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  1. How to get into mother baby specialty after being at home?

    pbajil replied to Kbearden's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have experience in other areas and have been trying to get into L&D, PP, or NICU for many years. Similar boat, decided this after I had my own children. I have found all of these really hard...

  2. School nurse salary non-negotiable?

    pbajil replied to UpliftingRN's topic in School

    I would like to also add that they pay the school bus drivers better than the nurses. I actually have seen it advertised. I'm sure the bus drivers deserve their pay. But how can they pay their...

  3. School nurse salary non-negotiable?

    pbajil replied to UpliftingRN's topic in School

    Wow, congrats on being able to negotiate. I worked as a school nurse for about 33% of what I made in my hospital job. And was not able to negotiate. I left that position, and then a few years later...

  4. 1 wk into School Nursing ready to quit!! Is this normal?

    pbajil replied to StressedRN76's topic in School

    I just wanted to chime in that I also left a school nursing job because it was not safe. I was in a float position and put in schools alone that usually had 2 nurses. That made me totally unfamiliar...

  5. Can you explain a time when you feel like your nursing license was put on the line?

    pbajil replied to Nurse2Kids's topic in School

    Just those times when thrown into a large school as a sub, alone, when everything that could go wrong,

  6. Salary?

    pbajil replied to Lee824's topic in School

    It does vary a lot. In PA, yes the Certified Nurses make a decent amount/teacher pay. But the other RNs who either aren't certified or are, but are not hired into that rare CSN position, they make...

  7. Cardiac RN wants to become a ob/gyn RN.

    pbajil replied to lazz1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Good luck! I have over 10 years of critical care experience and have been trying to get a job in maternal/child for the past 7. I can not get a position, they only want unit-specific

  8. Is it true that it is hard to find work--with experience?

    pbajil replied to Nonetheless's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I never actually undervalued myself and told anyone I would work for free. One second you are telling me I am too expensive to hire, and now are telling me that no, I should not take a pay cut....

  9. How much time can I take between offer and start date?

    pbajil replied to pbajil's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Thanks for your reply. I guess that's true. Although I would not in any way be "enjoying my summer" unless you count caring for a bunch of wild children and driving them to various activities and...

  10. How much time can I take between offer and start date?

    pbajil posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I had a really great interview on Friday. I'm not sure but think I may have an offer. However, I am looking at my calendar and my kids' schedule for the summer, and I am cringing by the amount a...

  11. Is it true that it is hard to find work--with experience?

    pbajil replied to Nonetheless's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would work for free if it's in a specialty I want, just to gain experience! No one has asked me how much money I want. I guess they assume I want to be paid $50 per hour in a new specialty? How...

  12. Is it true that it is hard to find work--with experience?

    pbajil replied to Nonetheless's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    @obesity33 - YES it is true. I am one of the nurses on here that can not get a job outside of her specialty. I refuse to get another job in something I have already done. I just keep applying and...

  13. Would "trendy" hair make hiring managers reconsider hiring you?

    pbajil replied to NurseyNursington's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have to agree with most. Get a job first and then get the haircut. Yes, I think it will be hard for you to get hired with that haircut... there will be other applicants who look more clean cut....

  14. too much experience - vent

    pbajil posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am a RN with 14 years of adult experience. I graduated from a great school. In the beginning of my career I took what job was available at the time. I always thought as a nurse, I could switch...

  15. Advice for new grads

    pbajil posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I have advice for new grad nurses. If you want to work in a specialty area, even try it at some point in the future, do it ASAP. Either try to specialize right out of school, or do it after only 1-2...

  16. Which job? Need advice.

    pbajil replied to diamond_girl's topic in Nursing Career

    Yeah, I would probably take the FT job too and get the benefits etc. Maybe move closer in a few months? Could you ask your current job if you could stay on per diem? That way you could fall back on...

  17. New Grad Interviewing in L&D! Tips & Suggestions...please help!!!

    pbajil replied to RedNavy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Good luck! You are very lucky! I can not get a chance for an interview with my years of adult

  18. L & D experience and CNM -- opinions!

    pbajil replied to thisisnicoleRN's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Or, you can be like me, who has been trying to get hired in L&D for many years and just can not get hired. I really WANT to work as a RN in a specialty I want before getting my MSN in that area....

  19. Transition From ER to NICU?

    pbajil replied to cna to crna2b's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've been trying for 7 years. Do it now, with a "couple years" experience. No one will hire me, I have too much adult experience. (10+). They are probably assuming I will be "difficult" for me and...

  20. Advice for new grads

    pbajil replied to pbajil's topic in Nursing Career

    No, they shouldn't turn down a job as a new grad either. But after that golden first year of med/surg, go for what you want to be doing. Otherwise, the nurses that have been taking care of adults?...

  21. *help-which np program do i pick?!!

    pbajil replied to Amber_RN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Well, Family NP cares for pts of all ages. Do you like kids or just adults? If you choose just adults, do you want to work in acute care, like a hospital? Then choose the acute care. If you really...

  22. Marijuana and nursing

    pbajil replied to swimmer333's topic in General Nursing

    I would not want a nurse to be taking care of me while high on marijuana. Prescription or no prescription. So,

  23. too much experience - vent

    pbajil replied to pbajil's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Thanks for the support. I'm glad I am not the only one. It is frustrating because I know for a fact that they are hiring new grads to these positions. I see nurse residency positions listed for new...

  24. Inability to Land a Job With Experience?

    pbajil replied to marcann's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    So sorry to hear. I was home for about a year once, about seven years ago, and I am still asked about it in interviews. Employers do not like a gap in employment apparently. God forbid you take time...

  25. too much experience - vent

    pbajil replied to pbajil's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Also, the recruiters consistently ask me why my past or current position is "only" part time or per diem. And what about this one year you took "off" to raise a child 8 years ago? Yes, and I do not...