Km8011

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  1. New grad NP working as floor nurse

    My 9 years of experience is all in peds and mostly working at the hospital in an acute care setting. I am currently working as an RN at a children's hospital at the same job that I had while I was in school and before I even started my MSN program. ...
  2. New grad NP working as floor nurse

    mammac5, you really gave me something to think about from the perspective of an employer looking for NPs. What would you suggest would be the best course of action for my situation? My certification is Acute Care PNP, which is somewhat limiting as ...
  3. New grad NP working as floor nurse

    I would not suggest going for the NP right now. I have almost 9 years experience as a RN and have been looking for a NP job for 10 months now. I have also tried to get other RN jobs to broaden my experience, but have not been successful in that bec...
  4. Job Search Blues and Questions

    I currently work at a Children's Hospital. Moving is not a problem for me and I have applied to NP jobs out of state. My biggest challenge right now, of course, is getting any type of job, other than the one I have right now. I know I am very bless...
  5. Job Search Blues and Questions

    I have already applied and interviewed for a PICU position with no success. All that kept coming up was why I didn't want to pursue a NP job. I was prepared for this, but was still unsuccessful. What bothers me even more is that I have wanted to d...
  6. I do not believe that all online programs are bad because I have heard of some NPs being very happy and successful graduates from these programs. Also online learning is not for everyone, but seems to be more common than it used to be. I guess my o...
  7. I did not have to do any clinical hours for my Physical Assessment class. I think this would have definitely been an asset if I had. Instead, we were just expected to show up for clinicals and already know what we doing. On top of that, we just ha...
  8. Oh another thing I did not address was the issue of open book tests. We also had those in my online program, and I thought that it was a joke because of this. I worked so much harder and did much more scholarly work in undergrad than I did in my gr...
  9. Gosh after reading this, I am wondering if some of the jobs I have applied for have looked down on me knowing that my program was an online program. The University has a pretty good reputation, but all they seem to care about is getting your money. ...
  10. Job Search Blues and Questions

    This is what I have come to realize, of course only after I have been looking for jobs. While obtaining an Acute Care certification for adults would definitely improve my marketability, I have no experience with adults as an RN and Pediatrics has be...
  11. Job Search Blues and Questions

    I have been looking for an NP job for 9 months now, and have still not landed a position. I have definitely been having job search blues!! I have been a pediatric nurse for 8 years and my certification is Acute Care PNP. I have applied locally and ou...
  12. new RN's in specialty areas

    I would like to know how to get into the PICU or NICU when you cannot get hired. They hire new grads all the time, but will not hire an experienced nurse unless they have PICU or NICU experience. How are you supposed to get experience if no one wil...
  13. This is an interesting thread. I am a Home Health nurse as well, but I do pediatrics only. I love working with the children and their families, but I would kill to stay in the same county that I live in. While the adult nurses are split into teams (c...
  14. What's the weirdest baby name?

    There was a baby girl named Cinderella in the NICU at the the Children's Hospital I used to work at.