10 months of experience

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I am a new grad nurse landed my dream job as a NICU nurse at a university hospital in Utah. Bad news is that I will only have 9 months of experience on that unit and will relocate to Philadelphia because I am getting married to a medical student out there. Should I stay in Utah for 3 months to get to the full year of RN experience? Please Help?

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Specializes in Heme Onc.

Why not secure a job in Philadelphia? You know you're moving to Philadelphia... is there a reason you don't move there now and look for work?

It just kinda looks bad, that you knew you were getting married but took a job you knew you would leave in less than a year.

Unless the NICU is cool with this arrangement, then by all means do it! and congratulations (on marriage and new job)

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It just kinda looks bad, that you knew you were getting married but took a job you knew you would leave in less than a year.

She may have not known that she was getting married. I met my hubby and we were married in much less than a year. Mind you I am pretty religious and 4 month courtship is the norm for us.

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So reason I didn't leave now is because we don't get married until June 2016 and our wedding will be in Utah, so I am staying here to plan the wedding, spend these last months with family (no family or friends in Philadelphia), and also I did clinicals and capstone experience at the hospital that I am going to work at so it is a great place for me to get my first experience at. I am willing to stay in Utah for the full year if it will increase the chances of me finding a job easier in Philadelphia. side note as well everything happen so fast, my fiance got into medical school at about the time I was doing my capstone experience and deciding where I wanted to work, then he proposed, and then in a month he left.

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Stay for the full year. After you marry then start working on you PA license. While you visit go ahead and get to know the city and get a list of hospitals close enough to work at.

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Stay for the full year. After you marry then start working on you PA license. While you visit go ahead and get to know the city and get a list of hospitals close enough to work at.

I think that is what I am going to do, even though it hurts to be apart for so long. Thanks for your help.

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Specializes in MICU, SICU, CICU.

Definitely stay for a year or longer. Consider applying to CHOP.

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