Nursing Career

[SusanGB]

Honest & professional non-judgmental feed back please.

I served in the military for many years. When I got out all I could get were per diem positions in my area of experience. I had to change jobs frequently due to my husbands contract work. We moved out of state and I could not not find a nursing position. I returned to the university and earned my BSN with a high GPA. The husband is no longer and ten years have gone by. Despite the fact I have kept my certifications current and attended a refresher course, finding full time employment continues to be a problem.

I took a position at a local hospital and the bullying was awful, second day. The care at this hospital was unsafe and I left after three weeks. I applied to another local hospital and the HR director called me and told me not to apply to his hospital. I have never heard of this and the hostility in the nursing community is really awful.

The community I live in is a good ole boy town and you have to know people to get a job here. My quality of life is very poor here despite the fact I have tried to connect and reach out. Needless to say I have stopped trying in my current community because I have gotten nowhere in 2.5+ years.

I have a great job at another local hospital but I need full-time work. I don't want to give an employer the impression that I'm moving around. I am applying for full-time in another city. All I want is to plant myself in a place where I can grow in my profession and have a good life.

Thanks!

[loriangel14, RN]

(((( hugs)))))) oh my that's sounds like you have had a bad time. You need to make a total break perhaps and start over. Not all of nursing is that awful but some is.