lifetimelearner

Still waiting for my results and I am panicking. They should be posted by now? All my friends are supporting me and said I did fine. They said if I had some idea of what I was doing then the test would have kept on going to let me know they wanted to make sure they were making the right choice to fail me. I feel in my heart I should pass. I spent 60 hours doing practice tests from Saunders and Mosby. Fingers crossed....

Just took the exam today and I too stopped at 75. I walked out of there like I had no idea whathit me. I will find out in the AM tommorrow...

Thats the feedback I needed. I feel the same way. I am scared to death. I like the idea of all the electronic stuff since this is my second career. First career was an Engineer in hightech. I totally see everyones point of view. FLOAT is not a good point to start as a new grad. I also the importance of patient safety in the equation which is the most important.

Yea i noticed that the manager for ICU is also the manager for FLOAT. It just seems like a great opportunity not worth passing up. THe OR on the other hand I worry about not being able to transition to another M-F job like an occupational nurse.

I felt the same way about them being ridiculously desperate. I just think when I intereviewed with the ER, ICU and Progressive care managers they all like me. I loved them too. The OR position is something interesting because that is what I did my senior practicum in, CVOR. I think the OR will turn out to be boring for me in the long run. I have an A type personality and very social. Thanks for all the advice

I like the idea of not having the same day. I also like the idea because I am bit of a social butterfly. What I am actually afraid of is the idea of having to take care of ACUTE patients. I didn't choose a practicum with ACUTE patients, I did one rotation in Oncology but I felt my patients where not ACUTE enough as an ICU or ER. I love the idea of learning all the equipment and how it works. I love the idea of never having the same day, but that could be a down fall. I read some other forums and heard many people complain that they are treated poorly because they are not part of the floor. The hospital is a small hospital. I applied to the ER but was offered a float CC days. The OR is interesting because of a set shift, whereas the float is variable. Thanks for all your input

New grad here and interviewed for two jobs I would very much be interested in but can't make up my mind. What are the pro's and con's to each area from a nurse's point of view. Thanks for the help.