Nursemom64

Nursemom64

med/surg, hospice

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About Nursemom64

Nursemom64 specializes in med/surg, hospice.


wife, mother x2 and mother to Scottish terriers Mavis & Jimmy

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  1. Walla Walla University BSN

    Yes, I feel I had a well rounded clinical experience, however the time goes so fast, once you're finished I don't think you ever feel like it was "enough." I think you get exposed to a lot of things, but don't expect you will be an expert at any upo...
  2. Walla Walla University BSN

    I am an alumni of WWUSON and I have nothing but wonderful things to say about them. It was my first choice in nursing schools and I do not regret my decision in the least. The faculty is wonderful, very professional and always willing to help. Cli...
  3. Laid off after 38 years

    I've found that there is stiff competition everywhere. No matter what you'd "settle" for (part-time, temp, on-call) you're still up against stiff competition. And no matter that you've got experience in a certain area, it seems no one that's doing ...
  4. 30 yrs of nursing and I cannot find a job!

    I've been unemployed for about 3 months now. I had been let go from my previous hospital job for no real reason (no previous warnings, no disciplinary action). I'm beginning to think it had something to do with low census or the economy somehow and...
  5. Please help ...... feeling really stuck!!!

    I have been a nurse for 4 years with med/surg and inpatient hospice experience. I am 45 and as of May, unemployed. I of course have been filling out apps like crazy and have gone on a few interviews but no job offers as of yet. Things are really t...
  6. Career Change at 38....need advice

    I agree with blueindigo, go for your RN it'll open more doors. Nursing is also my 2nd career, I thoroughly enjoyed school...I think having life experience behind you makes it easier and much more enjoyable. Good luck in your journey!:w00t:
  7. I hate nursing..

    I worked at a place like that too. I have always worked in customer service (nursing is a 2nd career for me too) and was never treated badly by coworkers. I still like being a nurse but feel a little jaded now. I'm looking for a new "niche"
  8. I think most jobs (at least all the jobs I've ever had) are at-will employment, so either they can let-you-go or you can quit for any reason or no reason. This just recently happened to me, let go with no prior warning and no real reason. I was nev...
  9. Concerned About My Nursing Future

    I would love to explore other aspects of nursing as you have suggested (ie. insurance companies, sales, research, etc) but there again it seems you have to have experience before they will even look at you. Even trying to find a office or clinic job...
  10. Thanks for your encouragement everyone! I am depressed (mostly frustrated) but not to the point where I'm suicidal or anything, so don't worry about that. It's just that finding a job has always been fairly easy and now in this time it's just so di...
  11. I'm an RN with 4 years experience (in nursing) and a lifetime of experience in everything else. Due to some unexpected circumstances I was let go from my job the end of May. Now here it is July and I'm so depressed in not being able to find a job (...
  12. New Grad dilema

    i agree with newtexas and sun, you have to do what will make you happy. situations change, sometimes very fast and what works "right now" may not work next year (or next month even!). i was working nights (also an hour drive from home) at a job i l...
  13. Crazy Nursing Jobs

    I am very interested in what the replies to this post will be. I am not a new nurse but I don't have years and years of experience either. Sometimes I feel like I could "fall through the cracks." I recently lost my job and am looking for something...
  14. Finding my niche.

    I'm also 45 with 2 kids (mine are teenagers though), worked at a couple different hospitals in med/surg (night shift) and at an in-patient hospice house. I loved working at the hospice house but it went out of business. Working nights was fine but ...
  15. Leaving a Job Mid-Orientation??? Please Help!

    I don't know where you live, but most places are at-will employment so if you didn't sign a contract you are under no obligation to stay there. I would write a resignation letter stating the reason(s) why you are leaving, one that is to the point bu...