I am a new grad RN with only 7 months of experience on a cardiac/ medicine stepdown. I am in the middle of leaving this job in a month to move to back to my home state/city. I just accepted a position at level I trauma & teaching hospital on their SICU unit. Although I am still amazed that I even got the job, but I knew that I rocked the interview when the manager & I got along so well.
The only downside I can see for this job is the 1 hour commute there and back to the big city on major freeways. I am afraid that I wont be able to handle it for a year or more, especially during the winter months where it can get dangerous here in the north to drive.
Anyone handle a commute like that for a year or more? I really don’t want to move closer to the job because I will be living rent free at my parents to save money for grad school.
Any thoughts are appreciated , thank you!