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Should I take the job? Hey guys I work in adult oncology. I have 2 jobs, one outpatient per diem, and another hospital oncology job. I'm so unhappy in my hospital job and am desperate to replace that position. I'm burned out. I've been a nurse 4 years. - I was just offered a job as a pediatric oncology nurse at a children's hospital. It's a night shift position. I'm really worried about having to work nights as my partner does not (he is another healthcare worker) and I'm sad to sacrifice my weekends and holidays. On the other hand, I would really like to work with children as a nurse... and I have NICU experience. (I left it because I moved and it has been hard to get into again) The differential from night shift is also enticing since we are saving for a home in the future. $ In the future I would really love to work in the NICU again.. and feel like this is my only shot and working there again at the children's hospital. Can anyone offer me advice?

Hey guys I've been a nurse for 3.5 years. Most of my experience is in adult oncology and some NICU. I was called to interview for an outpatient BMT position that I would really like. I currently work in the hospital, on a step down oncology floor where I see solid tumor and hem/onc patients. I access ports, give chemotherapy, immunotherapy, give transfusions, see end-of-life, and care for patients post-op from oncologic surgeries! I'm honestly looking for a change and to step away from bedside. I also have experience in working in a chemotherapy infusion clinic, as well as working remotely for an oncology abstraction company. Can Any of you BMT nurses (inpatient or outpatient) give me advice on how to be successful in my interview and also describe to me what you see at your job? Anything would be appreciated thank you.

Why am I being interviewed a 3rd time? Hello all I've been an RN for almost 4 years now. Most of my experience is adult oncology, and right now hold 2 separate jobs in oncology. but I did work in the NICU for 7 months. Unfortunately I did leave the NICU and went back to oncology due to personal issues. Ever since that time I have been very focused on trying to get into NICU or PICU as those areas of nursing interest me the most. So anyways there is this children's hospital near me that I have interviewed for their NICU two or three times already. Every single time I interviewed, I have been rejected. The last time I interviewed, which was less than six months ago , I truly thought that I performed well in the interview and honestly thought I was gonna get the job. I really practiced and prepared for the interview. I thought I made a great impression...But I still didn't get it. Now, about five months later, I was called for another interview, which I have next week . It is for the same department that I have interviewed for in the past. I still very much want to work in the NICU and have not given up on my goals, so I'm gonna prepare for this interview like I did the other times and hope for the best. I just find it intriguing that I'm being interviewed a third time in less than a year. Can anyone offer advice as to why this is happening? Every time I see an opening I apply for it, because I am still interested. I don't live in a small city at all so I know there are other nurses applying too.

Hello all I'm an experienced RN and in about 3 weeks I am able to transfer departments (we have to stay in a department for 1 year). I am working in bedside oncology and I'm really unhappy. I'm looking to leave asap. There are a few positions within my hospital company that are hiring for nurses that interest me - mother/baby, outpatient units, ICU's, etc. I want to show my interest in some of these positions and worry by the time I able to apply for transfer, that it will be too late. would it be unprofessional for me to email the manager (the mother baby unit) my resume and cover letter expressing my interest in the department, but that I wouldn't be able to transfer until 3 weeks from now? should I show up in person and hand my resume? can anyone offer advice? I'm really unhappy and want to leave my current job. I have experience in adult oncology, 7 months NICU, outpatient oncology, and a remote oncology abstraction job. 4 years as an RN.

Hi guys I'm a registered nurse. In my 20's. I have been a nurse for 3 years. Most of my experience is in oncology and not really by choice. I originally wanted to work in an adult critical care unit, but after applying in my hospital I was rejected.. several times. I did transfer at one point and transferred into a night job involving sick babies, where I did like it, but working night shift took a huge mental toll on me and it felt like a drastic change for me. I was really anxious working there. I quit after 7 months. So I transferred back to my old unit in adult oncology. I have a lot of regrets and mixed feelings about having done this. I have been back 9 months and I feel so unfulfilled there. I feel stuck and like I have no option other than to wait. I currently work part time at that oncology job, and I have 2 more jobs working per diem at an infusion clinic, and I also now have a work from home job on the side. Although I am very grateful to have the jobs that I do have... there are many moments I become frustrated with myself and regret having left the job with the babies, which is a hard unit to be hired into. I did like the area and I did like working with moms and their babies. I don't feel very passionate about my hospital job in oncology, which is my main form of salary, and I can't leave it because I can't transfer from it until April. My hospital job drives me crazy and I am very "burnt out" from the floor.. despite working only part time. I hate it and feel like I do the bare minimum everyday. The unit can either be really stressful, or it can be so underwhelming that I feel like I serve no purpose at my job because I am so unhappy with it. I have a lot of anxiety surrounding work. In a few months I will be eligible to transfer within my hospital, and I am 100% thinking of leaving again, but I worry I won't be able to find a job and stay here longer than I want to. Everyday I also apply to other hospitals in my city, but I don't get many interviews. I have applied to several other areas... and nothing. I feel like most jobs go to very new nurses or really experienced nurses. I worry a lot about my future and how dumb I feel for having left the job with the babies which could have been a great opportunity for me to grow as a nurse. Can anyone offer me advice? I feel like a failure most of the time and like I am behind in my life for not having chosen a path. I come to work upset every single day.

