Here's the pickle I am in and need all experienced nurses input here!!!
I was recently diagnosed with tilts in both my knees. They started hurting me when I was working the floor recently in a docs. office were I landed a job. I am a new grad.
I was offered a job at a state mental hospital doing RN recruiting and PR. I was also just offered a job on a busy Med/ Surg floor in a local hospital.
Most of the people I have spoken with are saying DO THE HOSPITAL, BUT I am not sure PHYSICALLY if I can do it because of the knees. I am in PT and they are getting better. I have also only worked two 8 hours at the docs. office and I do get to sit down there, get hour lunch and so forth. So they are getting better. If I am not able to build the muscles up around the knees to stabilize them, then I have to have surgery. Ugh.
The pay is going to be around the same.. so that is not really an issue.
SO... SO.... I am at a real dilema... work Med. Surg for 12 hour shifts with no breaks.... wonder about knees... not sure if I can do it..... get some benefits, make a little more money, maybe go into Cardiac in a year......( if I stay in Nursing, what I hope to do).
OR... do my RN recruting job sitting down in my office... no benefits (govt. cutting back), a little less money... and do my one day at the docs. office. (THIS I CAN HANDLE).
My heart wants to do the nursing, but realistically I AM NOT SURE IF I CAN DO IT. The doc. said he usually gets good results with the knee surgery.
Since I have been off them and in Physical Therapy... my knees are doing a lot better. I think personally, Med, Surg is the better option, BUT I am not sure PHYSCIALLY if I can do it. I could take that job, NOT BE ABLE TO DO IT, and lose everything.
OR>>>>
I can do the recruting and the one day at the docs. office. I can work that and make my money, BUT I am not sure of future possibilities there. I MIGHT be able to get into state legislative politics, but that is a maybe. Otherwise, there is not much room there for advancement and I will lose a lot of clinical skills.
I am an older student so it's critical the path I chose.
I talked to my Aunt who helped me get into the Med, Surg unit, and she said under the circumstances, she would recommend the recruiting job. She said on the hospital ward, there are very few breaks and I will be standing continously.
HELP HELP HELP!!!! I am not sure which to take!!!! AAAAHHHHH!!!!
I am not sure which to take!!!! AAAAHHHHH!!!! 