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That’s good advice. However, our company requires two years in one position before bidding out. Nothing is permanent though. Thanks.

Hello everyone, I am a nursing assistant of 5 years at the same hospital the whole time. It has been my only patient care job. I am now one year away from being a RN and I am a Cleveland Clinic employee, so I know that I will obviously stay within the enterprise due to its reputation and career possibilities after graduation, but I am writing this topic asking other professionals his or her opinions about working as a new RN at the main campus. I work at one of the regional hospitals (will not specify) and while it is great because it is a small, everyone knows everyone place to work, and my manager is AMAZING! I work well with almost every staff member due to my time spent there. It is only ten minutes from my house and there is no parking garage or fees. However, I have some very serious concerns about staying there as a RN. Working at a regional hospital does have some of those pros, but also has many cons. One of the biggest ones is the resources available, specifically at night shift. STAFF! WE ARE ALWAYS UNDERSTAFFED ESPCIALLY AT NIGHT. It sometimes is near dangerous assignments like 2 nurses only no aide for 16 patients. Sometimes I see the nurses struggle to contact doctors promptly for admission orders or status updates. From 11 pm to 7 am there is almost never a nursing assistant. I work well with the nurses as an aide, but I see a lot of cattiness within the RNs (That I am guessing is anywhere you go.) The biggest thing is that as a new grad, how much will I develop at a small regional hospital compared to a main campus location? This is a big concern of mine. I am looking to possibly go for my MSN so I do intend on making a successful career in the industry, and not just in it for a paycheck. I will have to commute downtown and pay for parking and park in a garage and then shuttle into my unit and deal with traffic. These are things I do not consider that heavy of a burden as I did it during my nursing assistant training for a month upon hiring. Any advice on my situation would be greatly appreciated! Thank you for anyone would made it to the end of the topic.

Yes, I had to pay out of pocket for mine. It was roughly $550. However, some SNF will reimburse you after completing the course and becoming an employee. I would suggest looking further into the reimbursement laws for your state and requirements for each company before you apply. Here is the law code to research further into reimbursement. Federal regulations (42C.F.R. 483.158)

I am an State Tested Nursing Assistant for a Acute hospital (I have been for two years now) but did my clinicals at a LTC. Aides are usually hit or miss with his or her performance. Most aides are either very passionate, intelligent and hardworking on his or her unit. Others however are quite the opposite. These people are there for the rate the job pays with the minimal education requirement and the degree of independence the person has with his or her work (i.e some aides may claim/chart they performed such care but really didn't because other RN's are busy doing other things and are delegating and ultimately entrusting these tasks to the aide). It is kind of a sad thought when you think about it. I hope you can find a form of mentor to look up to that shows the joys and perks of being a passionate aide. Also, I suggest looking for an acute care (hospital) job after you build your resume at a LTC. I work in Ohio, which is a weird state, and has multiple levels of nurse aide degrees, but an aide can find work in a hospital in any state. Best of luck to you, the job gets better and you become better at it every day that passes. Anything good in life doesn't come easy.