Hey guys, I have 3 years experience in adult oncology. I worked in the NICU for 7 months, but had to quit due to some issues I was having in my life at the time. I'm very eager to work in a pediatric setting or NICU once again. I have 2 jobs, one is per diem. My per diem job is attached to a children's hospital that has a NICU that is actively hiring. My partner recently gave me advice on literally walking to the NICU, and introducing myself to the manager there on the unit. I can do this on my lunch break. however, the area is very guarded up and secured and I worry about having access to it. I work in a different building, same hospital. I also worry about how ethical it is do this. should I just apply online and hope to hear back? Or go in person and introduce myself to their manager? any advice appreciated on landing a job in the NICU!

Is it weird to call outpatient clinics to ask if they're hiring? Hello, I'm an oncology nurse with 3 years experience. I'm tired of bedside and am thinking of doing something else in nursing. I have been really thinking about working in an outpatient setting such as: OB, IVF, peds clinics, a laser clinic, or a MedSpa. I know these jobs are harder to obtain as a nurse. I know of a couple clinics in my area but many of them don't really have an online option to apply for jobs and don't indicate that they're "hiring”…. So I have been thinking about calling some companies and offices and asking if they're hiring or looking for a nurse. Is this a bad idea? Is there a different way to go about this? Can any experienced nurses give me advice? How can I get a job working in Ob outpatient? Or a medspa?

Is it weird to call outpatient clinics to ask if they're hiring? Hello, I'm an oncology nurse with 3 years experience. I'm tired of bedside and am thinking of doing something else in nursing. I have been really thinking about working in an outpatient setting such as: OB, IVF, peds clinics, a laser clinic, or a MedSpa. I know these jobs are harder to obtain as a nurse. I know of a couple clinics in my area but many of them don't really have an online option to apply for jobs and don't indicate that they're "hiring”…. So I have been thinking about calling some companies and offices and asking if they're hiring or looking for a nurse. Is this a bad idea? Is there a different way to go about this? Can any experienced nurses give me advice? How can I get a job working in Ob outpatient? Or a medspa?

I failed my ACLS class and need advice. I have been a nurse 3 years. I precept new nurses on my oncology floor and many times I get assigned the sickest patients on the floor. I worked in adult oncology for most of my time but I did transfer to the NICU for 7 months and then transferred back into adult oncology. I have done my ACLS before and I did pass it when I was a brand new nurse... I recently had to renew my ACLS that had been expired for many months (I was in the NICU and didn't think I would ever go back), So I signed up to do a 2 day course! The 1st day was practice. 2nd day was testing and a mega "code" where I had to perform what I had learned in what to do in an emergency situation (patient having cardiac arrest, epinephrine, cardioversion, shocking, CPR, epinephrine etc.) 1st day was a long day of being taught cardiac rhythms, learning about the defibrillator, CPR, ROSC management, how to respond in emergencies, etc. (I worked in groups with 2 other nurses and an instructor.) I participated, spoke, took notes and paid attention. I came home that night and studied the material and my notes. I really familiarized myself with the algorithms. I felt nervous but confident. I was nervous about performing in front of people in a "mega code" (I'm super introverted and do get really nervous in group settings). The next day arrived ,and we studied in the morning again in groups. Then time came for the mega code, and I got some questions wrong about what I had to do in unstable tachycardia so I was made to re do it. I had the chance to remediate it 20 minutes later, and I still failed. The 2nd time around I was flustered, nervous, and did not think I would fail the first time around! I only really passed the written part. I failed the other part. The instructors that day told me I did not pass and that I would need to sign up again for the 2 day course. I was mortified. I didn't expect this. I am not sure if I was just having a bad day, or that I need to get used to working with adults again, or maybe because on my current oncology floor I never have been in a code when a patient has gone into cardiac arrest. I have never had to use the defibrillator, have had to give epinephrine, do cardioversion, or pacing. Many "codes" on my unit are done on dying cancer patients and are given fluids, made DNR, sent to ICU, or given metropolol to stabilize a high heart rate. That what all the codes are like on my unit. I also am not happy with my job and apply to different areas every day, I'm not sure if my mental state was not right for the testing. Then that same day I failed the class, I got an email confirmation saying that I passed, I received continuing education credits , and I got a copy of my new ACLS card with new expiration date in 2 years. It seemed like an automatic email, but it still came to me and now I have "physical" proof than I passed the class when I was told I didn't. Nonetheless I did sign up to retake the class, and I have been studying ACLS on my free time because I know it's unsafe to work not knowing these things. However, I am not sure if I should go to the class due to time constraints. I haven't told anyone that I failed, and no one seems to know. No one has told my manager, educator or anything. can anybody give me advice on what to do? Should I attend the class or just make sure I know the information and study on my own time?

