Anthony_O

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1. Unemployed & inexperienced New RNs. Vent it out!

   Anthony_O replied to captain byakuya's topic in Job Hunt

   The impression that I get is that these facilities would rather make their staff work in unsafe conditions than to hire additional help. Makes me regret spending 3 years training to become a nurse.

2. Does experience as a CNA in a hospital or Nursing Home help for a future RN job

   Anthony_O replied to 91jojo's topic in ADN/BSN

   One more point to make... CNA jobs were hard to find when I passed the course in 2009, but it might be different now. I spent months applying for jobs in every facility I could find, and nobody would hire me. For some reason, whenever I would apply f...

3. Does experience as a CNA in a hospital or Nursing Home help for a future RN job

   Anthony_O replied to 91jojo's topic in ADN/BSN

   I worked as a CNA throughout nursing school. I passed the NCLEX in June and I'm still unemployed. The experience hasn't helped me obviously, but I did learn a lot through work experience, and that might help me when I start working.