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I am an RN who has not worked in nursing for the past five years. I recently got a job working the night shift in a small, inpatient hospice unit (11P-7A) that I really like. However, I am totally a morning/day person and no matter how hard I try, I ...

It sounds to me like she is trying to make a big impression and prove that she is "accomplishing" something in her new position and is more concerned about her career than how she is treating her staff. I have worked under supervisors like that. They...

Thanks so much to all of you for taking the time to reply. I found out earlier today that there is a possibility that I may be able to switch to the unfilled 3-11 position, so that would be my first choice, but if I stay on nights, you all have given...

Thanks, I have asked about working 3-11 instead. One lady in HR told me that she would look into it and discuss it with my supervisor but I haven't heard anything from her yet and that was 3-4 days ago, and the other lady in HR told me that the norma...

I am an RN who has been out of nursing for the past five years but kept up my license and CEUs. I recently got hired for a position in an inpatient hospice and I will be starting in April. I was very clinically proficient in my days as a hospital nur...

Thank you very much. :)

I am not a hospice nurse yet, although I just got hired by an inpatient hospice facility and start orientation in April, but as an RN in a mid-sized hospital who worked Med/Surg and Oncology I had several patients who did die while they were hospital...

I am an RN who has been looking for a contingent position to get my feet wet again after being out of the nursing field for the past five years. Jobs are not plentiful in my area, so I have applied for just about everything that is advertised as bein...

Thank you very much. I am going to interview for the position and I am confident that I can do a great job and be an asset to the facility. :)

Thank you! I don't come to this forum all that often and I had forgotten about that. I will check it out.:)

Been there, done that.

Can anyone tell me about working for Oakwood Healthcare in the Detroit area? I just applied online for a couple of positions that they have posted on their website. They seem to have a lot of openings. I have been rejected by quite a few hospitals be...

Thanks, I appreciate your responses. Merry Christmas! : )

So do you mean be careful, because that could mean that it's a terrible healthcare system to work for, hence the positions not being filled, or be careful in the sense that those jobs were probably filled long ago and they just haven't taken them off...

I have decided that it is probably time to give it up. I don't want to, but I don't see that I have a choice. I have been an RN for almost 20 years. During that time, I have taken years off to care for my kids at home. The last time I worked for any ...

Thanks for all of your thoughtful replies. I have considered that the hospice volunteering may turn into being a hospice nurse for the same company, so that is one reason why I want to do it. Mostly though, I think it will get my mind off of my own p...

I'm so sorry that you are experiencing this too. When people go into nursing, it's not only because we want to help people but also because we are hoping for some kind of job security. This economy has ruined nursing for so many people. I hope things...

From the nurses that I have known who have done home care, I have never heard anything good about it, and I wouldn't even know where to begin getting an office job. I don't have my BSN, and most "sit down" jobs for nurses, as far as I know, are manag...

I am an RN with just over 10 years of experience in an acute care hospital setting. I have always done a good, job, never gotten a negative performance review, and even gotten a few letters of commendation from former patients. However, I last worked...

It is a large hospital in Toledo, Ohio, and I got an official rejection letter yesterday. My husband kept telling me to call them and let them know that I really wanted the job, but I didn't feel comfortable doing that. Now I'm so glad that I didn't....

I think one of the major things that you have going for you is that you're fluent in Spanish. If you look in Arizona, New Mexico, or Texas, especially areas closer to the Border, you should have a leg up on all of your competition. I lived in the Pho...

It sounds like you are on the right track. A nurse burns quite a lot of calories on any given shift, assuming that she doesn't have a desk job. When I started working part-time 3-11 shift several years ago, the weight literally fell off of me without...

How about something like, "Hello. I'm an RN and I feel like I could be a good fit for the open position that you have listed on your floor. I was wondering if you had filled it yet, and, if not, if I could possibly come in and discuss it with you?" T...

Doctors want their patients to look at them as a "good guy" a lot of the time. Also, I have noticed this pattern many times with the drug seeking patients that I took care of: middle-aged or older male doctor, fairly attractive younger female patient...

It sounds to me like you did everything right. When a patient is in DTs, his behavior is erratic at best, and totally unpredictable. If you had forcefully shoved him away from you and yelled at him, he might have come at you and physically assaulted ...