I'm just wondering if anyone has had this experience or knew of someone who actually wanted to go back to hospital nursing and had difficulty getting even an interview because of his/her time away from the hospital?
I know most hh nurses would find me crazy, but I miss the hospital and want to get back into it. I have been sending out applications left and right but have received no calls. I do live in an area that pays well and where there doesn't seem to be a nursing shortage. I'm not sure if this was the appropriate forum to post this, but I thought I'd try anyway. Do you think or have you heard that hospitals are hesitant to hire those RNs who have been away for a while? I have been doing home health for over a year and a half.
I have TONS of experience in both Home Health and Hospital work. When I moved from Oklahoma to Ft Worth and was job hunting, I heard over and over again that my hospital experience was not recent enough to count any more.
BabaLouRN
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I have TONS of experience in both Home Health and Hospital work. When I moved from Oklahoma to Ft Worth and was job hunting, I heard over and over again that my hospital experience was not recent enough to count any more.