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Hi all, So I took a job about a year and a half ago at a pain management center that did not do medication management. Its main goal was to manage pain through procedures. Medications were sometimes ordered for nerve pain such as Gabapentin or Lyrica...

Hi all, I have an interview this week for a PRN Recovery position in the PACU at an acute care hospital. I have experience in Progressive Care, Tele, and School Nursing. With school nursing being my last position I did not have to keep my ACLS certif...

Hi all, I have an interview on Tuesday for a position in a Behavioral Health Unit at an acute care hospital. My background is in Progressive Care, Telemetry, and School Nursing. I have been out of the hospital setting for the last 4 years. I would ...

I would take this job and run with it! lol I would absolutely love to work in the aesthetics field. I have worked acute care and community health. You could always take this job and if you wanted to you could continue looking for a position in acute ...

My personal experience is this....My husband and I had a long distance relationship during college. He lived in Mississippi and I lived in Arkansas. After college he was going to move where I lived. I already had a job lined up in the ICU. He decided...

Thank you dnt8178 for the response and words of encouragement! Good luck with your program! Are you doing your program on campus or online?

Hi all! After graduating from college back in 2006 with my BSN, I have moved 4 times due to my husband's work. The last move was in 2012. Well, I am still unemployed! I am having a hard time finding work in the area we moved to. This last move is su...

So to update on this, it turns out that the position is for a PACU nurse that can do all phases of the recovery. PALS and ACLS are required. I interviewed with the manager, but she told me that she doesn't want anyone without experience for the PRN p...

@Pedimommy When I go into an interview I always wear a suit, but what would you suggest as appropriate attire for dropping off resumes?

Thanks for the response and advice! I was thinking along the same lines of what you wrote here "My gut tells me they want someone who can be ready to work independently sooner rather than later, i.e., with a PRN position they may not want to or pla...

Hello All! My husband is applying for a position in Northwest Arkansas. We currently live in Texas. I have worked as a school nurse for the last two years, and have been out of the hospital for 2 1/2 years. I was job searching on the internet for po...

Thank you arkool2004 and metricalpound for the advice! What is a typical nurse to patient ratio on a psych unit? The one person I have talked to that works on a psych unit said their unit's ratio is 1 to 8. This hospital only has two shifts 7a-7p an...

Sorry for the late reply shellyheil1. I don't know if you are still interested in know about how to get into school nursing, but I thought I would go ahead and reply to you just in case. I honestly just applied to a position and was hired. However, ...

Thank you both for the advice!

Hello all, Since I graduated nursing school in 2006, I have had three jobs. Due to my husband's career we have had to move a few times. We are finally in the area that, hopefully, we will stay. My last job was as a school nurse. The area that I am in...

Hi all, I have been seriously considering applying for an online NP program. However, I am torn between applying for an FNP or PMHNP program. I would love to hear advice/opinions. In school I double majored in Nursing and Psychology. So Psychology h...

My spouse took a job out of state and is moving in two weeks. I had planned to stay and finish out my school nurse contract. The closer it gets to his move date though the more I want to move before finishing out my contract. I was wondering if anyon...

My contract states that I can resign from my position only with written consent from the board. I am just hoping that relocation will be a good enough reason for them to release me from the position. I just wanted to hear from other school nurses if ...

Hello all, I am originally from South Arkansas. I moved to Mississippi directly after graduating with my BSN. I worked there for a year and a half, and then I moved to Texas. I have been working in Texas since 2008. I had to relocated due to my husba...

Hello all! I am a school nurse that is split between more than one school. This means I am not on campus everyday. So I am making up some general emergency plans (asthma, seizures, etc) to e-mail to the staff along with educational material. After I ...

The technical skills is my concern as well. Safarirn, thanks for your post. That makes me feel much more confident! Newman4wy, I haven't started applying for jobs yet. However, that is a good idea to see if the hospitalls would do the refresher cours...

Hi all! I was applying for jobs today :typing and one company is requiring that I take a Kenexa "Prove It!" Skills assessment. I plan on taking it tomorrow. I was just wondering if anyone had ever come across this before and if they just ask general...

I am also very interested in telecommuting. Thanks for this post and all of the info so far!

Hello all, I've made the decision that I want to apply for a nurse practitioner program. I am torn between FNP and MHNP. My question is if I go through school for FNP, could I later practice in the mental health field? Or would I need to return to sc...

@Brownbook: I'm just counting the days until we can move :) Which will probably be another couple of years! ha