Which offer should I take??? Need advice

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Hi all. Totally at a loss. The long term goal is to get into Peds NP Program.

2 offers are:
- Circulating OR nurse at a great Children's Hospital;

- Float Pool RN at another major hospital for Med/Surg and Tele units with potential to add Peds and Mother/Baby units eventually. 

The concerns are that OR position will dampen my hardly there bedside skills and knowledge; or that the Float position will never add Peds and be extremely difficult as is. I am really lost here. Would appreciate any input. Thank you all!

 

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Specializes in Primary Care Clinics.

Wow you have 2 great options.

If you take the OR nurse job at the Children's Hospital you would possibly find many available preceptors for when you start NP clinicals.

However, if you opt to join the float pool, you may have a more flexible PRN schedule to study and go to school.

 

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1 minute ago, Zapi791 said:

Wow you have 2 great options.

If you take the OR nurse job at the Children's Hospital you would possibly find many available preceptors for when you start NP clinicals.

However, if you opt to join the float pool, you may have a more flexible PRN schedule to study and go to school.

 

Do you think working in OR will be considered as clinical experience for Peds NP school? And will not be looked down at as experience without treatment/assessment skills? 

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1 hour ago, Jules2385 said:

Do you think working in OR will be considered as clinical experience for Peds NP school? And will not be looked down at as experience without treatment/assessment skills? 

I am not sure, but if the pediatric surgeons also own or operate pediatric clinics etc... maybe an opportunity to find a preceptor when the time presents will be easier for you.  I have heard that some NP students have to find their on preceptors for clinical sometimes depending on which NP Program you choose.  

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Specializes in NICU.

I would look into any nursing job at a Children's hospital except OR. I don't think that the skills you learn in OR will benefit you in getting experience for NP school. Peds Med/Surg or float nurse would be ideal.

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