Last week I accepted and signed an offer with a starting date of April 24 (for hospital orientation) for a specialty training program that starts May 8. The following cohorts begin May 29 then June 26. I am having issues with childcare and I want to...
paulahill replied to paulahill's topic in Career Support
It is not StaRN, which is for new grads. It's its own program designed for experienced nurses to transition to ICU. The official name of it is ICU RN Plus Nurse Specialty Training Program.
paulahill replied to paulahill's topic in Career Support
Thank you so much for the feedback. Seems like I hit it off well with the recruiter because she was able to get me the interview with the director. That happened yesterday! I don't think I was that nervous even for my very first nursing job interview...
I am a school nurse in WPB. It is expensive for a single person just starting out. You'll likely be looking at mid to high 20's hourly pay rate depending on the unit. You will not find decent housing for less than $1500 for an apartment or town home ...
I've been a peds/PICU nurse for 10 years and I want to change specialties to ICU. The last 2.5 years I have been a school nurse and it's just not for me. I have been wanting to make this change for several years; back in 2017/2018 I tried and applied...
Hello! I have been a pediatric nurse all of my nursing career, 6.5 years now. It was kind of an accident; it took me 9 months after graduation to land my first job. Don't get me wrong, I've loved every minute of it but at this point in my life and ca...
Thanks guys for your responses! Student Forever... Unfortunately, that costs money, but I have given that some thought. Gaga4googoos... I have been networking; one girl's mother works for a prison, but as desperate as I am, I just don't feel that I'm...
I graduated from a very well known LPN school in my area, passed with flying colors, one of the higest grades in my class, excelled in clinicals. i took my nclex just 6 weeks after graduation in July of LAST YEAR and I still have not been able to fin...
amen to that. I did an LPN program and for the year i spent waiting to get into an RN program, I couldnt find a single job even though there were openings everywhere!! I am optimistic about finding a job as an RN but it's hard to see the glass half f...
paulahill replied to cyram81APRN's topic in Florida
I did a clinical rotation in an OR and I had a conversation with the nurse manager who basically told me he wouldn't hire a nurse without at least 2 years of med-surg experience. Of course, criteria varies from facility to facility, but this seems li...