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Specializes in addictions recovery, tele, peds.

so after 2 months of applying at 9 hospitals. I have an interview tomorrow at a DR office. I dont know how to feel about it. This is not where I want to end up but Im afraid if they offer and I dont take it then I wont have another offer for months......on the other hand Im afraid if i do take it then ill get calls from hospitals and wont have time to interview if I have a mon-fri 9-5 kind of thing going on plus I would feel bad if i work there for 2 months and then go on to a hospital...

BTW I have started applying for med surg positions. Im just afraid of getting stuck in med surgbut who know maybe I will like it... Ihave always enjoyed all my patients young and old (ok except for my psych patients they took more patience than i have.. it takes a very special nurse........) what would you do? Im going to the interview so I can at least build those skills.

Thanks for all your words of encouragement Im so excited about being a nurse I cant think of anything I would rather do!!!!

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Specializes in ICU/Critical Care.

Why would you get "stuck" in med-surg? No one gets stuck there or anywhere. Do a year of med-surg, move on to telemetry or step down if you don't feel comfy with going to ICU right away.

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Specializes in psych,maternity, ltc, clinic.

Go on your interview tomorrow and see what happens. You may feel "No way" or maybe "Yeah this might be cool". Maybe you'll get an offer, maybe not. If so, then you have to decide how long you can go without working. I worked in an Ambulatory Clinic for 7 years and it was great. No weekends, nights,holidays.....Where you start doesnt mean that is where you'll end.

Good luck tomorrow:)

Get a job. Ride out the current economy, a year from now the jobs in hospitals may open up.

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I worked at a Peds/Family practice office for 13 years and learned a TON! If the dr you work for is willing to teach/talk to you, you will learn an amazing amount of stuff. Pick the brains of the drug reps too. So it may not be as bad as you think. You may also learn how to do PFT, holter moniters, and lab work. I did a lot of pt. education, esp to new Type II diabetics, COPDer's and Atrial Fib. Lots of pt. ed on pediatrics. Did infant/child screening/exams, then MD would followup and finish. Learned how to use otoscope/opthalmoscope. It was nice too, seeing pts for several years instead of once in the hospital. Weekends/holidays off were good too.

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My advice would be to try it you might like it. You won't know unless you try, but if you don't like it move on. No one wants to be at a job that they hate going to when they wake up. It only stresses you out even more.

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Are you a new grad? Boy I would love to work in a doctor's office but hear that most new grads generally need at least a year experience on a general med surg floor.

I agree with some of the previous posters to give it a try! Who wouldn't enjoy weekends and holidays off? And if you have a family, time to spend with them! Hooray!

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Specializes in MS, ED.

I guess it depends on the area you live, (availability of jobs), and how much the financial aspect affects the decision.

If you can comfortably not work while you continue to look, perhaps you should keep looking for a position you'll like in a hospital. It sounds from your post that the doctor's office job is a last resort of sorts. Unless it's financial necessity, I think taking a job you don't really want will likely mean you won't stay long anyhow.

Best of luck!

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