ddoyle313

Thank all of your for the advice!! Its very much appreciated... I have alot to consider but your input makes this much easier. Im going into the interview tomorrow to see what they have to offer and taking a day to consider my where my heart is. I def. need to get over feeling bad about leaving should I have to! And who knows, maybe Ill finally be able to use my new stethoscope :)

I see myself in critical care or ER.. This was honestly my dream job three months ago! Im just feeling a bit apprehensive because I feel like im letting my current manager down

From my experience it depends on the establishment.. the hospital I used to work at would keep techs on until they got an RN job there or somewhere..the place I currently work at wont let you! Goodluckkkk

Hi guys Im new to all nurses! Im looking for some opinions regarding a job decision I have to make. I graduated in June as an RN and am one month into a fulltime psych nursing position. I was just called today for an interview at the hospital my school was affiliated with. There were no positions available when I graduated but now they have two. I really enjoy the tubes and lines part of nursing and was really disappointed when I could find a job at a hospital right away. Im going to write a list of pros and cons of what each job means for me! Let me know what you think... Psych Center Pros Worked there as a tech before I was a Rn so familiar with staff and culture. Right around the corner from my house. Great pay in my opinion.. plenty of overtime. Nice coworkers. Get to use my undergrad psych degree and make myself feel better about paying off loans lol Finally getting used to how nurses function there 28 vacation days a year Fulltime benefits Get to spend time with the patients Cons Not what I went to school to do and feel like Im loosing assessment skills NO computers..i mean none..all paper kardexs for passing meds No Iv therapy.. I only dress minor wounds, administer IM, subq and ppds Small establishment, no chance to move up just move around I dont really feel like a nurse sometimes bc the techs can do alot of the same things as the nurses and vice versa..only difference is nurses do meds, paperwork and dressings Sometimes fear for my life when the patients are paranoid and think im talking about them lol Hospital Pros Work on a Telemetry floor!! All computerized systems Tubes and lines galore Use the skills I learned and love Get to work where I trained and with some of the people I went to school with Opportunity to get experience to get where I want to be... The ER! Cons 30 min drive to bad area Less pay (so i hear)..more work The floor is notoriously known for dumping on new nurses It smells horrible...no im serious.. the elevator opens and you beg for it to close! Busiest floor in the hospital May be a fulltime 40 hour a week, 8 hour a day evening position.. I might not make it No clue about benefits, vacation etc. What are your thoughts?!