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Yep. Run away. FAST. Do NOT take this job. You will regret it.

I love nursing caps and wish we could bring them back. There is NOTHING to distinguish us for our education and hard work any more in any dignified, unique way. Now everyone wears the same stupid,...

This post is cute. Haha! Here in Los Angeles, it takes 50 minutes to get ANYWHERE. Groceries, restaurants, the dry cleaners, work.....we budget an hour of traffic even if it's just a few miles. I'm...

I suggest you break up that wall of text with some paragraph breaks or shorten your story somehow. A lot of members see a block of uninterrupted text like that and won't read it. I didn't. Too long...

I definitely agree with #7. I was a successful student for a lot of reasons, but looking back, I know a big part of it was the fact I didn't have kids or pets, only worked VERY part time, (a few...

The point of research is to gather data to test theories. Research findings are disseminated into practice and policy. The best researchers are those who develop theories and data collection...

I think people who've left nursing have probably left AN. Just a guess

Don't get too personal. They don't care to read 4 paragraphs about your grandma or friend with cancer or when you broke your arm in 5th grade. Keep it concise and altruistic, and the sentimentality...

And, drop the text speak. It's not only discouraged in this forum, it makes anyone who uses it look less intelligent. You can type out "you" instead of "u." Making a good impression with your grammar...

Well, that's definitely in your favor! I think you will need a really, REALLY GOOD résumé and cover letter to start, and I advise not making too big a deal about your 4 year period not working....

To the OP: keeping your MOUTH SHUT goes a long way in being noticed these days. When we have students, the quiet, mature, efficient one (the "Stealth Bomber") is ALWAYS the one I appreciate and...

Get your BLS/ACLS/PALS as soon as possible, on your own. Tons of companies offer the course, it's just a quick Google search. Be prepared for a very, VERY long and difficult job search. The...

Yo, OP, why don't you want to be a case manager? The term "case manager" can have a wide range of definitions, don't go just by what your hospital has. These days, it's a rapidly developing specialty...

Because I'm Native, and a nurse, and a nurse who had worked in the Native population. Look back on some of my posts to get a feel for my take on things. Don't mistake "respect" and "fondness" for...

Why do you want to do this so badly?

I was gonna say, here's someone complaining about unprofessionalism, who spells "catty" as "caddy." Talk about answering her own question. I can tell you right now, one of the reasons I'm...

............aaaaaaaand your POINT is....what? You lost me around the 54th paragraph.

You and I are very different people. I would stand right up, in silence, and point at her until everyone looked including the teacher. If that didn't work, I'd yell "CHEEEEEEATERRRRR" and say right...

The whole LTC/rehab/SNF issue seems so hopeless. Children and soldiers get all the attention. Normally, it's 'it'll take a crisis for action to be taken,' but it's so sadly devolved to the point that...

Powerlessness. Some is perpetuated by the systematic forces, and unfortunately, some is perpetuated by nurses themselves.

Wouldn't it be great to have a reality show with a character like Tabatha Coffey or Gordon Ramsey, some battle axe veteran nurse with mega attitude and smarts, where they came into these LTCs & SNFs...

Uh. I used to work in a hospital here in L.A. that DEFINITELY had rooms on units (including ICU & isolation rooms) that were behind their own set of high security, limited access closed doors with...

The OP says they've seen text speak used here and it's not a big deal. Correction: it IS a big deal, and violates the Terms of Service of this forum. http://allnurses.com/terms-info.html

I used to get worked like a mule at my old job in a busy ambulatory clinic that was part of a large Magnet hospital system. I made the most money I've ever made in my life, because of overtime and...

I completely agree with this. I'm so sick of LPNs with BIG LITTLE chips on their shoulders, angry at the world because other nurses DARE to have more education and make more money than they do. Spare...