Is it worth the commute?

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hello everyone....:specs:

i was hoping some of you could shed some light on a delemia i've been having.

currently i work for a small community hospital emergency department about 50-60 miles from boston. i've been there approx. 2 years and although i love it there, conditions are making it harder to keep staff; myself included. now i know every hospital has there down sides. but i'm seriously thinking of going per-diem and looking for another hospital. there are many in my area, however now that my personal life is in order, i thought about traveling up to a "boston hospital". its always been my dream to work at level 1 trauma center/ teaching facility/ magnet hospital. my concern is...will it be worth the 2 + hour a day i lose to just driving. will i be compensated as far as pay/personal growth. is anyone doing that right now or has done it? i just feel if i'm going to do it, it has to be worth it. i know how it is to commute only because prior to nursing...i had a daily commute of 3 hours a day....looking back it was not worth it for the pay or sanity.

anyone who could lend some advise, i would be grateful.

my stats: ed 2 years acls/pals multiple shifts as charge nurse 8 years in ems pre-hospital

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Hi and welcome to the site

Sometime to think about deciding whether the drive is worth it is to try and drive it at a time that you would need to if you went ahead and did it, also need to be aware of any delays ie weather or traffic

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Specializes in RN- Med/surg.

Totally depends on you. I drive 60 miles to work- and it doesn't bother me at all. At first...we planned to defiantely move. I've been doing it for 6 months now...and it isn't even an annoyance. The pay is enough to compensates me for time and gas...and the fact that I love my job makes it even more worth it.

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Specializes in TICU, cardiac- stepdown.

I've been thinkning about the same thing right now I commute to RIH from NB which is a beauty of a commute I use it as downtime to relax after a busy shift but ai also think of going to Boston at times but worry about the commute and would it be worth it?

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