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SusuMarieRN I agree with you about the night part, when I was a nursing student I did a few night shifts as part of an internship and I did fine however it was short term. Right now my body is used to a 9p-4:30a sleep cycle so it may be a little harder but I think I could stick it out for a year or so. As far as staying at dialysis per diem that's exactly what I wanted to do but they require you to work a min. of 24 hours per week which I would not be able to do with the hospital position on nights and dialysis on days.. I think I am leaning towards accepting the position, I have to let them know by wed. Thank you both for your input :)

Hi everyone, I graduated in 2012 with my RN and have been working for a little over a year at a chronic dialysis center. For the most part I really do enjoy it. Some pros are the hours, I go in at 530 but am usually out by 330 the latest, they pay me very well for a new nurse and I'm always able to pick up overtime, I also like the people I work with and there is always someone around to help me when needed. The major dilemma I'm having is that I feel like I am loosing a lot of my nursing skills. I have gained confidence in assessment and IV med administration, but for the most part dialysis is very specialized. I have been offered a position at a community hospital on a 48 bed med-surg unit. It's only a 24 hour night position so I will be taking a pay cut and will also have to train myself to be a night person vs the early morning person I have become. I want to make the transition because I think it will benefit me in the long run but I am scared I won't be able to handle a busy acute floor with only 8 weeks of training. I'm still a fairly new nurse and I have never worked in acute care before so I'm a little apprehensive to leave a job I'm comfortable at and go somewhere I'm not, but inside I feel it would be the best career move. Any help/ advice would be greatly appreciated, maybe if there's someone who has transitioned into med-surg from dialysis or another specialty? Thanks!

Thanks everyone ! I think I am going to wait awhile to see if I hear back, if not then I'll search other open positions.

Hi everyone, I'm about to graduate in May and am currently in the interview process for a job on a surgical floor at a local hospital (have had 2 interviews so far). My question is the same hospital has since posted 3 new jobs on different units that are open to new grads, can I apply to these positions or will it seem that I am not interested enough in the position I am being interviewed for? I like surgical nursing but the other postings, ambulatory surgery and the E.D seem like great jobs as well. Thanks for your help

His reasoning is too much liability but he has no E.D experience so my question is to nurses who actually work in the E.D, if they feel the same way.

Hi, I'm currently a nursing student about to graduate in May (2012). I am working as a nurse intern in a level 1 trauma hospital and got the chance to work in the E.D the other night. I loved the environment but when talking to my professor about it the following day he said "stay away from the E.D, nurses are set up to fail". This really bothered me because obviously as a new grad I don't want to fail ! I'd like to work in the E.D out of school but even if I get experience first, I'm wondering why he thinks E.D nurses are set up to fail and if nurses who work in the emergency department feel the same way? Thanks