I am a new nurse, (licensed 6 months), and have been working a part-time job for the past 3 months. It isn't the happy place I was led to believe: the clientel are long-term, vent dependent, and really not in a position to wean and progress. The staff have been there a long time, and have gotten in the same mind set. We just seem to be trying to maintain, as the hospital cuts staffing to the bone because it's a loser unit on the financial reimbursement side. In the meantime, the unit director seems to think the staff needs to make this experience more meaningful for the patients with daily "fluffy rounds", when there is barely time to keep the patients clean and suctioned. I have an interview scheduled with another hospital, for a totally different type of position, but am wondering if job hopping this frequently will be viewed negatively by future employers?

Very well said dmazment!