What nursing advice can you give me? Hello all. Quick back story, I have been a nurse since 2021. I started in adult oncology and work there now on Dayshift. Im in my 20's. I always had an interest in critical care so for a while I had applied to multiple positions in adult ICU's, but was always denied and rejected. Then I applied to a job in the NICU and I got it. I rejected it because I didn't want to be on night shift and I had a negative mindset. I ended up regretting this. Many positions in my area for NIcu, ICU, etc are night shift. It seems like I have to earn my time. Many months later I applied for a different NICU position and I also got the job. This time I transferred and spent 7 months there! The entire time I was in orientation and working in the NICU, I did like the unit and the neonates... but my mind was in a really negative mindset about working night shift!! I am not a night person and my partner is a health care worker on Dayshift. I also did not like the nurses or culture on the floor as many were toxic nurses. So after 7 months I quit and transferred back to my old floor in adult oncology. This so far has been the biggest regret of the year. I am so UNHAPPY, burned out, stressed, and I feel like a complete failure. I am grateful for being on Dayshift but working on my floor is tough and I knew I had initially left for a reason. I have been back 4 months and I want to quit AGAIN. Is this a bad idea? I miss the NICU/mother baby world and I want to change my mindset so I can work in such areas in the future. I also like pediatrics and feel like I still need to explore. But my family and partner all tell me it's wrong to job hop and that I should stay in oncology for 1 year at least. What do I do? I am becoming increasingly burned out on my current floor and it's affecting my mental health and happiness.

Feeling like a failure Hello all I have been an RN 2.5 years. I worked in adult oncology this entire time. I left for the NICU and lasted there 7 months because I couldn't handle working night shift and being on an opposite schedule than my partner and friends.. I liked it but the schedule sucked man, and it was a long long list to get onto Dayshift there. I had a huge negative attitude when I was there and was afraid night shift was going to ruin my life. So I quit.. Now I regret leaving and I'm back in oncology, where I had been desperate to leave from. It's nice to be back in a familiar setting with familiar co workers, but I know I am not fully happy here and feel like I am not following my dreams. I feel dumb, like a failure, and like I let myself down. I want to leave again and continue finding my niche but I feel guilty and wonder what I should even do. Does anyone want to give me advice? I feel like a failure and like I am in a huge RUT. I want to get into PICU or another NICU in a nearby children's hospital.. but worry I ruined my chances.

I have been a nurse 2.5 years. All adult experience. About seven months ago, I transferred to a completely different job taking care of babies. Huge culture shock, different people, different hospital. I have contract with my hospital system for another year, I can't leave unless I want to owe money. The position was also for night shifts (7PM-7AM). I accepted the job with this in mind., thinking I was going to love what I was doing as a nurse. I however, am not a night person and my partner/family all are daytime workers!! I went through 7 months of training that made me question my existence, my abilities, and stress me out like nothing else. I also felt very unsure of myself there and wasn't sure if it was a good career choice that I made. After a while I did get put on to the Night Shift. I did about five nights. Then one day out of stress and anxiety, I asked HR to transfer me back to my old job. I really hated the idea of being on an opposite schedule than everyone else and I wasn't sure about how happy I was.. I had a good rapport with my old manager so she allowed me to come back, and my current managers understood why I wanted to leave. I was allowed to transfer back 5 months early because technically, I was supposed to wait a full year before I was able to transfer anywhere else. Anyways, now I'm at my old job again and I remember exactly why I left. I don't like it here. I am happy to see familiar faces, and I am grateful to have been able to come back.. but I realize that I really do not love my job here and don't see any potential here to grow as a person or professionally!! Now that I'm here I also notice that I did enjoy my job working with the babies. I liked it, the schedule wasn't hard to work around, and there is a lot more potential for growth than it is here. I liked the people, and the job even though it wasn't easy.. it did challenge me in a good way. I'm feeling regretful and even though I know, I already made my decision, and I completely understand if I'm unable to go back, but I came onto this sub to ask you all: Would it be a bad idea to ask if I can transfer back? Or is it that unprofessional? Would I even make it through HR? Would it be bad for me to speak to the manager in person and tell her how I'm feeling? Can anyone offer advice? Thank you.

