JourneyRN

It may sound like a dumb question, but do I just call doctor's offices and ask? Go to them and give them my resume? Do I have to already have connections to obtain such a job? I have applied for pediatric doctor's office jobs that I found posted o...

Do you know of nurses who have recovered their careers after making a major medical error and dealing with the Board of Nursing? I have only read of successful post-addiction success stories and while those are wonderful and I applaud those nurses, ...

What did you dislike about it, W, RN?

I have seen some postings on CL lately & I've applied. Thank you, very helpful.

"Look for horses, not zebras"... that always helps me! In other words, consider common conditions first before less common (headache vs brain tumor). Also, check your gut. If there is something absolutely "wrong" despite logic then go with it. Ba...

One of my nursing instructors went from law enforcement>nurse and he's an awesome nurse. I feel I am called to be a nurse and despite some things, I am still being led in that direction. I didn't choose nursing, it seems to have chosen me and so...

I would cover all of my bases and ask the doctor you work for and check your state's laws (maybe your state's BON has info about this on their website?). Also, I found the American Association of Medical Assistant's website with a form that allows yo...

I agree with the previous responses about either being truly honest and how you have learned from that or saying that you wanted to further your education so you left. Also, use a functional resume. Focus on your strengths and traits--like the abil...

elkpark, do you know the specifics of what she did? Thank you both for your replies.

Thank you both very much, I will try those things! Going to keep trying, just praying it's where I should finally be... sick of job hopping to find my niche!

Wow, I'm a member and didn't realize it! Working on getting kicked out, can't wait.

I do not have the amount of experience that you do, but I have had the amount of desperation to leave before and so I had looked into the following: case management, working for insurance companies, clinical instruction positions, other types of nurs...

I just finished applying for a plasma RN position on a whim. I say "on a whim" because right now I'm a stay at home mom and I'm using this time to casually job hunt (better to hunt when you're not desperate for money, right???) and I am absolutely N...

I passed! Now on to working as an RN...

I just took my NCLEX-RN exam today. I felt like I failed it because--no joke--the majority of the questions were "select all that apply".... I HATE THOSE! Anyway, it finally ended my misery by cutting me off at 75. I immediately drove home and logg...

thank you yng65 for sharing this. just did a search on anxiety and was looking for a topic like this b/c this is SO similar to my current situation... i just graduated from an lpn-rn mobility program and i have extreme work anxiety, but i love nursi...

i'm currently in the lpn-rn program and i have these reoccurring nightmares of graduating, being hired, excited about my first day as an rn and then realizing that i have no support system, no one is going to help me and may even hate that i'm on the...

as a new graduate nurse entering the world of nursing, i was wondering... what is the real difference between a lpn and a rn? is it just the tiny technicalities? is there really that much of an educational gap? is it just the pay? i can't come to...

:tku: that's encouraging, thanks for sharing that. i'm sure i have lots of "learning experiences" ahead of me. :chuckle :redbeathe:nurse::redbeathe

i'm a lpn (graduated december '07, licensed may '08) and i have yet to get a job! i'm trying to avoid working ltc, but this week i'm going to job shop at all of the nursing homes in my area. if that doesn't work then i'm up the creek, which leads m...

update: i got the hospital job that i wanted!!! yay! now i have to pray that i don't do anything stupid!!!! :heartbeat, la

thanks for the advice! i'm going to contact my state's bon and see what they say. hopefully i can find a lpn job before having to resort to anything drastic like that, but you never know. thanks again. :) :heartbeat, leigh alivia