Hello fellow nurses!
This is my first post on this site and I am looking forward to hearing from you! I have a dilemma as a new nurse. I turned down a job offer in the department I wanted to work in, since it was for night shift, and that doesn't appeal to me. I hear terrible stories about it and even the director told me a few new grads had to quit not that long ago due to that particular shift. Problem is, I am unable to even get HR people on the phone after submitting countless apps/resumes to other local hospitals. Either they don't call back or they want experienced nurse, which is very frustrating. I am considering going out of my specialty to get the hours I want, though I know I'm not a med-surg kinda gal. What would you do? Take the night shift position and be constantly tired and crabby or hold out for a better opportunity, assuming it's headed my way? Any other new grads having trouble with finding jobs? Pardon the icons...I have fetish for them! :loveya: