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  1. Hello all, I'm looking into getting my certification to become a certified Occupational Health Nurse. What's the best book to study from that would optimize my chances on passing the test?
  2. How did you get out of bedside nursing?

    Hello all! I've attempted to transition from bedside nursing to an outpatient, Ambulatory setting but had no luck within the past 15 months. Why is it very difficult to get a job within an outpatient office as an RN even when it's just an internal tr...
  3. I'm lost. I want to quit nursing.

    Amdecl6 , I truly understand your frustration. My frustrations with bedside care are pretty much the same in addition of "self scheduling" which requires 2 Fridays, 2 Mondays (in which I don't mind except the scheduling team, RN colleagues, would sc...
  4. How did you get out of bedside nursing?

    Hi HelloWish. When you made the decision to leave bedside nursing work in outpatient oncology, was there a huge decrease in pay (if any)? I am thinking about making the same change and although a decrease in pay is a possibility, I am finding that ...
  5. Hello loveofrn, I'm not sure if you were asking me or 4boysmama, ADN, RN the question but I'm a Bachelor's degree nurse.
  6. Thank you kelseykelsey4, BSN, RN! The information was very helpful.
  7. Hello All, After performing a search on topics that discussed the salary for new RN grads in Philly (Phila., PA), I was only able to find salary info. for RN grads that work in a hospital setting but not the community setting. Does anyone know if th...
  8. **POLL** New 1st Year RN Salary

    Does anyone know if the pay may be a bit different for a new grad with no experience working in a community ambulatory setting (clinic, health center, etc)? Also, can a new grad negotiate the base rate when an offer is given...is it advisable?
  9. Hi Kayseadeecee, Thanks for the advice. I'm not sure if you've gotten the chance to read my entire post above but I mentioned that I had to let my car go because I couldn't keep up with the repairs therefor I am no longer able to apply to jobs that r...
  10. Interview Follow-up

    Thanks for responding Lev
  11. Interview Follow-up

    Hello All! I am a new RN graduate bachelor's degree nurse (May 2014) and I am still looking for my first RN job. I interviewed for an RN position at a healthcare community site two weeks ago with someone from the HR/Admin. team of the facility of th...
  12. I have applied to public health RN positions for PA but I'm still waiting for a response. I was told that it takes a while to be contacted...it's been a few months now. I have not tried Craig's list though! I will see if I am able to find work that w...
  13. Con't.... to new RN graduate programs (yes....they even look for experience, not clinical experience, but previous work experience in new RN grads, smh). I am now up to over 550 plus applications total (hospitals, non-hospitals....any type of facilit...
  14. Hi LadyFree28, You are absolutely right...it doesn't matter where yhe experience comes from which is which I never limited my searches to just hospitals. I pretty much looked everywhere here in Philly. I've applied (online....with a resume that has ...
  15. Hello All, For all the nurses who were/are having problems finding a job as a new graduate that responded to this post, has any of you found an RN job in Philly yet? Here's my update (original story above was posted from my old account, NewLifeNewMe ...