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I empathize with you, hang in there. You do have experience. A competitive job market will cause you to undervalue your experience. I have experienced that, and had to be reminded otherwise. You have gained transferrable skills such as time management, delegation and the ability interact with diverse patient population. So you were in management, then you have experience in interacting with staff in various areas. This is necessary since acute care nurses must communicate with members from the multidisciplinary team (can be exhausting-nurses are called for everything). Even if you were employed only in a management capacity, you still have clinical skills since you often assist your staff with functions such as med pass, treatments- e.g. wound care, lab draw, IV start. You have a 8 year work history at a facility, where you started as CNA, advanced to RN; so you have retention/ growth potential- just saying. Could geography be largely responsible for you not landing a hospital position? By relocating 4 hours from home, I was able to get my first acute care job. If this is possible for you, it could also be a good opportunity for self growth/ development, getting a break from the constant 'noise' from family and friends. Resume revamp? Reach out to your former classmates or colleagues who made the transition. Don't give up.

Thank you. Thank you

Thanks for that input. A tight job market can make 'some experience feel like none.' On another note, I often thought of just leaving nursing altogether. Who knows, maybe getting hired elsewhere will lead me down that path. The possibilities- thanks!

Thanks for sharing. Since I have not found an area in nursing that I like enough, post grad studies is off the table. The "IP state'' info is encouraging. Thank you for your insight!

Hi Allnurses My family will be relocating to Hawaii in 1.5 month. Throughout the years, the Hawaiian forum has highlighted the poor job market that exists. Also, the Allnurses (AN) Hawaiian forum is not as active as others, hence my post in different sections, with hopes of getting responses. I hold a BSN with 3 years experience, all in acute rehab. I've been at my current facility for 1 year and 11 months and often floated to the tele/ med-surg unit. I have no tele certification, but considering getting my ACLS although I've had it with bedside nursing. I am really interested in getting into chronic dialysis, but have been unsuccessful after submitting both online and in-person applications in the South Florida region. I do know that geography is a big factor, since other areas welcome new grads to the specialty. Now that I will be moving to Hawaii, I would like to know; what is their dialysis market like and how do I increase my chances of getting in? From research, I've only seen one acute rehab hospital there, although I'm just over bedside nursing. Realistically, what jobs am I likely to get in this tight Hawaiian job market? Thanks

Hi Allnurses My family will be relocating to Hawaii in 1.5 month. Throughout the years, the Hawaiian forum has highlighted the poor job market that exists. Also, the Allnurses (AN) Hawaiian forum is not as active as others, hence my post in different sections, with hopes of getting responses. I hold a BSN with 3 years experience, all in acute rehab. I've been at my current facility for 1 year and 11 months and often floated to the tele/ med-surg unit. I have no tele certification, but considering getting my ACLS although I've had it with bedside nursing. I am really interested in getting into chronic dialysis, but have been unsuccessful after submitting both online and in-person applications in the South Florida region. I do know that geography is a big factor, since other areas welcome new grads to the specialty. Now that I will be moving to Hawaii, I would like to know; what is their dialysis market like and how do I increase my chances of getting in? From research, I've only seen one acute rehab hospital there, although I'm just over bedside nursing. Realistically, what jobs am I likely to get in this tight Hawaiian job market? Thanks

Hi Allnurses My family will be relocating to Hawaii in 1.5 month. Throughout the years, the Hawaiian forum has highlighted the poor job market that exists. Also, the Allnurses (AN) Hawaiian forum is not as active as others, hence my post in two sections, with hopes of getting responses. I hold a BSN with 3 years experience, all in acute rehab. I've been at my current facility for 1 year and 11 months and often floated to the tele/ med-surg unit. I have no tele certification, but considering getting my ACLS although I've had it with bedside nursing. I am really interested in getting into chronic dialysis, but have been unsuccessful after submitting both online and in-person applications in the South Florida region. I do know that geography is a big factor, since other areas welcome new grads to the specialty. Now that I will be moving to Hawaii, I would like to know; what is their dialysis market like and how do I increase my chances of getting in? From research, I've only seen one acute rehab hospital there, although I'm just over bedside nursing. Realistically, what jobs am I likely to get in this tight Hawaiian job market? Thanks