I did, but I have also moved about an hour plus commute away. There are a system of hospitals and now live 3 miles away from a sister hospital that I have applied at, haven't heard anything
I took an extended maternity leave and now I am having trouble finding work. My little one is 19 months and I've been looking for work since Feb. I've been a nurse since 2004 and the last four years...
yajaira replied to LPN01112005's topic in Geriatric, LTC
I agree, I don't see what the confusion is all about. i have worked as an NA on my unit basically because we had the staffing just no CNA. That means I am responsible for the duties of a CNA. As far...
From what I understand.. and this is information I have received from a CNL student, is that a CNL would work with a team of bedside nurses on a unit in the same way that an attending physician does...
I agree, I am a VA nurse in Florida. I have worked in the Tampa VA and now at Bay Pines. Pay is competative, benefits are good, opportunities are literally endless. It does take some getting used to...
yajaira replied to purplehead20042004's topic in Nursing Career
First let me congratulate you on wanting a career a nursing. If you live in the San Diego area it would be a good idea to see if they are hiring at the VA hospital. If you can get a job there and...
I agree, your references and experience probably weigh more than degree. However you would want to get your BSN if you want to advance your career beyond floor
maybe your facility can give you a budget to work with and go online to search for companies that provide supplies to families at home...they sometimes have information but you have to pay for
I think if you look at your population you can come up with lots of great ideas instead of the food pyramid...no offense but that is not very stimulating crisis in this country involves diabetes and...
No weekends and new to the game? It wouldn't hurt to ask what the policy is at the facility you interview at. Someplaces is only 1 weekend shift a month...it usually depends on what they already have...
yajaira replied to floridamom79's topic in Nursing Career
This is my opinion since I am a nurse who worked in a Magnet facility for the past 3 years and have recently started working at a non-Magnet facility. There is a difference. This is just based on my...
These are all good points...I think as nurses we are also in a position to educate staff we work with in order to promote a aura of competency "on the clock". I think this is easier to do than adding...
for the record..I absolutely will not live in a gated community...if I wanted to live in cage I would've come back as a bunny or other small animal that needs to be caged. wink
yajaira replied to centralflorida's topic in Florida Nursing
I think base rate is in the $20/hr range. Ive been in nursing for about 3 years and I made around 50K in 2006. This is working OT, weekends, holidays you definitely have options in nursing but please...