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I moved to California thinking there was a nursing shortage and finding a job would be a cinch. Ha! I was really beginning to regret it! I looked all day everyday for a job for 6 months. My husband was also getting frustrated thinking i was doing something wrong. I searched craigslist, indeed, monster, simply hired. Tweeked my resume for each different nursing job. Wrote hundreds of coverletters. I discovered nurses also work at cosmetic laser centers, oral surgeons, adult day care centers, weight loss centers hire LVN's (like lindora). After convincing a doctor with a private practice to hire a nurse with a license vs another MA, I recieved 2 more offers for adult day care and a clinic supervisor. I couldn't believe they all came at once after looking for so long! Stay strong and persistant! Show your husband all the posts on this site maybe he'll be a little more supportive. Your persistance will pay off.

To add to the advice of the last poster: I had been an LVN for several years and RN for 1 year before moving to California. I was in the same position as the new grad RN's since I had only held jobs in the midwest as an office nurse for doctor's offices. That experience did not help much in this state since MA's have all the "office jobs" here. I was unable to find a hospital position with no hospital experience. I looked for jobs all day, everyday for 6 months. I cold called all the doctor's offices. Dressed up an went into various medical facilities to hand out my resume. I also checked craig's list everyday, Indeed, monster, and simply hired. I discovered a lot of the weight loss centers have licensed nurses on staff such as Lindora, oral surgeons hire nurses on staff, outpatient surgery centers, laser cosmetic centers, adult day care centers, private colleges hire RN's for instructing CNA and MA courses, home health agencies... All my persistance paid off. I actually was hired by a doctor who liked the idea of hiring an RN on staff with her own license vs. another MA. He saw the advantages and benefits for his practice. After taking the job I recieved 2 more offers for an adult day care and a clinic supervisor. Hope this helps! Good Luck and don't get discouraged your hard work will pay off.

The doctors weren't able to give you any insight on the problem? With the info you gave sounds more like a bacterial infection especially if your douching all the time. All the doctors I have worked for discouraged douching because it destroys the "good" and "bad" lady partsl bacteria making your infection worse.

I am trying to find a DSD course. All i could find was an online course which im a little leary to try. Where did you end up getting yours from? Thanks.

I also came across this website. I am in Southern California and can't find a local school that offers a DSD course. I would like to hear from someone who has taken this online course.