rnoutlaw

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1. Can't get hired after termination

   rnoutlaw replied to rnoutlaw's topic in Career Support

   I don't know whether our state Board provides that info. Usually employers go to the professional licensing Web site and check to see whether there is any action on the license. Since this post, I managed to do some flu shot clinics and agency work...

2. Can't get hired after termination

   rnoutlaw posted a topic in Career Support

   Hi - Our state nurse practice act requires nurses to disclose terminations. I have a little over a year Med-Surg experience, some LTC experience, and some agency experience. I told my licensing board that I had been terminated from my Med-Surg job ...

3. How does inexperienced RN do ER?

   rnoutlaw replied to rnoutlaw's topic in Emergency

   Thank you for all of the replies and help! I have 1 year and 3 months of Med-Surg experience and a few months of nursing home experience. I also did agency for doctor's offices. I really didn't like the nursing home/LTC, and the Med-Surg unit I wa...

4. Public Humiliation In Healthcare

   rnoutlaw replied to TheCommuter's topic in Relations

   Hi. I'm an older RN. I've been on somebody's payroll since I was 16 except for full-time college, serious illness, and the recent severe economic struggle. I've had all kinds of jobs - farming, retail, fast food, secretarial, corporate, you name it...

5. How does inexperienced RN do ER?

   rnoutlaw posted a topic in Emergency

   Hi. I'm an RN with 0-3 years nursing experience. How does an RN break into the ER? I talked with a rectruiter in my area, and she said that experienced RN's must have several years of experience, telemetry, and EMT background or you must be a SNE ...

6. Ready 2 give up on nursing :*(

   rnoutlaw posted a topic in Career Support

   Hi folks - I'm so tired of not being able to find another nursing job, I'm losing my mind. I received my license in Nov. '08, and I went to work in a teaching Mag hospital for over a year. The unit I was on was rumored to be the worst in the hospit...

7. How's the job market there in Indiana?

   rnoutlaw replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Indiana

   I would say that the hiring is slow in Indy. I'm also noticing that there are NP jobs, case manager jobs, and such but not a lot for someone with fewer than 2 years of experience. For standard staff RN jobs, a lot of them specify 2+ years it seems....