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Hi everyone, so I'm graduating in May 2021. I have received two job offers so far. One is from my local hospital for their nurse residency program. It is full time, I'm not sure of the hours and schedule yet, but I'm going to assume its 3-12 hour shifts. The pay is about 52,000/year. The hospital will let me work on a number of different med-surg units and see which one I work well with. My other job offer is with a home health agency that I worked for, for about 7 years. It is a really small office and I know everyone that works there including the aides. All the nurses are nice and welcoming and are encouraging me to take the job. But its M-F with an on-call weekend once a month and one night during the week. I'm not sure what the offer is going to be on pay yet, but I'm afraid if I take this, it will be because I'm too afraid to step out of my comfort zone. So my question is this.... If I take the home care position and work there for say, a few years. If I decide I don't like it, what is everyone's experience with getting into a hospital setting after being a home health nurse first? Is it harder to get in after working home health? Should I take the hospital position? If I pass up this home care job, it will not be an option as this office has nurses that work there for eons and retire from there. So I would be passing this job up for good. I would love to work both jobs, but that's just not possible. Any advice? Thank you ?

I'm never an advocate of quitting; mainly because I'm not a quitter and I cringe at the words "I'm starting another new job..." BUT QUIT! You are an LVN, you are valuable! And you can find another job quickly. I would never want anyone working in an unsafe environment and I would advise calling the Dept of Health! Good luck !

I'd look for other opportunities. After all, you're a nurse! There's so many jobs out there for you! Don't settle. Along with patient care, YOUR education should be on the top of your priority list.

Nailed it

Hi, I'm currently in nursing school and I want to get a head start on looking for a BSN program. I was wondering, is an online program accredited/real? Are they scams or looked bad by employers? I would like to try and do as much as possible online. If there are real online programs, where? Thanks for the help!

Thank you for the encouragement! I doubt myself a lot and that's part of my problem. I stopped doing that and I have all As so far. I'm taking English and sociology. Next is A&P1 and English 2. Ive never been more focused on school like I am now. And I don't even dread it. I keep my eyes on the prize

Thank you, Queen Tiye! I have talked to my advisor and she reassured me I wasn't the only one that has done what I have done. She suggested I be serious about nursing this time around. And trust me when I say, I want to be a nurse, because I WANT TO BE A NURSE. Four years ago when I got pregnant, I was 19 and I was immature and very insecure with myself. I was in a class with kids my younger brothers age and they'd all stare and talk about "Why would she attend school knowing she was pregnant and couldn't finish". So I let them get to me and I quit. I am NOT a quitter. So thank you to those that have given me advise instead of actually saying I am dumb; I didn't write "dumb" meaning to be literal. I just applied to my school's program so crossing my fingers!

I get 85% at LVHN

Im in the same boat as we speak. Nursing is what I have wanted to do since forever. I am feeling pretty disappointed in myself, and Ignoring everyone on here that shoot me down, but don't give up

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Hi, I'm 24, I have two children (Ages 3 and 2), I now work part time to go to school full time Tuesdays and Thursdays. I am working towards entering into the nursing program at my community college. Before I had my first kid, I enrolled into school for nursing pre requisite and I dropped out because I got pregnant and very insecure. I was taking A&P1 at the time (dropped out). Then a year later I enrolled again, and found out I was pregnant again and I did the same thing (stupidly) I failed because I stopped going. Now two years later, I want to take up my pre requisite again and I have passed PSYCH and English so far. I am enrolled in A&P1 again, but I am afraid when I go to apply for nursing program, will they even take a look at me since this will be my third time taking this class? I have never been more determined in my whole life to finish and pass A&P. I have changed my life completely around in order to accommodate my school life. So I know I will finish and pass. But will the nursing program look at me like I am stupid? I already have a WITHDRAW one on A&P attempt and I have an F on another. I also have one F on a PSYCH attempt the first time I ever was enrolled. I don't know what to feel, should I give this up? I was also looking at TEAS testing example tests, and wow, I really feel stupid now. I have a lot of studying to do. It all things I should know from high school. Some one please tell me; Am I stupid or should I seriously try to do this? I don't want to make a fool out of myself. My family is really happy for me, I don't want to disappoint.