pyct39

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1. I hate my job!

   pyct39 replied to pyct39's topic in General Nursing

   I've already asked and I have to do two years on my current unit before I can transfer. I'm just stuck. I'm trying to hang in this last year, but I don't know if I can make it. Thank you for your response.

2. I hate my job!

   pyct39 replied to pyct39's topic in General Nursing

   I have looked for per diem or prn jobs, but I haven't found anything yet. I was actually hired by a staffing agency, but nothing has come out of that either. My contract is for full-time and we're so short-staffed, I don't think they would even let m...

3. I hate my job!

   pyct39 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello, I know my title is cliche, but I need help. I am a fairly new nurse with one year of experience. I wanted to get a variety of experience after nursing school, so I was applied for and was offered a residency position on a med-surg unit. It is...

4. NICU or Med/Surg

   pyct39 posted a topic in General Students

   I am about to start my second year of an ADN program. I've never been too sure what area of nursing I want to go into, so I planned to work in Med/Surg for a couple of years and then move on to a specialty. After doing a clinical in the NICU, I ...

5. I can't find a nurse tech/pct position

   pyct39 replied to pyct39's topic in General Students

   I'm a bit discouraged, but I can't and won't give up. I've worked too hard to get to this point. Thank you!

6. I can't find a nurse tech/pct position

   pyct39 posted a topic in General Students

   Hello, I'm in my second semester of a four semester ADN program, and I am supposed to graduate in May 2015. Nursing will be a second career for me, but I have eight years of healthcare (physical therapy tech) experience but no hospital experience. ...

7. Nurses in Iowa

   pyct39 replied to pyct39's topic in Iowa

   I'll definitely contact HR departments to find out if they hire nurses with ADNs.

8. Nurses in Iowa

   pyct39 replied to pyct39's topic in Iowa

   Thanks for the info! I'm really worried about getting my first job with an associate's degree, but I'm almost done with my first year and have to stay the course.

9. Nurses in Iowa

   pyct39 replied to pyct39's topic in Iowa

   I plan on starting my RN to BSN as soon as I can. I already have a bachelor's and master's degree in something else. I just couldn't afford to pay for a BSN right now. I couldn't justify paying more than twice the cost to get paid the same.

10. Nurses in Iowa

    pyct39 replied to pyct39's topic in Iowa

    He's moving back to be close to his family. I'm still in nursing school working on my associate degree in nursing. I don't graduate until next year.

11. Nurses in Iowa

    pyct39 replied to pyct39's topic in Iowa

    I think it is in Central Iowa near Ames.

12. Nurses in Iowa

    pyct39 posted a topic in Iowa

    Hello, I would like to know if nurses in Iowa can actually make a good living and have job opportunities there. I know they don't get paid well, but I figured the cost of living is lower than other places. I think of Iowa as more of a rural state, ...