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It is hard work, but some places have little or no lifting or moving of patients. Nursing home? Lots of lifting, moving, bathing, feeding etc. A clinic? Mostly vital signs and blood draw. We have CNAs in our clinic, but they call them PCAs, dont know...

a bluetooth speaker and a nurses lapel watch with company logo.

Go to Lincoln Hospital. They love new grads with associate degrees and you are more likely to get on staff right away than someone with a BSc and experience. They leave. I asked someone on staff what was the reason for this, she said, and I quote, "A...

Nursing school painted an ideal picture, but in reality, your description is exactly what is out there. What can you do? People are people.

It depends. Some patients will not budge. I had patients who were raised not to bathe everyday so they will not wash the oils out of their skin. They did not use deodorant either because the chemicals were dangerous. The charge nurse used to send the...

I am sorry to hear this, but you cannot blow up. Not to say that I am never tempted, but I have a groove in my tongue from biting it. By blowing up you owned her bad behavior. People take control where they can take control. Again I am sorry that thi...

I know someone who retired to the caribbean, bought a house on the beach and works as an expat nurse educator. She keeps just about all her paycheck. She is in her 40's but was experiencing depression (winter) and burnout (fixed schedule and long hou...

Pick your battles. Someone like that could be very spiteful. If the school is hard-up for instructors she will be right there next semester. What do you want? To see her gone or to graduate? Lets just say when I was in a similar situation I picked gr...

There are nursing positions out there for new grads. It took me 2 years to find a full-time nursing position. Think far outside the box and talk to people. Hospitals, LTCs, clinics and doctor's offices are not all that is out there for nurses. I foun...

Networking is key, and do not just depend on family an friends. Tell everybody! I have never got a job any other way.

Do not worry about this person and do not complain about him either. Yes he is dangerous, especially in the workplace, but the people that need to be aware will be more convinced when they figure him out on their own. Do not try to make it your busin...

sorry about your disappointment. that said, be thankful you have a job. it took me 2 years to get a nursing position, and yes i was at my lowest low at times, but i forgot about my preference a looonnnngggg time ago. i am not saying to do this, but s...

sorry you had to go through this. i have been called for interview by a state agency four times and every time i go to the interview the same person tells me "you have made it through round one, now you have to meet the director and the ...". i remin...

I do not have a problem with being a sole bread-winner, especially in these times I am happy to have an income. I love to work. If my husband loses his job because of the sluggish economy, I can pick up the slack. I am thankful for that. If it is the...

Their mind was already made up.

Be firm and set boundaries. Some male patients will be severely incapacitated, post a stroke or have their southern parts not working or are highly contaigous in some way and they will still make a pass at you. It is in their charts and they act like...

They need to take half of that $20 million and fund some new grad internships. What sense does it make to funnel people in the direction of nursing and there are not many jobs to absorb them.

Tutoring students at a community college and teaching microsoft word and internet skills to older adults.

Sorry to hear that you cannot find a nursing job. I am also in the same boat and spent some time thinking about other places where I can use what I learned in nursing school and combine that with other jobs that I have previous experience. I tutored...

I thought of that, but would like to work as an RN full-time and teach part-time. Right now I am getting my teaching feet wet by working on a contract basis. This gives me the option of taking up an assignment if I feel like it and refusing them when...

I am in the same boat in NY. I have taken-up two part-time jobs to live and continue to apply. I am saving to relocate. Its tough out there. My next step is going to the caribbean to work for 1 year. Pick your island carefully and do research if it i...

Please do not do that. It is not professional. Potential employers, current employers, and co-workers are NOT your facebook friends. This is where people get in trouble and loose their jobs or opportunities. Also, there is no telling what your friend...

This is 8 hours and 54 minutes away from me. I wish I had the resources to relocate.

Go to the nursing department. They have all the answers.

Congratulations!!! I am in NYC and it is BRUTAL here. I am volunteering right now and networking. They know what we, the volunteers who are new grads, are here for and some people admire our attempts, but there are a few who do not. I am not giving ...