I am a burnt out medsurg nurse. Was lucky enough to work at a wound/hbot center for a few years but had to leave the job to move to a different city. I have 6 years medsurg and 4 years ambulatory experience.
Right now, I am trying to transfer to...
ThinkerBelleRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Support
I know this is a very old post. At this point in my life, I feel like Id rather have this type of work from home job. What company did you work for and what are the requirements?
ThinkerBelleRN replied to applepie2013's topic in Wound
Do the all didactic classes you choose to take then enroll for available bridge week schedule. Professional practice is required even if you only just want to do 1 specialty.
ThinkerBelleRN replied to ThinkerBelleRN's topic in Career Support
Update. I found a job in a large teaching hospital, and just gave my notice at my current workplace. Will be moving to NY state after my 4 weeks is up!
ThinkerBelleRN replied to tinilouise's topic in Wound
I have not gotten my WOCN certification yet, but I suggest you refer your patient for proper evaluation of the wound bed and surrounding tissue. If it is infected, patients will need antibiotics not just topical antimicrobials. Zinc oxide creams are...
So I had a phone interview for 2 different jobs in the same hospital both of them have no previous experience in (oncology unit and endoscopy). I applied for these jobs during my desperate times so I could leave my current job asap and move halfway a...
I am currently working as an RN in the medical floor in the midwest, hate it and already so burnt out. Last spring I finally made the decision to relocate to upstate NY and still waiting to get my NY license, but have been applying for jobs because I...
If only we can switch jobs. I have been doing wound care overseas 4 years of my 8 years as a RN. Moving to the US, I wasnt given an option to purusue wound because it turned out they needed more people on the floors. I am currently working on the flo...
Have you gotten your NY licenses? I thought it says on their website that they are not able to update status of application over the phone. I have completed all my papers and course works first week of July. I haven't heard from them until now. I hav...
I will be starting the WOCN program through Emory and manuals will be included in the tuition, but they also have recommended books for the WOC core curriculum. I also looked at the WOCNCB website which has a list of recommended books/references. Sin...
I am currently working in the medical floor, and hate every second of it. I dread going to work everyday and find myself crying after work, and have been feeling anxious before my shifts. I have done wound care nursing and hyperbaric medicine before ...
I am an international nurse who recently just migrated and started working in the United States. So I am not familiar with the hiring process and timeline involved, as well as the timeline and process for resignation here in America. Overseas, where ...