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I left my bedside nursing job after 1 year because my manager wanted me to sign a contract where she'll pay for a mandatory class but I would be forced to work there for a few more years. I wanted to get out of bedside nursing so I resigned for family reasons last October (2 weeks ago) when my 1 year and deadline was up. I started looking for another job. I found a great offer and had my first interview with them in October while I was still working. But I had the second interview today. I'm not working at the hospital anymore and I had failed to mention that to them. So they're under the impression I still work there. They moved me onto the last interview round with the company president. My situation is that this new company thinks I'm still working at the hospital. I didn't want to discuss the contract issue with them because I didn't wanna seem like I couldn't commit to a job. But in hindsight, I should have been upfront about this because this new company will call my nurse manager and they will find out the hard way and my credibility will be out the window. Should I explain my contract situation with them in my thank you letter for the second interview? Or should I call her directly on the phone and tell her? How do I soften the fact that I left out this information during the interview? Or should I call my nurse manager and explain my situation and have her lie for me and say that I'll be leaving in November. I'm not too close with her and she may be offended and not willing to do that for me. What should I do? Come clean with the new company? Please help. I need your advice. Thanks for listening!!

I left my bedside nursing job after 1 year because my manager wanted me to sign a contract where she'll pay for a mandatory class but I would be forced to work there for 2 more years. I wanted to get out of bedside nursing so I resigned for family reasons last October (2 weeks ago) when my 1 year was up when my deadline was up. I started looking for another job. I found a great offer and had my first interview with them in October while I was still working. But I had the second interview today. I'm not working at the hospital anymore and I had failed to mention that to them. So they're under the impression I still work there. They moved me onto the last interview round with the company president. My situation is that this new company thinks I'm still working at the hospital. I didn't want to discuss the contract issue with them because I didn't wanna seem like I couldn't commit to a job. But in hindsight, I should have been upfront about this because this new company will call my nurse manager and they will find out the hard way and my credibility will be out the window. Should I explain my contract situation with them in my thank you letter for the second interview? Or should I call her directly on the phone and tell her? How do I soften the fact that I left out this information during the interview? Or should I call my nurse manager and explain my situation and have her lie for me and say that I'll be leaving in November. I'm not too close with her and she may be offended and not willing to do that for me. What should I do? Come clean with the new company? Please help. I need your advice. Thanks for listening!!

Hi all, I have been a bedside RN on a cardiac floor for a year now. This is my second career and I've realized that it's too mentally and physically draining for me. My husband and I have been trying to conceive and I'm sure work stress plays a factor into this. I stuck it out for a year but I realized I need to quit for my sanity and the welfare of my marriage. I need your advice on what I can do with my RN (BSN) degree outside of the hospital. I prefer limited, if at all, direct patient care. Any RN positions in a corporate setting? I am intrigued by informatics but I'm not sure if a masters specialty is needed for it. How prevalent are informatics positions in Orlando? I am also knocking around the idea of home health. Could someone tell me about their experiences as a home health nurse? What did you like or didn't like about it. Anyone in the same situation as me willing to share what you guys did? Any suggestions are welcome too. Thanks for listening!

Hi all, I have been a bedside RN on a cardiac floor for a year now. This is my second career and I've realized that it's too mentally and physically draining for me. My husband and I have been trying to conceive and I'm sure work stress plays a factor into this. I stuck it out for a year but I realized I need to quit for my sanity and the welfare of my marriage. I need your advice on what I can do with my RN (BSN) degree outside of the hospital. I prefer limited, if at all, direct patient care. Any RN positions in a corporate setting? I am intrigued by informatics but I'm not sure if a masters specialty is needed for it. How prevalent are informatics positions in Orlando? Anyone in the same situation as me willing to share what you guys did? Any suggestions are welcome too. Thanks for listening!

