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new grad NOT starting in hospital- advice?
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Posted over 5 years ago I'm not beginning my career in the hospital setting which generates many opinions which are usually negative. Is this a really bad decision? I've been told to get 2 yrs. exp. first. I've tried med/surg-like floor at a very prestigious hospital for a few months & hated it! I never like the rotations in school either. |
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| Posted over 5 years ago I really have no advice to offer, however I am in the same position. I do not like the Med-Surg units and do not want to begin in hospital settings either. |
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| Posted over 5 years ago I HATED med/surg when I was in nursing school. I didn't like when others told me that I should get at least a year of experience there. I ended up staying 6 years while finishing my FNP. It was the best thing that I ever did because it was comfortable and had a great relationship with my co-workers. Med/surg is a great place to get your time management skills honed. To each their own ultimately!
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| Posted over 5 years ago The only thing bad about not starting in a hosp.is nursing homes are basicly just pills and home health is repitation .I don't know what field you chose but med-surge is not the only field in a hosp.You have to think about what you want to get out out your job,you spend two-thirds of your life there so be happy. |
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| Posted over 5 years ago You need someplace where you can work on your physical , critical thinking and assessment skills. I agree with Cheri4evr, there are multiple areas in a hospital to begin your career. I started in er and haven't left. |
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| Posted over 5 years ago I believe everyone should have a start in Med/Surg. Here you will learn a little about everything with focus on critical thinking, time management, different medications, new technological procedures and you will see so many different diagnosis and "awesome stuff" you can then decide what kind of cases you enjoy and then you can decide where to go. Not everyone is a Med/Surg nurse, Personally I work critical care areas and ER but that is my forte. Just enjoy the experience and then decide what part you enjoyed the most, you just may aquire a taste for it. |
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| Posted over 5 years ago amg_rn said: God, if I had a dollar for every time someone gave me their opinion on where I should work after graduation I would be rich! Reading your comments made me think back to when I graduated and was job hunting. I love public health and want to work in the health clinic setting primarily in education. I had an interview with the county health dept prior to graduation. I ended up canceling the interview and taking a position at a local hospital on a renal floor mainly for the same reasons that you have stated. Everyone thought they knew best about where I should start my career. So, I said I could do it for a year. I thought I was going to hate med/surg. I hated it during clinical rotation and I said I would never work med/surg. However, it is not too bad and you do learn a great deal about meds, diseases, and you critique your assessment skills everyday. It is not what I want to be doing down the road, but it is okay for now and great money. Once I get my year in I will begin looking for a job more geared toward what I want professionally. Good luck to you. |
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| Posted over 5 years ago You know when I graduated nursing school, I started working in a nursing home....on a sub-acute floor with ventilator patients, peg tubes, IV's ...nothing like now..we had to count the drips..lol...I although I love the elderly.. it just was not what I wanted.
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