shynurse

hi everyone. this is my very 1st thread. i am a nursing student entering my final semester starting september hopefully (if god is willing) to graduate in december 2009. i just wanted to know truthfully. how much of your nursing education did u or do...

Your lucky just to land a job. i graduated in jan 2010 still no job. Went to coney island hospital one day to fill out an application after sending my resume via fax. When i saw the stack of resume's in the lady went through to get my resume and atta...

Question for all you nurses that agree that nursing ages you. Do you think if staffing levels were up that things would be better?

you have a very good friend ....

This is the cry of all the new nurses, i know how you feel. (How can we get experience if we arent hired, & stop lying to us....right). Its a long road traveled with a mighty long way to go. All you can try to do is stay positive.

This post makes me laugh because thats all i can do right now. My humor comes from remembering people saying nurses were in such high demand when i was in school. I think its easier finding a Home Health Care job or Lpn job than a Registered Nurse jo...

I recently went to an open house where the recruiter offered me a case management position. Thankful i am that someone wants to hire me with no experience, however if you start as a case manager is that considered experience when i try to apply for a...

Thanks for your responses. i just wish there was a way to do some clinical work along with the case manager position i never had the chance to use my clinical skill and dont want to lose them. One additional question. as a case manager to you atleast...

When the going get's tough the tough get going. Nursing is a challenge even though i havent had the pleasure of working in a hospital yet, i know what i went through in nursing school. Every situation we were handed had us with our backs against the ...

Hello everyone. I am a Licensed Registered nurse in New York, i graduated in Dec 2009 with my ADN, i have been looking for work since i received my license in April and have no luck. All i want to know is what should i do to retain my knowledge. I am...

thanks to everyone that has answered my post. i am just so afraid that when i do get an interview i will be stuck when asked questions on medicine and interventions. thanks again.

Honestly...anyone can buy scrubs and a lab coat come into a hospital and pretend to be a nurse. The way you wrote what the nurse manager said sound snotty, rude and condescending. In general nurses are uppity...(sorry dont get mad not all nurses but ...

I've heard that alot of seasoned nurses are supposed to retire @ the end of this year due to something with there pensions and then there supposed to be a need for nurses so im holding on to that dream.

When were you accepted?

Well i am trying to volunteer hoping that will work as some kinda experience because EVERBODY wants you to have experience. I went to a agency and the guy was almost laughing at me. First question he asked is "Were you a Lpn before" my answer "No i h...

Good luck i've had my License since april 2010 & no job so far. Its very hard in New York right now and nursing schools are pumping out new nurses like nobody's business.

I am sure some of your are going to think this topic is rather silly but its not to me. New RN grads are finding it hard to find jobs in my area( thats old news...right) however i have seen jobs for lpn advertised with no need for experience. My brig...

I guess you guys are right maybe i should wait but how long do u wait. My problem is that i'm work as a customer service rep at a job for 7 years and i have people coming up to me asking me "why are u still here arent u a Registered Nurse". But bigge...

I pray that the lord opens a place for me at any health facility that will accept me. But i am very specific i want to be in a place where i will be the most benefit to others and be able to take care of my family. I ask god to grant me the strength ...

I think it actually should'nt matter howur face look as long as you can speak well and u impress your interviewer with your knowledge. Does your facial apperance really matter?

This no job situation really hurts. Then for those of us who have a job and the people at the job constantly say "how come your still here" it can be really annoying. I am in New York and i have only gone on one interview since acquiring my license i...

I have to give a shout out to all the new grad's of december 2009 may god shine his light upon us and open a path for us to shine our light upon which ever hospital hires us. It's been a long hard road but but WE DID IT!:yeah:

This is for daytonite's prioritizationI am still a student nurse but for some reason i think you would put the patient on the ekg and pulse ox first knowing his history has BIG problems associated with respiratory.

Just curious what some of yours GPA are and how important is that in getting a job. Also did u do the best in the speciality that u chose. Nursing fundamental- C+ Nursing calculations - B+ Nursing Adult/med surg -C Nursing Adult II/(med surg onco/neu...

Is this supposed to be a joke or do nurses get that desensitized that they actually act like that. I remember my son having asthma when he was younger and i went to the er and the nurse took one look at him and told me to go back in the waiting room....