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Help. I am getting married in three months and my fiancé has received a job in a location that we will have to move to. So that means, I'll have to quit my current job that I've only been at for 9 months (new grad job, so I only have that 9 months of experience). Do you guys think I'll be able to find a job with such little experience? Should I be worried?

Hi everyone!! i am currently working in a hospital on a step down unit but I've quickly realized night shift/bedside nursing just isn't for me. Would anyone be willing to share with me the benfits of working in home health? I will have around 1 year of acute care experience by the time I can start applying for new jobs! Just would like to know if it's manageable/less stressful/ do able with only 1 year of experience behind me. Thanks evefyone!

I'm a new grad too and I feel the exact same. Wish there were more options for nurses with no experience other than bedside...

Well that's the thing. I'm afraid patient safety and my mental health is at risk. I've talked to my boss about PCU but I just don't see myself enjoying either. But do you think if I stay with the corporation and transfer to another facility it wouldn't be so bad? I'm also getting married and moving in like 8 months from now, so I'm not going to have to be with/near the organization for long

Need some advice! i am currently a new grad in the ICU (only at 3 months of working). But I think I've realized hospital care is not for me. Do you think if I quit my job right at 6 months, it would so terrible/ burn bridges with the hospital corporation/look bad because I don't have enough acute care experience? Im looking into home health, LTC, hospice, or school nursing instead. Which there are a few openings for all of these in my area. Just wondering if 6 months is "enough experience" for future employers?

How long were you in the ICU before you decided to switch?

How long have you been in the ICU before you asked to switch?

So did you happen to stick with the ICU or switch to somewhere new?

Hi everyone I need some advice. I am a new grad that started in the ICU. I now regret that decision and am 9 weeks into orientation and I've found myself overwhelmed, with new found anxiety, in over my head, and making mistakes that I'm afraid can hurt my patients. I don't think I'm cut out for the ICU as a new grad because there is so much I need to look out for to protect my patients, and I am so task oriented that it is impossible for me to see the big picture and truly take care of my ICU patients. The patients are too critical for me to actually give them good care, when I don't even have my basic nursing skills down. My boss has given me the option to discuss transfering to the PCU. The only thing that makes me nervous about that is starting all over and having to learn all the new things on a new floor. Do you all think I should stick it out on the ICU or transfer to the PCU?