I want to thank you all for your postings. It's comforting to know that there are other nurses out there that can relate. I will stick it out for a year and see where that will takes me. I have considered going to EAP but I'm not sure how much of a help that would be. But thank you all for listening =)

I switched from my previous career to pursue nursing and now I'm beginning to wonder if I had made the right choice. I've always had an interest in health, the medical field and I love helping people so I thought nursing would be a perfect "relatively quick" switch to a new profession. I was 26 at the time and I knew I eventually wanted to start a family. But boy, I didn't realize those past 3 years of nursing school would entail compromising my emotional and mental health. It was the bane of my existence. I was so depressed, sometimes suicidal and my boyfriend made me seek therapy. It didn't help to talk about my feelings. In fact, I think bringing attention to it made it worse. My coping mechanisms have always been to ignore issues, compartmentalize and major denial. It's helped me manage through my past. So finally, I'm a new grad day shift RN working on a cardiac progressive care unit. It's been almost 6 months and I'm beginning to really dread going to work. I didn't want to do med-surg because I wanted a challenge and now I'm beginning to regret it. At work, I'm so overwhelmed and I have so much to do that I never take breaks and I eat really late lunches. And even then, I get interrupted during lunch. Sometimes I feel that people who are not nurses don't understand how physically draining it can be and mentally draining to deal with egotistical medical professionals. The culture of the hospital doesn't allow for low self esteem and perfectionist individuals such as myself. I feel myself burning out quickly. I worry about my emotional health because I'm beginning to feel the same way I've felt in nursing school. I'm starting to use food to comfort myself, I walk around with an empty feeling inside and sometimes when I'm pulling meds for my patients, I've considered taking some to numb myself. Now it's spilling into my non work days. I don't have the energy nor inclination to do anything. I'm torn between wanting to quit to avoid spiraling down the depression path again versus not wanting to quit so that I don't look like a quitter to my family and friends. But I am one of the lucky ones whose significant other makes enough to support the both of us but I do not want to be a housewife. I've worked so hard to get where I am today, I worry that our financial security may not always be there and we're planning to have a baby soon. I feel so alone and empty inside. I moved to Florida to be with my husband and I have not had time to make friends here. I feel so naïve and wish someone had told me that nursing is tough. Had I known what bedside nursing would entail, I may not have pursued this avenue. I wanted to reach out to fellow nurses and get your take of your first year and any advice that you may have for me. Do all nurses in their first year feel this way? What are some ways that I can cope in a healthy way? Thanks for listening.

Hi all, I am a new BSN graduate that recently got her RN license. I have an interview with the assistant nurse manager for a new grad position at Orlando Health hospital. What kind of questions should I expect? My friend in another state was grilled on the unit's specific specialty, how much she knew about nursing care for cancer pts, etc. It was brutal, never ending questions like that. What are the interviews like in Florida? What have you experienced going in as a new grad. More general questions like what are your strengths/weaknesses or will they throw a lot of medical and nursing care question to see how much you know? Your quick responses would be much appreciated. My interview is coming up VERY soon!! Thank you!!!!

Thanks for the advice, ditacy81! From what I understand, I can't send in my FL application until I take the required Prevention of Medical Errors CEU course. That's the only one we need to take so far, right? After we send in the application or apply online, then we register at Pearson and wait for our ATT? I went to RN.com and saw their link for Florida's required Prevention of Medical Errors course but how would I know this is the right one? What step are you up to?

I'm graduating with a BSN in nursing this May in New York. I'm relocating to Orlando in June and was wondering what's the easiest/fastest way to get a Florida license. Should I take the NCLEX in Florida and have it licensed to Florida? Because I definitely plan on settling down and working in Florida. But I'm concerned that since I did my nursing school in NY, there may be differences in CEU and eligibility requirements in Florida. I know that my NY nursing school will meet NY eligibility for NCLEX but what about Florida? So maybe I should get a NY license and have it transferred to Florida. How long will that take? I want to avoid doing this because it sounds like a lot of paperwork and possible delays. Has anyone done this before? Please help. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!