Hard time finding a new job while in nursing school

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I am a first semester nursing student with an active CNA and I am having a VERY hard time switching jobs and I just don't get it.

My current job is a telemetry technician, monitoring central telemetry. Telemetry itself is not bad, but this particular job is. I want to leave for 3 reasons.

1. The alarm fatigue is BAD. Most tele centers I know of have their systems monitored regularly to make sure their staff doesn't get alarm fatigue so we still are sharp and catch events. This place does not. The system often alarms for no reason and is so old that the manufacturer doesn't even service these anymore. When boxes break, biomed can not order parts to fix them, they have to order parts off of eBay. I can't deal with this never ending false alarming. I almost had a panic attack one day because the noise was too overwhelming and I had to choke back tears and really concentrate on not freaking out. It may not seem like a lot, but it is when this is what you do for 3 days in a row every week.

2. This hospital system is incredibly unprofessional. I'm due to be able to transfer in December but I don't want anything to do with this health system. People can be off the monitors for hours at a time, nurses don't like to answer their phones, and patient information is often entered wrong in the system. There's no accountability and too much liability. I want to jet asap and be a tech somewhere else to help me get a new grad RN job, I'd never want one here.

3. Central telemetry more than likely won't aid me in getting a nursing job after graduation. There are no RN positions in central tele. I need to be back out on the floor somewhere and get myself in front a floor manager who will hire me as a nurse later. I used to work on the floor and I miss using my clinical skills.

I also just found out that I am about 5 weeks pregnant with my first child and I need a healthier work environment. I shouldn't be having panic attacks at work. I felt so much healthier when I was working on the floor, both mentally and physically.

I have pages and pages of applications to other jobs (mostly ER tech because my dream is to be an ER/Trauma nurse) and NOBODY has called me back. I don't get it. I have had 2.5 years as a PCT on a cardiac unit and cross training in tele for about a year and about 6 months on mother-baby. The only people that grab at me is central telemetry which I DO NOT want to do anymore. Not even the cardiac med surg positions call me back. Am I doing something wrong? I'm at a loss.

Thank you in advance if anyone reads/answers this. I'm desperate and trying not to just up and quit my job!