Should I take the job?

[BraveHeartABC]

I am soon to be graduating with an associates in nursing next week. At the end of my community rotation, I was asked if I would want to come for an interview for a new grad RN spot. I was ecstatic for this opportunity but now am concerned. In my area (Boston), it's hard to get into the hospital and I don't yet have my BSN so it would be unlikely. The place that I would be interviewing is a large outpatient community health center with adult internal medicine, pediatrics, and maternal and family planning. I am worried about losing any skills (not that I have much cause I'm newbie lol!), and possible never getting hired into a hospital if thats what I want to do. I don't know what my ultimate goal is in nursing, I truly enjoyed all my rotations.

I am looking for assistance, as most likely my options would only to be office nurse, rehab or LTC right out from school. I liked my rehab rotation but I think that having 10 plus patients is way too much for anyone and is unsafe. Please help!

[KonichiwaRN]

I suspect these thoughts will be coming into the minds of most people while they read your post.

a) congratulations on your graduation.

b) focus on your NCLEX first

c) why not look at other options? Surely, you are tired of paying an average of $2K for a small room while living in Boston. You have other options..Worcester? Even Springfield Mass? Maine? The southern states?

d) From your graduation to passing the NCLEX: that is the only time that you have to really do some planning (meaning, you have free time to do so). Also, you do have the "luxury" to move around since you're not bound by a workplace & coworkers that got used to you.

e) did I mention: that there are plenty of states that are hungry and "begging" for nurses? Doesn't take much effort to just craigslist a room rental after securing a job..and getting your Hospital nursing thirst quenched.