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I'm not taking OP seriously either, but I thought it was a good way to further illustrate how ridiculous what he's asking is.

I find it interesting that no one has addressed the fact that you hardly get a pick of the litter as a new grad with no experience. I know that isn't what the person asked, but thought it would be relevant to mention.

I'd say that it's unfortunate that PCTs have been cut. I also work in an ICU and though we have PCTs, I would say that they are rarely used. This is probably due to us recently getting them only 6 months or so ago. We are so accustomed to providing full patient care that we often forget that they are available. I mostly give them stuff to do, such as EKGs, because they are bored and begging to do something. I guess what I am trying to get at is that you will get accustomed to not having them. I compare it to dishwashers. If you've never had a dish washer and move into a place that has one, you might ignore it and continue to wash dishes by hand. However, if you've always used a dishwasher, you may find the transition to washing dishes by hand a little unconvenient. The transition is more difficult when going from having to not having than the other way around. I'm not saying that it doesn't suck that you lost the support you're accustomed to having; I'm saying you work with what you have and it'll get easier.

I currently work on a medical/oncology unit at a local hospital in my city. I love the people I work with and the fact that my unit is dedicated to training new grads in our nurse residency program, but I simply want to try something else besides bedside acute care. I have considered outpatient OR, urgent care, and a pediatric doctors office. My fear is that I will not be a strong candidate for being a classroom instructor if I have a couple of years in an acute care setting and the rest in an outpatient OR, clinic or urgent care. I guess what I'm asking is, should I stay in acute care to be a stronger candidate for a teaching position in the future or would it be ok for me to move on to another nursing role like the ones I mentioned (considering that I may stay in that new role indefinitely). Thanks for your time and input.

I am 1 month into my new grad program on a medical/onc floor. I never really wanted to work in a hospital setting, but took this opportunity because it was the only offer I had and it was a great chance to gain experience, regardless of it being in a setting I knew I wouldn't particularly care for. Periodically I search for jobs on the internet hoping to find something in a clinic setting or education as I hope to one day be a nurse educator. Today I found a job at a peds clinic that doesn't have that 1 year minimum exp requirement, which excites me because I have always wanted to work in peds also. Ordinarily I would apply for the job and go for it if I got an offer, the issue is that the clinic is part of the same hospital system I am currently working for which makes me hesitant to even apply. I'm afraid that they will see that I am part of this NG program and wonder why I am applying for this position and potentially call my manager to see whats going on. I worry that if I don't get the job then people will know that I tried to bail on the program look down on me or treat me differently afterwords. Any and all advice is appreciated.

Can someone please explain how the system with employees of Scripps getting into the nursing program works? Do you already need to be an LVN while working at Scripps or how does that work?