@ my clinical refresher course the instructor went around the first day & asked all of us old-timers (mostly) how many years of DIRECT patient care experience we had & how many years since....
Don't give up...your fellow clinicians need you! I'd DEFINITELY contact old DON, if only for low pressure "informational interview" & feedback on your resume if she's not hiring or you don't...
I'm in a similar boat - took a refresher course w/15 other women (average age 40's) at a community college - included clinical rotation on an acute unit. The verdict... you can do it!! Yes, it's...