Need Advice! I have to make decision by Monday.

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I am a first year RN grad. I have worked almost 1O months on an ICU floor and have been so unhappy. My hours are awful and I have no life. I have wanted so badly to have a better schedule. I applied for a job at a state of the art cancer center and to my surprise I was offered the position. It's more money than I make now and I know I was chosen over other applicants. They also offered days only, no weekends, all paid holidays and 3 weeks paid vacation to start. I was pretty happy but now am having doubts. All my friends that I went to nursing school said I should stay the year and come do travel nursing. They said I will ruin my chances for other things of I don't stick it out. I am just really confused right now. Anyone out there have any thoughts? Also if I take this job they are allowing me to take 2 weeks and go with a team of doctors and nurses to Africa to work in hospitals. If I decide to do the travel nursing I won't be able to do that. But if I don't stick it out for the year I have been told it will look bad and hurt my chance for other positions. Very Confused!

Please. Take. That. Job.

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Specializes in ICU / PCU / Telemetry / Oncology.

I can't believe you're stumped about this decision. Think about the hundreds of nurses that would kill puppies to take that cancer center job ...

Call them tomorrow and ACCEPT the offer!

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Stop listening to your friends and start listening to YOU and your inner voice. This job sounds amazing. Take it!

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Do not put your notice in until you have an offer Letter in hand! I would even wait to make sure background check etc came up clear and nothing would interfere with taking the job. Good luck and sounds like a great opp!!!!

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Specializes in Telemetry, Observation, Rehab, Med-Surg.

Do what you want and be done with it! Only you know what's right for you.

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Thanks everyone I accepted the new position. My friends are going to travel nurse in California for 3 months and I wish them well. I think they think I'm crazy being so young and taking a 9 to 5 job but I was just not sure on the travel nursing and I'm excited to do this Africa trip. Your advice really helped me decide.

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Specializes in ICU / PCU / Telemetry / Oncology.
Thanks everyone I accepted the new position. My friends are going to travel nurse in California for 3 months and I wish them well. I think they think I'm crazy being so young and taking a 9 to 5 job but I was just not sure on the travel nursing and I'm excited to do this Africa trip. Your advice really helped me decide.

You followed your heart, that is what's most important. I feel you made the right decision :)

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