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My family members seem to really like the South Douglas school system. Of course, we take an active role at home in the kids' education as well, so I'm not overly concerned about what they will be missing at school, if anything. If not done ER before, other than triage on my LD unit. I'd be willing to give it a shot.

Small world! I have some family in Douglasville and the kids and I just love it down there. It looks like Wellstar Temps pays very well for the area. I'm checking into that option too, and I haven't completely ruled out private duty or home care. We won't be moving any time soon, but I want to have all my ducks in a row. Home prices down there are shocking. I found a huge Victorian on the lake for ~150k. Where I'm at, you can't get a decent 1br for less than that. Down there, I can get a 5 br, 3 bath, on 1 acre, lakefront. I can't even stand it! I need to be there right now.

Hi there! I am an RN up north, and am planning a move to Douglasville sometime in the next year. I want to plan well in advance, so am researching area hospitals. Can anyone give me some insider info on the WellStar system, specifically Douglas? My background is MedSurg/PCU, and high risk L&D. What is the typical nurse/pt ratio on the med surg floors? Typical pay for someone with 2-3 yrs experience? Are the nurses generally satisfied with where they work? I'm willing to sacrifice the pay for a job I'm going to really love. Any little bit of info will be helpful to me. I'm a world away up here, so word of mouth is my best option. Thanks!

Any tips on getting into L&D at Cobb or Douglas? I have a little over 1 year of Med-Surg/PCU. Recently hired into L&D in the midwest, and I want to get a little experience here before I relocate. I have no desire to go back to a Med-Surg environment, so I would really want to stick with L&D.

Where I live, we have a hospital that places job postings on the company website and it lists L&D as just that, and Obstetrics refers to their Postpartum unit. I don't know why they don't just call it PP. Confusing.

Any updates from people currently in the RN-BSN program? How is it going? Is it possible to complete in 6 months? I'm considering going back in August while I still qualify for Pell. Would like some insider info first before I jump in. Thanks!

IU Health starts at 21.75 base for RN Associate Partner. No matter experience or degree. There are shift diffs to consider, that can increase your pay. I think it's 3.60 extra from 3p-11p, 4 something from 11p-7??a, 5.50 weekend, 11 holiday. We work 3 12's and every 3rd weekend, with alternating holidays on my floor. You can also pick up extra shifts for OT. Through the career advancement plan, you can also earn extra if you move on to partner or senior partner.

IU Health is hiring to capacity right now, especially at Methodist. We have had high census lately and they are bringing in new grads like crazy. Check out the website. http://www.iuhealth.org

I haven't read all the posts, but I wanted to mention a possibility for anyone interested. Clarian Health in Indianapolis is currently hiring nurses, including new grads. We have 3 major hospitals in Indy, including Methodist, IU, and Riley Children's Hospital. Might be worth looking into if you're willing to relocate. Competitive pay and good benefits. And we are Magnet. My suggestion is to go to Clarian Health and apply for positions listed. After a few days, follow up with a call to the recruiter and mention your application. Recruiter contact information is listed on the website.

I would have to agree with your husband. Take the full time position. Maybe you can pick up shifts at the other place on weekends or something?

Quite a few of my classmates, including myself, recently got jobs with Clarian Health in Indianapolis. Good starting pay, fairly low cost of living here. If you can handle snow and corn, it's a decent place to be.

Dear Lord. That last one about made me lose my lunch. You poor thing!!!

"If only we can be sensitive to different backgrounds and occupations then we will understand that our relatives and friends don't have to be medics." Kind of on the same note, if we all could try to have a little less stick up our butts, we could share little things that make us giggle without being bashed. Lighten up. This is a fun thread!

llg, Thank you for your reply. One of my main reasons for lack of experience is that I really have been trying to dig myself out of a hole for years. I got married as a teen, had kids starting at 17 and have been trying to regain my identity after a divorce and many years of struggling. I pretty much have no existence to speak of before my schooling. Noone wants to hear all the details of that mess, I'm sure. Through it all though, I have gained determination, will-power, and self confidence. As far as before nursing, I did some child-care but the place I worked for has been closed for years and the owner moved out of state. No contact information for my resume. School experiences, I have gotten excellent reviews from clinical instructors, lots of positive remarks on care plans and things of that nature. School projects, the only thing that comes to mind is a group project (Health Fair) that we put on last semester, but it was very generalized and didn't relate to L&D or postpartum at all. The more I sit and try to create my resume, the more I am kicking myself for falling into that "I'll take care of you" trap my ex-husband set for me. I was an incredibly stupid and naive teen and I'm sure paying for it now. I've come a long way and almost have that degree in my hand FINALLY! I'm beginning to worry that finding a job with such a simple resume will be more than difficult. Personal qualities that I'm sure will help me in this career: I am caring, compassionate, assertive, flexible, determined, an excellent critical thinker....everything a nurse should be. I typically don't have a lot of self-doubt but in this regard (resume), I do. With the economy in shambles and so many new grads competing for positions, L&D being difficult to get into already, etc....I just want to make sure I have a fair shake.

I know this has been addressed many times in the forums before, but I can't seem to find a solid answer to what I'm looking for, so I'm posting in hopes someone can point me in the right direction. I am graduating in May with my ASN and would love to get my foot in the door in L&D, postpartum, somewhere similar. My resume, quite frankly, is crap. I've been a professional Mom for the past few years, so no real work experience that applies at all to nursing. I have a section in my resume for clinical experiences, and another for observational experiences and have listed the number of contact hours for each. It just seems very vanilla and I am looking for tips on how to stand out without coming across as "fake" with all the flowery language. In my objective, I'm not sure what to put other than something along the lines of "Obtain entry-level RN position...." Aaahhhh!! Can someone please help me? We had an assignment last semester that required us to create a resume and portfolio. The instructor said it was great, but I am just not satisfied with it.