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I am a RN for 2 years now, and I want to specialize in pysch/addictions nursing and eventually get my CARN. My problem is that facilities only want experience, but you can't get experience if no one will hire. I have been working on a med/surg reha...

Thanks to everyone who responded. I am in Connecticut BTW to the poster who asked. My issue is that there are not that many hospitals or clinics within an acceptable commute. I will just keep applying to psych units and hope that someone will give...

I would love to work on a psych unit in a hospital, but there are no jobs at this time. I have been trying to get into a hospital to work for two years, but none of them in my area are hiring any new nurses. Any openings are for "internal staff only...

NO - That is why I said I want to "eventually" get my CARN. Can't get certified without working for at least 2 years in additions unit, yet can't get hired without experience. It is the same old catch 22. That is why I don't know if going for the ...

Where I work (and I assume everywhere else) we are NEVER allowed to score a narc in half or otherwise. A nurse did this at the facility I work at and got fired on the spot when it was found out. Not only was she changing the prescribed dose, but had ...

My state also renews based on your birthday. Last year I passed NCLEX in July, didn't get my license in my hands until September, and then had to pay the fee again in November (my bday month)! Two license fees within 6 months of graduating with my ...

I graduated last year and started in LTC/rehab 9 months ago. I float between 4 units, but I am primarily on our short term med/surg rehab unit since I am an RN,which is basically like working in a hospital. Lots of ortho pts as well as cardiac, COPD,...

I agree with you about not giving them on the sly. However in a case where the patient has ALZ and really cannot make a clear decision to refuse meds, I would think that permission to "sneak in" the meds would need to be obtained from the family or w...

The only diploma program in my state is hospital based, and people I know who have done that program came out wonderful and competent RNs. The only disadvantages I saw was #1: clinicals were ONLY at that one hospital, therefore they did not get clini...

Then why is it that there are numerous posts from new grads ALL ACROSS THIS COUNTRY who cannot find a job? Saying to move is ridiculous when moving would involve several other people's lives being turned up side down. Not to mention the house that wo...

i wouldn't go into home care for the same reasons that i wouldn't work for an agency. i would never think about being on my own in someone's home without at least 1 or 2 years acute care med/surg experience first. i am not experienced enough to mak...

First of all, let me say that I am NOT interested in agency work what-so-ever for the same reasons you stated. That is not the issue. However, the person who started this thread was looking into temp agencies (I assume) as a means of getting some w...

This is the kind of attitude that explains why none of us new grads can get jobs. I understand the concern that we are new and inexperienced, but how are we to become nurses that patients and employers can trust if we are not allowed to get our first...

Yes - most of us new grads are experiencing the same thing. I have been looking since January because I was told that I would have a job a few months before I graduated in May, but that was simply not the case for us 2009 grads. If I graduated a ye...

Hi Ronald, If you work as a CNA in a hospital or even in a LTC facility, many offer tuition reimbursement. So if you want to become an LPN, your employer will most likely pay for a good chunk of it. Just check out the employee benefits for the facili...

I am curious about your question too. I am also a new grad and there is NOTHING in the hospitals for us new RNs. I have even applied to sub-acute facilities/LTC (nursing homes/short term rehab etc.) and they don't seem to be hiring either, however it...

Are you kidding me? They hired 3 of your classmates and you were already working there for 2 years? Then they have the nerve to insult your RN license by saying they want to keep you as a CNA? You should check to see if you can even still work as ...

1. What would you do if your co-worker was not doing their job (ie, letting IVs run dry, not emptying foleys, ignoring the patient's need to be turned etc.)? 2. How are you a team player? 3. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 4. Have you ever had ...

I say it great that you have so many job opportunites! I graduated in May as well and we have NOTHING here for a new grad. I say you are fortunate to get any job in this climate, and if you need to support your children, you need to take the job you...

"When you went to school for nursing, were there any instances where you wished that you had some things differently while pursuing the degree?" I don't wish that anything was different. I like the path I choose and I would do it the same way again....

Can you even work as a CNA? Where I live, you cannot work as a CNA once you are a GN, and forget about it once you have your RN license. I know many people who had to give up their CNAs jobs even though they still have not found a RN job because they...

First of all, you are by no means too old. In fact, you are more on the younger side to go into nursing these days. I just graduated at age 38 (went back to college at 35). My classmates were between early 20's to 50's (even 3 grandmas!). Most of...

I am in the same situation as you JewlzRN. I graduated in May as well and have been looking since January. No new grad positions before graduation, and now that I am a RN, no positions now either. Only a small handful of my classmates landed jobs ...

Many hospitals post listings for "graduate nurse" with expected grad date of ____, or you can just send in your resume saying when you will graduate. Some places you can work as a GN while waiting to take NCLEX, other places want you to pass NCLEX an...

My program took 3.5 years full time. 1.5 years of pre and co-reqs and then 2 years as a nursing major. We had to take Bio, A&P 1 and 2, chemistry, and college algebra to apply. Then I also took all the co-req's (non-nursing) courses at the sam...