lperkrn MSN, RN

lperkrn has 6 years experience as a MSN, RN and specializes in School RN, Ambulatory, Public Health.

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1. New School Nurse!!

   lperkrn replied to rmgilb's topic in School

   Thanks for this thread! I also just got my first full-time job as a school nurse.

2. I got a job!!!! BOO-YOW!

   lperkrn replied to Chicago's topic in Job Hunt

   For job hunters, this is the BEST post. EVER. Thanks for the effort you took in detailing your strategies. Best of luck in your new employment!

3. California's 2009 New Grad RN Program- Who's hiring right now?

   lperkrn replied to piscesmama's topic in California

   Reply to mmm333: I posted on this thread "New Grad RN-->No Jobs, Then what?" https://allnurses.com/nursing-career-advice/new-grad-rn-407045.html and have cut and pasted my response below on what happened to me. I am the original poster of this th...

4. New Grad RN-->No Jobs, Then what?

   lperkrn replied to lperkrn's topic in Career Support

   I am the original poster of this thread and have been following all the great ideas that people have put forward over the past 18 months. I haven't seen much shifting in terms of "old grads" getting into acute care positions. In fact, many around t...

5. California's 2010 New Grad RN Program

   lperkrn replied to gwafuh_rn's topic in California

   Now seriously, with those restrictions, how is one supposed to be able to get acute care training? Many of the new grad programs have some type of, dare I use the term, "discriminating" phrase. I have seen restrictions from "can't have graduated pr...

6. California's 2010 New Grad RN Program

   lperkrn replied to gwafuh_rn's topic in California

   First of all, a big congratulations to you! Wishing you all the best with your new employment. Also, thank you very much for the mention and for such detailed insight about the current situation. You are so right about "getting in" before the ann...

7. California's 2009 New Grad RN Program- Who's hiring right now?

   lperkrn replied to piscesmama's topic in California

   This might be of interest to CA job seekers: With a $500,000 grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, CINHC is tackling the difficulty faced by new nursing school grads who cannot find jobs because of the troubled economy. http://www.cinhc...

8. California's 2010 New Grad RN Program

   lperkrn replied to gwafuh_rn's topic in California

   I am in your same shoes. I am now volunteering in public health and also for a juvenile hall medical unit (with the hopes of doing per diem work because I don't want full time in either), but I would like a full time new grad hospital training progr...

9. California's 2010 New Grad RN Program

   lperkrn replied to gwafuh_rn's topic in California

   Sent you a PM. Not sure it went through. Let me know here.

10. California's 2010 New Grad RN Program

    lperkrn replied to gwafuh_rn's topic in California

    Sorry, I didn't get back here sooner. I called the nurse recruiter office and was sent a document detailing the info. PM me and I can cut and paste and send the info to you or you can phone them.

11. California's 2010 New Grad RN Program

    lperkrn replied to gwafuh_rn's topic in California

    Kaiser Oakland had 5 or 6 openings in the ED for new grads but I think they filled all the positions before they even posted them. It may pay off to have an internal contact or be volunteering for the hospital in which you want to work so that you c...

12. California's 2009 New Grad RN Program- Who's hiring right now?

    lperkrn replied to piscesmama's topic in California

    I posted an upcoming new grad program under the California's 2010 New Grad RN Program thread.

13. California's 2010 New Grad RN Program

    lperkrn replied to gwafuh_rn's topic in California

    New grad Versant program at Palo Alto VA - application period from July 1-11, 2010. Tentative start date in September. Part of their requirement is that you be a "new RN grad within last year from date of application". I came across this with the S...

14. Washington Hospital FREMONT

    lperkrn replied to RNLola035's topic in California

    Got rejection today!

15. Anyone going to Haiti?

    lperkrn replied to piscesguy's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for this post. This is gives excellent insight and is very helpful especially for inexperienced nurses to evaluate their ability (or not) to help in the relief effort.