Hello! I recently received my RN license here in CA. Before that I was working as a LVN for 3 years on a med surg floor. Here is the dilemma. I was offered a full time night position on my floor as a RN. Not sure if I should take the job or look elsewhere. Like many other places, It is REALLY difficult to get a job in the hospital for a new grad. Ive talked to countless managers and turned in applications for other floors and they were all denied for no exp.
I guess I know that I should feel so lucky to have been offered a job but as an LVN (which was easier) I HATED working on med surg !!!
Should I just suck it up for the experience and work somewhere that I absolutely despise or wait it out on unemployment?
examples.
-Our cna's get 14-16 patients, so they are way to busy to help us when we really need it
-Our floor is the dumping ground for CIWA and various other types of patients that other floors won't deal with. (Other med surg floors won't take CIWA patients or chest tubes!)
-Our manager is pretty ruthless and will write you up for anything, not one person is happy with her at the moment. She doesn't listen to anyone, she just tells us "if you can't do your job, let me know because I will find someone to replace you)
- Nurses are always over guidelines
- The manager is scheduling people to work an extra 12 hour shift regardless if they want to or not.
- There is NO such thing as team work, everyone is just out for themselves. You can only count on your friends to help!
- The charge nurses do not help you , they bark orders, audit charts but usually you are on your own.
- The floor is a very confrontational environment, the charge nurses are not even qualified, they just choose people who are willing to do the job on a daily basis regardless of experience.
Charlotte205
14 Posts
i can relate. i worked in a medsurg floor from hell. I am lucky I was able to get out after a year. I love my job now as a clinic nurse.