sallynRN

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1. Did I have a Nervous Breakdown?

   sallynRN posted a topic in Stress 101

   I'm 47 & I've been a RN for just over 2 yrs. Five months after graduation I took a job as a telephone triage nurse in the adult internal med dept. at a large group practice. Before nursing school I was a CSR for 14 yrs, so this job was fairly eas...

2. Do I have enough experience?

   sallynRN replied to rn-n- 2005's topic in Triage

   I won't be in a "call center," if that makes a difference. I'll be in the adult internal medicine dept. of a group medical practice (so no pedi - they have their own triage nurses). I will have 8 weeks of training, and the support of the other nurs...

3. Do I have enough experience?

   sallynRN replied to rn-n- 2005's topic in Triage

   Hi kittykatty! I'm on the east coast too (MA). I'm not sure I can give you any pointers on how to land a job..... I stumbled upon this job because my sister is a pt. at the practice, and she saw on their website that they were hiring. Perhaps you ...

4. New Grad RN is a 4-Letter Word

   sallynRN replied to sallynRN's topic in Massachusetts

   Hello kittykatty: I'm in MA, and it's a private group practice - not national. Try the "Telephone Triage" section under the "Specialty" tab for info about national companies, etc. Good luck!

5. New Grad RN is a 4-Letter Word

   sallynRN replied to sallynRN's topic in Massachusetts

   Hopefully by the time you finish school things will have turned around - you never know. If you have the time and the finances to earn a degree now, do it NOW! I was 40 when I started college, and I just graduated w/ an Associate's in May. I plan ...

6. Do I have enough experience?

   sallynRN replied to rn-n- 2005's topic in Triage

   "Do I have enough experience?" I would think it depends on the company you work for, etc. I'm a brand-spankin' new ADRN, and I just got hired at a large group medical practice to do telephone triage. I was told by the hiring mgr. that this will be...

7. So Confused! Prison Nursing or Not?

   sallynRN replied to sallynRN's topic in Correctional

   Thank you to all who responded to this thread. After a lot of research, and much consideration, I decided NOT to interview for the prison job.

8. So Confused! Prison Nursing or Not?

   sallynRN replied to sallynRN's topic in Correctional

   Great advice deyo, thank you! I'll probably at least go for the interview to find out what kind of training/support they have. Right now the position is 24 hrs/11p-7a w/ the possibility of 32 hrs/2 doubles. I don't think I could handle the doubles...

9. So Confused! Prison Nursing or Not?

   sallynRN replied to sallynRN's topic in Correctional

   I think they do hire new grads. I had a little mini telephone interview, and she was reading my cover letter/resume and mentioned how I just took the NCLEX in July. She's going to send me a CORI form to fill out so they can do a background check, a...

10. So Confused! Prison Nursing or Not?

    sallynRN posted a topic in Correctional

    I'm so confused about whether or not prison nursing would be the right job for me. I'm a new grad RN and there is a possibility of a part-time job (24-32 hrs/wk; 11p - 7a) at a max security facility 15 min from home. I've been reading a lot on thes...

11. JUST GOT HIRED!

    sallynRN replied to hopingtobeanRNsoon's topic in Massachusetts

    CONGRATS!

12. New Grad RN is a 4-Letter Word

    sallynRN replied to sallynRN's topic in Massachusetts

    I have been applying online. A lot of nursing homes/skilled nursing facilities in my area are part of larger corporations with facilities across the country, and you can only apply online. I am willing to work ANYTHING! Day, night, full-time, par...

13. New Grad RN is a 4-Letter Word

    sallynRN replied to sallynRN's topic in Massachusetts

    Thanks Selene006 for the well wishes. I hope I will find something soon too! I can't believe someone would quit that soon after being hired, especially with the job market the way it is!

14. New Grad RN is a 4-Letter Word

    sallynRN posted a topic in Massachusetts

    Is there ANYONE in the state of MA who will hire a new grad? It's so disheartening to look at hundreds of RN job postings each day and see the comment, "this job not available to new grads." I spend every day scouring the internet, including web si...

15. New Grad entering Skilled Nursing

    sallynRN replied to beat2beat's topic in Career Support

    Can you tell us which skilled nursing facility hired you? I desperately want to go into rehab and/or LTC, but even those facilities aren't hiring new grads (I just graduated in May).