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Hi, I know this post is a bit old but I'm curious about your response of picking up a hospital job in the Spring/Summer. Do you mean contract position? PRN? I was told nurses need previous acute care experience in order to apply to these type of posi...

I'm going to start applying for acute care position in May (2022) and see what happens. I really don't count the four months I spent in PCU (2020). Technically, I've been off the floor since 2017. I worked in the Medical Surgical unit for 2 years (2...

I swore I would never work in LTACH or LTC again, because I don't like working with the elderly, it was because of the nurse to patient ratio. It was awful. I hated leaving the residents everyday wishing I had done more. The guilt of not being able t...

I thought about working in corrections but I do not know what to expect and it sounds a bit scary. I have already had experience with nurse violence and don't want to put myself in a situation where I am at higher risk. Correct me if I am wrong about...

Times are changing especially with technology, and online education is expanding more than ever. It is here to stay. I don't have anything against online programs at all. I'm doing one now. I did my BSN online, and I feel it has successful improved m...

Hi, I'm getting close to the point in my MSN-NP Program where I have to chose my specialty track. I would like to chose AGAC-NP but I don't have 2 years of recent acute care experience. Yes, I know, I messed up on this one. I have experience as an ac...

I would like to do Urgent care as FNP, but do I need experience in ER prior?

Hi, I have been off the Medical Surgical floor for a year, but I have been pursuing my BSN. I will be done wiht my BSN by the end of December, and I really want to work in ICU. I have looked at different hospitals job openings for the ICU area and al...

I have experience working as a Medical Surgical nurse. I worked from 2015-2017 as a MS nurse, left for two years, and went back to same hospital and worked a few months in PCU in 2020. This hospital was not a good fit. I tried this hospital again for...

LOL... I meant done 2023

Hi Neica, thank you for your encouraging comment! I'm starting my third class end of Feb and I'm excited to get through this program. Do I need to be working as a nurse in order to get an FNP position? I worked as a MS nurse from 2015-2017, and then...

Hi, I'm having trouble answering "Tell me a time when you had a stressful shift and how you got through it". Well, almost all my shifts were stressful and I got through it but left with anxiety, sadness and depression. It's been awhile since I worked...

Thank you! I’m Apply for PCU & hopefully they will hire me & train. I know…..wishful thinking LOL. I would go to MS Tele with the goal of doing PCU. Thank you.

I was wondering why some nurses choose to work in PCU. What made you choose this area of nursing? PCU and Tele the same? I'm researching different areas of nursing that I want to work in and my gut feeling draws me to this area of nursing. I am fasci...

Cool, I’m doing FNP track too. I really wanted AGACNP but I feel like it limits me to hospital. I figured I can always get Acute care certificate after?‍♀️

I start informatics Feb 28. How is it? I'm not crazy about taking informatics again. I took when I was getting BSN. Is it the same?

Great! How far along are you in the program? What speciality track are you in?

Great information! I'm in the Chamberlain program. I'm taking online classes and would like to start a support group. Any suggestions on how I can do this on Allnurses? FB? Is there a way to find other FNP Chamberlain students on LinkedIN? I really w...

thank you for the advice! I'm going to apply to several jobs, and see what happens!

Why are they recruiting from high schools when there is a shortage of faculty staff already? You are right, teachers need to be paid more and the student to teacher ratio needs to be ideal. Schools are giving teachers way too many students to teach e...

I started out in Med/Surg as a new grad and there were not enough staff to train me. I followed a nurse around for 2-3 weeks and learned very little hands on skills. She had 7-9 patients and had zero time to really train me. I started out with 3 pat...

I’m a BSN nurse with a two year gap and it has been hard for me to return to the bedside because hospital’s are asking for recent experience. Hospital’s do have programs for new graduates with less than six months experience. I know I am not the onl...

Hi, Thank you for your feedback. I sincerely appreciate it and you are right, I need to learn how to take these issues and problems up the chain. It is difficult when the bully has everyone else working with them because complaints will look more bel...

Hi, I’m looking for advice on how I can get into & prepare for a job in PCU. I worked in MS for two years then took two years off for family reasons. Went back to same hospital for 4 months working in PCU to help with Covid patients. I left the h...

Hi, thank you for pointing that out and your concern. I did take some general classes, but I put that on hold because I knew that I need to get past my fears & get more experience. I’m fully aware. I will work hard to get back up & I will rea...