I am sad that I keep hearing the same things over and over again from hospice nurses. My company is the same…case loads in the upper 20's….by the time the new hire gets trained a seasoned...
Wow……I was a weekend RN for a hospice (census roughly 160) for some time. I worked 8 hour shifts on Friday and Monday to help the team nurses with overflow and did 12 hour shifts on...
Also note with LTC, it has become a meat grinder. For the first time in a great number of years they are getting a glut of RN’s coming to them looking for jobs and they are taking advantage of it....
Remember, when schools base their decisions on your pre-reqs and not overall gpa they expect more. Also, what their minimum posted and the true minimum is subjective. At Florida Gulf Coast they state...
LTC is a viable option for a new grad; however, I don’t know where these other nurses work but my experience with LTC nurses has been very different.I don’t know your education but I found a great...
I graduated in may 2009 and all I have been able to find is LTC. Most of the recruiters I speak to in hospitals will only say "LTC exp is better than nothing". That is the only reason I stick with LTC...
I received my BSN in May of 2009 from Florida Gulf Coast University. All I have been able to find is LTC jobs and to be honest I can't stand LTC. Don't get me wrong, it isn't the residents I dislike....
This seems to be the tren in LTC. With the economical crunch they have more applicants than ever. With this glut they hire every new grad or passer by, throw them to the wolves on some impossible...
Were are you that they are turning away people with your expirience for new grad BSN's? In Florida or Washington state I can't even get in the door with my BSN and no acute care