AXIDRN

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1. Switching Careers After only 1 yr

   AXIDRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Don't get me wrong, I love nursing, but, I can definately see why many leave the field and why many just get burnt out. I feel like I have aged 10 yrs in the 1 yr that I have been nursing. We are always short staffed, the schedules suck and managemen...

2. LTC is not "settling"

   AXIDRN replied to joanna73's topic in Geriatric

   LTC is hard work. I started out as a new nurse in LTC and had some misconceptions about it as well. I thought I wasnt going to be learning anything or that i would be losing my skills, I left that job to work for a better facilty and found that my 10...

3. <NEW GRAD for a year now, NO JOB!

   AXIDRN replied to Winnie93's topic in Job Hunt

   I graduated in Dec 09 with my BSN and searched for a job for 3 months in a hospital with no luck. I broadened my spectrum and started applying for LTC facilities and got an interview and a job within 3 weeks. I worked at a ltc/rehab facility for 9 mo...

4. New grad RN in LTC & HH - how soon did you find a job?

   AXIDRN replied to rainbow11's topic in General Nursing

   I graduated last fall and worked 9 months in LTC. finding work in an LTC was not hard at all for me. They pretty much offered me the job first thing. I have spent the last 9 months searching for a hospital job but thankful was offered a job this week...

5. I do not get this

   AXIDRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   So I am a fairly new nurse working in a LTC/SNF facility. I was enjoying my job until my supervisors decided to switch my and another nurses schedule. In short, 2 nurses were told they needed to work a portion of their 12 hr shift in LTC on a differe...

6. Newer Nurse with little options

   AXIDRN replied to AXIDRN's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the feedback. I think that many times I dont give myself the credit I deserve either.. I work damn hard and hell no pushing papers is not all I do.

7. Newer Nurse with little options

   AXIDRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   So i took a job 7 months ago as an RN in a LTC/Rehab.. I thought after 6 months I would be more likely to be hired but recently i went to a job fair and found out I am not qualified for anything and if anything my current job has hurt me.. One recrui...

8. Losing my skills?

   AXIDRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I graduated in December 2009 and have applied everywhere but the only job i landed was in a LTC facility. I feel everyday like I am not learning very much, besides all the paperwork, and I am wondering if I will EVER be able to get that elusive hospi...

9. Which hospitals in ABQ or SF (NM) are gay-friendly?

   AXIDRN replied to bearscrubs75's topic in New Mexico

   forgot to mention I went to NMSU and moved to ABQ bc i thought the job market would be better but its actually worse here for new grads.

10. Which hospitals in ABQ or SF (NM) are gay-friendly?

    AXIDRN replied to bearscrubs75's topic in New Mexico

    After 3 months of looking I found a job but its not what I really want to do. I am doing LTC and its ok, the schedule is good and I work days but we are constantly hiring new nurses for various reasons, for example we had a bunch go to PRN and back t...

11. Which hospitals in ABQ or SF (NM) are gay-friendly?

    AXIDRN replied to bearscrubs75's topic in New Mexico

    Either locations are good for you, but the area is really not good for employment I graduated in December and it took me 3 months to find a job here. I have a BSN and could not even find a job in a hospital. St.vincents in santa fe is not hiring any ...

12. Im a New RN---LTC my first job

    AXIDRN replied to tiedwithblackribbon's topic in Geriatric

    I am in the same boat as you, graduated in Dec and started working in a LTC a few months back. The place i work is good, its not the best from what i hear but definately not the worse. I am just getting used to having the 25+ patient load that differ...

13. New Grad Ethical Difficulties

    AXIDRN replied to theycallmeking's topic in General Nursing

    I am a new nurse and LTC was the only work I could find. Its at times overwhelming but many times I feel like I am losing everything I learned in school. Maybe its because I work nights. I have struggled with my nightly medpass but find thats its mu...