I graduated from nursing school two years ago and have since worked in Long term care (2 yrs) and Pediatrics (9 months). I just moved back to my home city and am trying to find a job but having no success so far. I've heard it's hard to get a nursing job in Alberta right now but I am worried about waiting potentially months (or a year) which gets me stressed about money and the idea of going back to waitressing...
I know I shouldn't be picky, but I have zero interest in working adult med/surg. It feels like forever since I've practiced in that area (as a student) and I'm scared that I won't be able to keep up after working mostly long term care for the past two years. I LOVE perinatal nursing and community/public health nursing.
Should I get over it and try to get a job in adult med/surg? Or should I keep my sights set on my interests (perinatal, community health, clinic nursing, etc.) Is staying away from bedside adult med/surg a bad career move? Any guidance is much appreciated.