Hello all. I've been a nurse 2.5 years. I worked in adult oncology for two years. I started there as a new grad. I became confident , learned so much, made friends, met my s/o, and grew as a person there. I had a great work life balance because I was on days. However I did have a bit of "burn out" from the unit and realized that I wanted to try something new. So after 2 years I made a leap in my career and I accepted a night shift position in a NICU. I was so excited for this opportunity, honestly. I thought this would be my dream career. I thought I would love it so much that I wouldn't care about the nights.. The entire 7 months I've worked in the NICU I have been nothing but anxious! The babies are so so adorable and there is a rewarding feeling working in the NICU. However, I stressed everyday about whether coming to the NICU was a good decision. I found it hard to make friends, I realized the management was toxic and involved a lot of favoritism. I also had a tough orientation that made me question myself and my abilities as a nurse. But more than anything I felt like an idiot for going for a night shift position that has a waitlist of YEARS to get to Dayshift. (I am a morning person and my partner is Dayshift) As a result I began to regret accepting the job. After 7 months of stress and overreacting, I managed to get through the right person in HR and also my old oncology manager (whom I am on good terms) and was allowed to transfer EARLY, back to my unit in oncology. I was supposed to wait 1 year but was allowed at 7 months because nurses are needed in oncology more than in the NICU. I start back in a couple days. I am looking forward to the familiarity of the unit and my old co workers. I feel a bit lost, confused, and like I am failure. I don't know where to go from here. I don't even know if I made the correct decision in going back, and for that I feel like an idiot. I feel like I am going back instead of forward and wonder if I overreacted about the whole night shift thing. I always had dreams of going for an advanced degree and studying for something new. I considered CRNA, or nurse practitioner school. But now I feel like I am back to the drawing board and don't know what to do. I don't even know what I like as a nurse other than working Dayshift and having a good work life balance. Oncology is very interesting but is also very depressing. I don't hate it but it's not easy. I will be here for another year before I can transfer again, LOL. can anyone offer advice? Should I change my mindset?

Am I going to regret my decision? Hello all. I've been a nurse 2.5 years now. I worked in adult oncology most of my 2 years and after my time there I was burned out and wanted to learn something new. I had friends, I was Dayshift, and I was really confident when I worked in oncology. I had a great work life balance. However, I took a risk and I applied for a Night shift NICU position. I've been here 7 months. I just started the night shift. The babies are so adorable honestly and there's a lot of interesting things to learn here. But I hate the night shift. The list to get on to Dayshift on this unit takes years and goes by seniority/getting involved on the unit. I also have had a hard time making friends here and I've had a lot of regretful moments in the NICU. I often would regret applying for a job here and I cried about it often. My partner works Dayshift and I hate not seeing him and the nights makes things tough for us at times I also really really value a work life balance. I believe you should work to live and not live to work. I feel the past 7 months all I did was complain and find the negatives about my job. So after a tough couple nights, I asked my manager to allow me to transfer back to my oncology unit, where I worked Dayshift. Now I am supposed to transfer back to oncology in about 4 weeks and…… now I'm not sure if I'm making a good career decision. I'm excited to go back to my old floor yes, and my manager is expecting me back with open arms, and so are my co workers. BUT I worry so much I'm going to miss the babies and the cute moments that you witness in the NICU.. I feel really lost and I feel stupid for going back to what burned me out. I am also getting a pay decrease by leaving the NICU. I don't know what to do. It seems pretty set in stone my transfer date. Should I just follow my decision and trust myself more?

Leaving my night shift NICU job for my mental health but feeling guilty. Hello all! I have been a registered nurse for now 2.5 years. I worked in oncology for 2 years. it was tough but I learned a lot. I made many friends there. It's also where I met my fiancé who is a dayshift healthcare worker there. After 2 years.. I wanted to learn something new as I'm in my 20's and have no kids or responsibilities. So I impulsively accepted a NIGHTshift NICU job. I thought I was going to love it..... but the opposite. I am miserable. Been here 7 months. The babies and moms are adorable and I see why someone may love it here. But I don't feel it's for me and I feel like an odd ball for feeling this way. I hate the night shift, I am a full morning person and can't sleep during the day. I hate missing out on life. I love having my normal days off as a day nurse.. I also never see my SO who is on a opposite shift at a different hospital, I have bad FOMO from missing out on things that happen at night, and feel opposite from everyone in life. It's depressing. I also miss working with adults and working in oncology accessing ports, giving chemo, and working days. My current manager is allowing me to transfer back to my dayshift oncology job and although I feel like an idiot for giving up... I'm so excited to go back. The oncology unit and manager are excited to have me back.. I plan to stay there a couple years and try to land a job in chemo infusion or becoming an oncology NP. I can't shake off the feeling of guilt and embarrassment honestly though. I feel like the NICU is where many nurses come to love and stay here, but it hasn't happened to me. I feel like I'm doing this because work life balance is more important to me than working with babies. Anyone else experienced this?