Platypus

Platypus

BSc, ASN- RN, MBA

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  1. Brand spankin' new to management and drowning

    Platypus replied to dazedndreamin's topic in Nurse Management

    JL - Thanks and that is certainly what I plan to do. I am reading a lot about management and dealing with people. I figure it will be alot like my experience with nursing school. I certainly...

  2. I need 50 ways to get out of my med surg job.

    Platypus replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    It is interesting that I have seen several people say two weeks notice was adequate. I left a CNA job with two weeks notice. When I applied as an RN following graduation and talked to HR they told me...

  3. I need a new job!!!

    Platypus replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

    I understand your commute is tough and you think things are wrong at your current facility. If you are truly worried about the way things are handled and that your license may be in danger, can't you...

  4. Slowly diminishing excitement

    Platypus replied to Starkyss's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Starkyss, Good Luck on the NCLEX! I think experience in LTC will pay off as the baby boomers are going to be the largest elderly population we have ever experienced in the next 20 years. It will be...

  5. Childcare for 12 hour overnight shifts

    Platypus replied to lizmatt's topic in General Nursing

    I am starting overnight shifts working 11pm to 7 am. I have three teenage daughters 12, 14, and 16. the oldest is pretty mature, but I do worry about them. I live about 20 minutes from the job. Should...

  6. Advice for the Overnight Shift...

    Platypus replied to Ltimko's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I am starting to work night shift as well. I wonder if using something like melatonin would work to help me sleep or if it more to regulate night/day cycles and might hurt. I need to put room...

  7. Brand spankin' new to management and drowning

    Platypus replied to dazedndreamin's topic in Nurse Management

    Gosh, you all are scaring me. I am a new grad and had not been able to find a job in a year and just found a job. It is being a night supervisor at a nursing home. I got the interview through one of...

  8. So who got a job and how?

    Platypus replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in First Year After Licensure

    After a year of seeking and not even getting a call, something happened in January that changed it all. I actually looked on craigslist.com for jobs out of frustration and called about a job. I was...

  9. Slowly diminishing excitement

    Platypus replied to Starkyss's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hang in there and keep trying. Things are opening up. I just got a job at a nursing home working nights. Not an ideal situation, but I know I will learn a lot and it will be experience. A...

  10. How can i get my foot in the door to becoming a correctional nurse in philadelphia?

    Platypus replied to ahmir's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Are you willing to work in NJ? I applied for the facility in Camden and they were willing to hire a new nurse - but I needed to get a NJ license. I decided I didn't wasnt to drive to NJ (I live in...

  11. CNA CLASS IN PA??

    Platypus replied to meghan91's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    There is a CNA program at Antonelli's Medical Professional Institute in Pottstown, PA. http://www.papsa.org/antm.html I went there and it was a good program that prepared me well for CNA work. As of...

  12. New grads over 30, are you having trouble getting interviews?

    Platypus replied to freeflowchi's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't know if my age has been a factor, but my sex sure has! EVERY guy I graduated with (8) is

  13. Question for Philadelphia nurses

    Platypus replied to swirlygirl's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Philadelphia is a big, highly populated city. You could work in the suburbs, but they are still pretty busy. Good luck finding a job. I have been looking for a year as a new nurse and had no luck. I...

  14. Graduate Nurses-- any luck on jobs?

    Platypus replied to MeggaRN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I graduated 12/2008 and have been unable to find a job, except a part-time temporary position doing flu shot clinics. I got calls from a lot of recruiters at the beginning of the month, but all the...

  15. How is it that I haven't found a job yet???

    Platypus replied to JewlzRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Personally, In my last 2 semesters, it was almost impossible for us nursing students to get any skills practiced. One hospital would not let even senior students administer meds without instructor...

  16. How is it that I haven't found a job yet???

    Platypus replied to JewlzRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    RE:nursing professors: Why would the nursing professors be outraged? They have their jobs and are doing it right (preparing students to pass the nclex). I am told is that it is just a phase and...

  17. How is it that I haven't found a job yet???

    Platypus replied to JewlzRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would rather not say but they do a lot more than just flu shot vaccines. I applied to Mollen kind of late. I actually had tried since June, but it (the site) would not save anything I put onto the...

  18. How is it that I haven't found a job yet???

    Platypus replied to JewlzRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I went to orientation for a company doing flu shot clinics - apparently, they are doing orientations all week and they have, maybe 50 scheduled clinics in two counties. 10 of them are close to me...10...

  19. Will be a CNA help me find an RN position?

    Platypus replied to LoveMyBugs's topic in General Nursing

    Having experience as a CNA hasn't helped me find a job yet. Neither has graduating Summa Cum Laude. But, that is the economy and job market right now! What I did gain as a CNA is a comfort level...

  20. Not for Rehire

    Platypus replied to xoxLauren51xox's topic in General Nursing

    Something similar happened to me. The summer before my last semester of nursing school I had a CNA job that I worked very hard doing. Many times I was the only CNA on the 28-bed med-surg unit....

  21. Getting my MBA

    Platypus replied to crazylilkelly's topic in Nurse Management

    I got my RN in December of 2008. I still have been unable to find a job as an RN, except this Fall I will doing flu shot clinics. When it was apparent the jobs for new grads had dried up in the spring...

  22. Philly BSN grad: no jobs - wait it out or relocate?

    Platypus replied to mah09's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    there are many jobs this fall for flu shot vaccine clinics in the philadelphia area. i would move if i could find anything outside the area that would pay relo costs. i found this healthcare job on...

  23. Flu shot clinics

    Platypus posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Hi, I am a new nurse hired by a company to start doing flu shot clinics all over our region. Our orientation is next month and we are expected to start at the end of September. Wondering if anyone...

  24. Flu shot clinics

    Platypus replied to Platypus's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thanks for your reply Girl scout, I am in the Philadelphia area. I do not know about any "drive thru" plans. I cannot imagine that it would be possible considering the huge population and traffic we...

  25. Steps to take to become a nurse recruiter

    Platypus replied to mjwhitley1313's topic in General Nursing

    I have been offered a position as a nurse recruiter, well sort of. It is a recruiter who wants to start a healthcare recruitment to his current placement biz. His official database will not be ready...