, worked hard for an exam like the nclex and by time you apply you'll just go to wherever says they can hire you. uhhmm.. wait wait..thats scary..

anyways, i talked to my friend who works at scripps (medical office) and what she told me was totally the opposite, she said during the orientation there where 70% newly grads. i think its more of my hopes of getting an 7 or 8am til dinner time schedule thats kind of telling me to apply at either a clinic or a hospital with a morning til dinner time sched;)

i hope ican get some info from different types of nurses

Are you pinay? What i mean to say is if you're having hard time applying in acute hospitals, trying inquiring at a skilled nursing facility, rehab,etc.and work there as RN.maybe you misunderstood what I said.hehe

[miss_cy]

Are you pinay? What i mean to say is if you're having hard time applying in acute hospitals, trying inquiring at a skilled nursing facility, rehab,etc.and work there as RN.maybe you misunderstood what I said.hehe

oh no no no no..i understood it, my 1st phrase was an answer to the suggestion before your post actually. i got what you've said about the skilled facility thing. tnx!

and yes im a pinay