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I do have one more question...is it advisable to do the refresher courses offered by some institutes......I mean are the courses really useful to develop skills or a waste of money?

thanks a lot...for ur advice DennRN....reading ur comment, I felt so encouraged, & I am really going to incorporate your advice in my job search...thanks a lot everybody for all your encouraging comments.....such surely post when there are new developments

thanks a lot for the advice...

How do you go through the process for nursing homes.....do I need to go personally to them. I am all new over here...btw thanks kelll

I am a RN, licensed in CA. I studied from India 7yrs back & got my license last year here. I hve been applying for jobs & everywhere they say I need minimum 1 yr exp in USA. And I don't have any exp in USA. Can anybody please let me know what I should do to gain experience here. I tried for voluntary jobs as well, but no luck. Please help me. Thanks in advance. Btw do I need to do any courses for re-en trying the field again. I don't have anybody whom I know to get professional reference to give in my resume. Please...please any advices!!!!!!!