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So after a year of crying, begging, pleading, and many many many...many job applications I nailed the dream job. Peds/PICU at the big hospital in my town. So excited! So all you new nurses out there and students keep your heads up, it will happen. yo...

i would say gets your pals cert. and just try. i got extremly lucky with this job. i knew someone with that use to work there and still was friendly with them.

thanks everyone! i will say this the orientation training is kicking my butt. i am not a morning person and this is ther earliest i have been up in a long time!

office rn in illinois $20.60 would have started at $19 but I have been at the office for a few years so for my experience they gave me a little more plus the raise i was due for at the time i got my degree

point of no return, i would have never dreamed of doing that when i was a nursing student. the little stunt could have got her in a lot of trouble. what is a family member would have approched her for something beyond her scope. what is it would have...

So after 5 years of being together my boyfriend and I are getting married. So my question is I will have about 8 months after we get married until my lisence needs to be renewed. What do I do? Renew right after my name change, work under my maiden na...

thanks everyone. so it sounds like its not going to be that hard then. i hope lol.

"the nurse who loved me" covered by a perfect circle, originally by failure

hahaha thats a good one!

So today turned out to be one of those days. I'm bummed, got turned down for another job. I know new grad whinning about not being able to find a job, but I needed some place to vent my feelings. It hurts, and some days I think it is me, there must b...

i have been out of school since Dec, worked in a clinic setting for 4 years and I have my ACLS and will be signing up for nrp and pals soon. what makes it hurt so much more is that i had a lead. called the peds manager at the local hospital and she w...

im not saying i dont have a job, for i do, as an rn. i work in an office. no a license does not intitle me to a job, my work ethic and skills do. but it is hard out there and i have applied to ever job in a 6 county range, every shift every day, and ...

not hiring new grads in illinois either

yep sounds abouth the same as my program

i know how you feel, started vacation last weekend and on Sunday got an email stating the same thing. I was bummed for the first few days of my vacation.

I'm in Illinois and it's hard to find a job as a new grad, I know I'm having a hard time finding one.

It is possible to go to nursing school (just finished my first semester yay!) and work. I actually work full time and go to school full time. But you have to be flexible. I work during the day and go to nursing school at night (at a community college...