AshleyRN

I think taking a CNA course would be a great idea! I recently became a RN. While going to school I worked as a CNA, and then a LPN. I think that the experience that I gained from working as a CNA was beneficial for me. I knew more about what the expect as the role of a RN. I also was more prepared for clinicals than some of the other nursing students in my class who had no prior experience in the health care field. As a RN now, I have a profound respect for CNA's and their hard work, I think part of this is because I have once been there. Good Luck to you and congratulations on your little one! AshleyRN

I have two pair: one pair with the holes and one pair without. I find them both extremely comfortable. My legs, feet and back feel great after work. Personally, I like the pair with the holes...let's my feet breathe a little more and feel less sweaty! Just my two-cents!

Hi Cshelly12 ~ Where I work 3 12's is considered full time. My 12 hour shifts normally end up being about 12.5 - 13 hour shifts. So usually I get almost 40 hours in per week. At my facility anything over 12 hours a day is overtime, and anything over 40 hours a week is overtime. Overtime pay is time-and-a-half. Hope this helps.

Thank you all so much for the suggestions. I will give them a try, and hopefully have a job SOON!

I graduated from my ADN program in Aug and took my boards last month. As soon as I got my license I began applying for jobs. I've applied for every position that was of interest, and didn't require RN experience at the two major hospitals in the city I'll be working. I've even applied for a couple LTC positions that I found in the news paper even though it's really not the career of choice for me. All the applying has been online, which is how these hospitals take care of hiring. I received a contact name with an email address for all positions that I applied for. I have sent emails to them, and no reply. I've applied for over ten jobs in all. I did all this applying over a week ago and haven't had so much as a nibble! Is this normal? I'm getting impatient, I've been out of school for almost three months! Do hospitals only hire certain times of the month/year? Seems like if they had the position open they would want to fill it asap. Oh, yeah, I worked LTC for 9+ months before getting my RN, so I have a little LPN experience it that helps at all. Thanks for any suggestions you may have!