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Thank you, I honestly thought that I wanted to work in a hospital, that was always my goal, but this experience has left a bad taste in my mouth. I am definitely looking at other places.

Hello Anonurse01, Sorry it took me a while to reply to your question. So, I actually decided to stay at my current job and work at the assisted living on the weekends as a supervisor, however I quickly realized that I was losing my skills, but was gaining great leadership skills. I then began to look around for more jobs and applied at several places. Finally, my prayers were answered, and I was offered a position at a hospital. The issue was the pay, naturally, and I had always said I wanted to avoid med-surge. However I still accepted the job, and recently started orientation. I went in with an open mind and really wanting to become a better version of myself, however, from just orientating for 3 days, I quickly learned that hospitals don't care about their staff, or staffing ratios. They put me to orientate, and quickly I was pulled from orientation to pretty much become a sitter for 2 unstable and erratic patients. Then I also noticed that other staff members don't help at all. Everyone was watching me and my trainer drown and no one even bothered to ask how they can help, even the charge nurses. I went back a few days later hoping it would be different, and again, another RN asked my trainer if they can pull me from training to babysit a violent patient who was going through withdrawals. The RN trainer quickly said it was OK with them. My advise, is really look into the different jobs being offered, prioritize what you want in a job and what you can bring to the table, lastly, make sure that you think about your educational goals as well. Good luck.

Hello all, I am a new LVN grad, passed my NCLEX in early march 2021. I've worked as a CNA & med tech for many years and have made lots of friends in the nursing world. Now that I have my license a few friends have reached out and offered different positions with companies that they currently work for. One is a SNF, another is school nurse, and another one is palliative care/home health. My issue is, being a new grad I know it is difficult to find jobs, because not many places will hire new grads with no experience. So being fortunate enough to have friends reach out to me is truly a blessing, I know, but what I am having trouble with is choosing a nursing path. I want to get experience and use my skills, but I am not too sure as to what would be a good choice for me. My fear is choosing a job, and being stuck there for a while and never using my skills at all. Any nurses out there who have any input or advise for this new grad? What would be a good move to make? Any advise or guidance would be welcomed. Thank you all.