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1. Change is in the Air - New Forums

   CRNAorBust replied to Brian's topic in Announcements

   Would be beneficial if there was one for nurses who need help staying i nursing. I'm sure there's a good percentage of nurses who are floundering for one reason or another. Perhaps a forum for their issues would be helpful.

2. First Nursing job, and I drowned!

   CRNAorBust replied to galenanurse's topic in New Nurse

   Dear First NUrsing job, I'm very sorry you had such a lousy first job but , and I hate to say it, welcome to real world nursing. I am 57 yrs old and I have had 3 jobs so far and none of them have taken.....the longest one was 2.5 yrs and now I'm out...

3. Do you see yourself retiring from nursing, or will you change professions?

   CRNAorBust replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   when I was in nursing school and doing so well I thought for sure this would be my career to retire from........but it hasn't turned out that way.....I'm still looking for that career....

4. Please help ...... feeling really stuck!!!

   CRNAorBust replied to CRNAorBust's topic in Career Support

   Well obviously we all have our ups and downs. And when I posted my initial statement I was feeling pretty down. I actualy went to sign up for possible per diem homecare work and I received a call from a school to possibly do some teaching to LPNs. ...

5. Please help ...... feeling really stuck!!!

   CRNAorBust posted a topic in Career Support

   I have been a nurse since 2005, I started in a critical care resdency program and crashed and burned. Then went to med surg and did same. Then went to hospice floor......no good, then finally hospice homecare and currently on verge of being let go....

6. Is there any type of nursing I can do?

   CRNAorBust posted a topic in Career Support

   Ever since I got out of nursing school I have not been able to do well in a hospital setting. I've tried critical care, I've tried med/surg, hospice.....nothing seems to be working. Can anyone suggest another type of nursing that I might be able to...

7. Which recruiting agencies are best for finding RN jobs in CT?

   CRNAorBust posted a topic in Connecticut

   I'm looking to change jobs and am looking for recommendations for which agencies would be the best to deal with. I'm looking to find out which ones are the most reputable and best at finding the type of position you want. Thanks in advance.

8. Got No Job? Come be an RN !

   CRNAorBust replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

   Your attitude is part and parcel of where the saying "Nurses eat their young" comes from. You may be the most sincere person in the world but if you don't give newbies a chance your shooting yourself in the foot. You'll be the lone nurse on the flo...

9. Best way to study for Hospice Certification

   CRNAorBust replied to CRNAorBust's topic in Hospice

   No I don't have any stats. It was based on what I was recently reading online here. Seems that many who don't have to get certified won't. It's expensive, and it may not contribute much especially to those who've been a hospice nurse for some time...

10. Best way to study for Hospice Certification

    CRNAorBust posted a topic in Hospice

    Hi everyone, I need to study and pass the cert exam (RN) since we are union nurses and my salary grade depends on having that cert. We also get reimbursed for the test plus we get a bonus of about 400 dollars the first time we take the exam. So re...

11. Getting away from bedside nursing

    CRNAorBust replied to Dakota28's topic in General Nursing

    Just thought i'd share my situation. I graduated in 2005, thought I'd try critical care in an ICU residency program that was suppose to be 1 yr long. Well nites were not for me, I made a mistake and that was the end of that. Had to move out of sta...

12. go to nursing school or not?

    CRNAorBust replied to jen1000's topic in General Nursing

    I too was like you to some degree. I was in the computer field. The jobs were drying up badly just before 9/11. I needed a new career and chose nursing thinking I could do Nursing with computers or even Psych since I had a psych degree prior. But...

13. What do you do to make extra money?

    CRNAorBust posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been a med surg nurse for a year and a half, and now i moved to hospice. Thinking about working a few hours extra a month but doing something other than hospice or med surg. Curious what other nurses are doing to make an extra buck in these ha...

14. Emergency situations: what do I do???

    CRNAorBust replied to Daria5363's topic in General Nursing

    HiThere! I know exactly how you're feeling. i had the same issues when i first started. In fact I'm still dealing with them. It's not always easy to know when you're patient is in trouble. But here's some tips I've picked up so far. NEVER leave y...

15. New Hospice Nurse says HI!

    CRNAorBust posted a topic in Hospice

    Hello everyone! I've just changed jobs from med surg to hospice and will be starting on Oct 15th. It's in a hospital setting (very clean compared to med surg!), will have 4 patient load, with a mix of hospice, palliative, and med surg. I've already...