sallynRN

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1. Did I have a Nervous Breakdown?

   sallynRN posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

   I'm 47 & I've been a RN for just over 2 yrs. Five months after graduation I took a job as a telephone triage nurse in the adult internal med dept. at a large group practice. Before nursing school...

2. Do I have enough experience?

   sallynRN replied to rn-n- 2005's topic in Telephone Triage

   I won't be in a "call center," if that makes a difference. I'll be in the adult internal medicine dept. of a group medical practice (so no pedi - they have their own triage nurses). I will have 8...

3. Do I have enough experience?

   sallynRN replied to rn-n- 2005's topic in Telephone Triage

   Hi kittykatty! I'm on the east coast too (MA). I'm not sure I can give you any pointers on how to land a job..... I stumbled upon this job because my sister is a pt. at the practice, and she saw on...

4. New Grad RN is a 4-Letter Word

   sallynRN replied to sallynRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

   Hello kittykatty: I'm in MA, and it's a private group practice - not national. Try the "Telephone Triage" section under the "Specialty" tab for info about national companies, etc. Good

5. New Grad RN is a 4-Letter Word

   sallynRN replied to sallynRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

   Hopefully by the time you finish school things will have turned around - you never know. If you have the time and the finances to earn a degree now, do it NOW! I was 40 when I started college, and I...

6. Do I have enough experience?

   sallynRN replied to rn-n- 2005's topic in Telephone Triage

   "Do I have enough experience?" I would think it depends on the company you work for, etc. I'm a brand-spankin' new ADRN, and I just got hired at a large group medical practice to do telephone...

7. So Confused! Prison Nursing or Not?

   sallynRN replied to sallynRN's topic in Correctional

   Thank you to all who responded to this thread. After a lot of research, and much consideration, I decided NOT to interview for the prison

8. So Confused! Prison Nursing or Not?

   sallynRN replied to sallynRN's topic in Correctional

   Great advice deyo, thank you! I'll probably at least go for the interview to find out what kind of training/support they have. Right now the position is 24 hrs/11p-7a w/ the possibility of 32 hrs/2...

9. So Confused! Prison Nursing or Not?

   sallynRN replied to sallynRN's topic in Correctional

   I think they do hire new grads. I had a little mini telephone interview, and she was reading my cover letter/resume and mentioned how I just took the NCLEX in July. She's going to send me a CORI...

10. So Confused! Prison Nursing or Not?

    sallynRN posted a topic in Correctional

    I'm so confused about whether or not prison nursing would be the right job for me. I'm a new grad RN and there is a possibility of a part-time job (24-32 hrs/wk; 11p - 7a) at a max security facility...

11. JUST GOT HIRED!

    sallynRN replied to hopingtobeanRNsoon's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    CONGRATS!

12. New Grad RN is a 4-Letter Word

    sallynRN replied to sallynRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I have been applying online. A lot of nursing homes/skilled nursing facilities in my area are part of larger corporations with facilities across the country, and you can only apply online. I am...

13. New Grad RN is a 4-Letter Word

    sallynRN replied to sallynRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Thanks Selene006 for the well wishes. I hope I will find something soon too! I can't believe someone would quit that soon after being hired, especially with the job market the way it

14. New Grad RN is a 4-Letter Word

    sallynRN posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Is there ANYONE in the state of MA who will hire a new grad? It's so disheartening to look at hundreds of RN job postings each day and see the comment, "this job not available to new grads." I spend...

15. New Grad entering Skilled Nursing

    sallynRN replied to beat2beat's topic in Nursing Career

    Can you tell us which skilled nursing facility hired you? I desperately want to go into rehab and/or LTC, but even those facilities aren't hiring new grads (I just graduated in