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I joined this institute about 2 years ago and my manager who hired me is going because of his promotion. He offered me to apply for the manager position ( not at the same location). I do have 8 degrees in science, nursing, and education. I also have OB experience of 8 plus, med-surg for 4 years but have only been in this company for 2 years. There is one another nurse ( who has been working here for a long time) in the same unit who are interested but he is not recommending them ( per her he told her "she is not a good fit"). I am worried if I agree and does not end up getting this position, I will end up with the nurses who will not be in friendly terms with me. I am confused what should I do?

I will highly appreciate your input on this? Thanks in advance.

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Well, do you want the promotion or not? If you take the promotion, you have to accept what goes along with it and vice versa. Sounds as if your manager is doing you no favors.

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Why wouldn’t the other nurses even need to know? If you want the position do the interview and keep your business to yourself.

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.

I can’t get beyond the part where you have 8 degrees.

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Specializes in Psych, Corrections, Med-Surg, Ambulatory.

What country are you in?

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Specializes in Surgical, quality,management.
On 7/22/2019 at 9:06 PM, klone said:

I can’t get beyond the part where you have 8 degrees.

Same! Are the bachelors degrees or some masters and bachelors or it is post grad certifications??

If you had 8 degrees I would be thinking that you couldn't relate theory to practice.

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Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.

The only pertinent question is "Do you want to move into management?". Nothing else matters. You get ONE LIFE. Live it.

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.
2 hours ago, K+MgSO4 said:

Same! Are the bachelors degrees or some masters and bachelors or it is post grad certifications??

If you had 8 degrees I would be thinking that you couldn't relate theory to practice.

I have 6, personally. If I had continued in my DNP program (I am a dropout! lol), that would be 7. But three are Associates, then one BSN and two MSNs. I never stopped to think that it might be odd. Heh.

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.

I don’t count progressive degrees separately. I don’t count my ADN, BSN, and MSN as three different degrees.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Geriatrics, Wound Care.

If you are interested in the job and are qualified, go for it. If the director doesn't think someone else would be a good fit, maybe they won't. When/if you become a manager, your staff will no longer be the friendly coworkers. The relationship will change over time. Your roles and dynamics will not be the same.

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Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.
19 hours ago, klone said:

I don’t count progressive degrees separately. I don’t count my ADN, BSN, and MSN as three different degrees.

Interesting and a little bit sorrowful. You worked HARD for those degrees. They are indeed three separate degrees with advancing knowledge in the same line of education, diversifying your specialized expertise into more concrete areas. Why would they not "count" as separate degrees?

I count every single degree I earn. Right now I am at four. Three are in nursing and da&&it, I suffered for them. I absolutely hate going to school and I lost a lot of personal hours to advancing my level of knowledge and skill. They COUNT. Yours do too! What count possibly be the benefit in playing down pride in that accomplishment? If they did not "count" one would not have to study for them separately nor pay for them separately nor earn them to begin with.

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Specializes in orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes.

i have 6 degrees too. 3 are nursing and the others are science, education related

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