lesliebeth1 replied to jesuslovesme's topic in General Nursing
I also have a log drive (50 minutes) BUT as a new grad there werent a lot of options at the time. Thankfully its just 3-4 days a week and because I love the job so far, its worth it...even with the gas!
lesliebeth1 replied to Skylarslaughter's topic in General Nursing
I graduated in December and took and passed boards in Feb. Within two weeks I had several job offers as a new grad and got to choose the one I wanted. They all required a little drive (45 min.) but it was worth it to get a job I like. A lot depends o...
lesliebeth1 replied to Will Never's topic in General Nursing
PLEASE, dont call and badger! I finally found a job as a brand new grad with zero medical experience by being very nice and professional! In fact, I was told personality can mean as much as experience because you can be trained for the job but how yo...
lesliebeth1 replied to jitterbugg's topic in New Nurse
I recently graduated and had the same trouble at first. I found that smaller hospitals were more open to be as a new graduate with no experience. In fact, I was offered two jobs and both said personality meant more to them than experience, that they ...
I am a newly graduated nurse. I was really interested in labor and delivery, NICU, or other specialty areas like those. I got a job on a labor and delivery unit. I was so excited, but now I am starting to get nervous! Are there any labor and delivery...
lesliebeth1 replied to Will Never's topic in New Nurse
I am a new graduate nurse (graduated Dec 2010). I applied for a few jobs right after graduation and didnt get any calls. Once I took my boards in Feb. and passed I started getting calls. Within two weeks of passing I was offered two jobs and could ha...
lesliebeth1 replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in Travel
I have one more question. My husband and I were going to sell our house. Can you go from one assignment straight to another one or do you have to go "home" first before moving on? I do have family I can have mail sent to but I would like to be able t...
lesliebeth1 replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in Travel
This thread is very helpful. I will graduate from RN school in December this year (2010). I plan to work one year (or more if I think I need it) to get some experience and then do travel nursing for a few years. My children will all be graduated by t...