Published Nov 13, 2010
HappyNurse2005, RN
1,640 Posts
I've been a nurse for 5 1/2 years. I've had 3 nursing jobs, and will be starting the fourth soon! sorta feels like a lot to me.
job 1-1 year 3 months
job 2- 3 years 3 months
job 3-1 year
I didnt set out to be a job hopper! left job 1 because a job in the field i wanted was open. left job 2 because i thought that m-f job would be great. leaving job 3 next month because i want to get back to the hospital (and labor and delivery)
EarthChild1130
576 Posts
I've been a nurse for 5 years...
Job 1: 1 year
Job 2: 1.5 years
Job 3: 3 years
Job 4: 2 months
new job as of today!
I don't like being a hopper either...my husband's in the military which is why I left jobs 1 and 3...the others just SUCKED lol.
kesr
162 Posts
Full time nurse for 38 years
Job 1: 10 months
Job 2: 3 years
Job 3: 10 years
Job 4: 22 years
retired
Job 5: per diem 2 years
I've been a nurse for 5 years...Job 1: 1 yearJob 2: 1.5 yearsJob 3: 3 yearsJob 4: 2 monthsnew job as of today!I don't like being a hopper either...my husband's in the military which is why I left jobs 1 and 3...the others just SUCKED lol.
number four must have really sucked if you left after 2 months! Hope this new one is better :)
tyvin, BSN, RN
1,620 Posts
>15 years:
Job 1: 11 months
Job 2: 14 months
Job 3: 2 years
Job 4: 3 years
Job 5: 8 years and going
All were full-time and permanent positions. I went from home health to LTC to hospice to psych and then settled down.
All the nurses I know have worked in more then one job. Othen times it's hard to find the right mix and until a nurse does they usually need to take what comes (some experience is better then no experience). My resume expands over 3 states due to my moving for persoal reasons.
Davey Do
10,608 Posts
I've had 17 positions in 11 different facilities in nearly 28 years.
Dave
NurseKatie08, MSN
754 Posts
I've been a nurse for 2 years, 2 months...been at my present job since I became licensed :-)
DizzyLizzyNurse
1,024 Posts
I was an aide for a few years and have been a nurse for the rest. Same facility for 9 years!
diane227, LPN, RN
1,941 Posts
I have been a nurse for 32 years. I have had a number of different jobs but some have been promotions at the same facility. I have worked in three different states.
Scrubby
1,313 Posts
I've been an RN for almost six years now....wow does time fly!
I worked as a carer in a nursing home for about seven months and it was a real eye opening experience. I think all nursing students should do this as part of their training because it helps prepare you for the realities of nursing. I left this job and was an AIN on a haematology ward during my final year as a nursing student, absolutely loved it because the nurses pushed me hard during this year they wanted to get me ready for being a graduate nurse. The experience was invaluable. During this year I did a clinical placement in the OR and really found my niche.
I did my one year as part of the graduate nursing program which involved 3 four month placements in ICU, surgical ward and the OR. I stayed on in the OR and haven't left. I don't think I ever will.
StephRN08
40 Posts
Nurse Tech for 3 years on the same unit...
RN for 2 1/2 years...
Job 1 - 8 months in ICU
Job 2 - 1 1/2 years inpatient/outpatient oncology/BMT and IV team
I left the first job because I quickly discovered ICU was not for me. When I took my present position, I swore that I would never leave but the health system is integrating services. I refuse to go from a Magnet hospital to a unionized hospital. So I will be starting job 3 in a few weeks. Also did a 2 week part-time stint at a major cancer center in the area but quickly left because it was unsafe.
OutlawNurse86, BSN, RN
148 Posts
PCT for 3 years 1 on telemetry, 2 on PCU.
LVN for 2 years (this December), worked on telemetry, PCU, Med-surg, now back with my original crew.
Worked at the same hospital for nearly 5 years, but I've hopped around to dang near every unit.