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1. Good hand lotion?

   RNcpac replied to Quark09's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Everyone working in my facility uses CUREL Itch Defense. It's known as the "good" lotion. It's approved for Eczema skin, meaning dry skin that normal lotions don't relieve. http://www.curel.com/products/itch-defense.aspx It's only $5-$8 depending on ...

2. Professional Salesmen seeks medical device job, wants certificate,rn?

   RNcpac replied to helpall03's topic in General Nursing

   There are many certificate programs available in the health field. I know that Community Colleges have some. Mercy College in NW Ohio has many. Here is the site: Check out this link for some Health field certificates. http://mercycollege.augusoft.ne...

3. New grad? Here's what you can expect..

   RNcpac replied to sweetrvr's topic in New Nurse

   NW Ohio - It took me 4 months of demoralizing myself after getting my RN license in Spring 2010. Applied to 200 jobs. Got 3 callbacks from LTCs, got 1 job offer. It pays the lowest in my city, $19/hr. During the 4 months of trying to get a nurse job,...

4. How is 2010 treating new RN graduates?

   RNcpac replied to bearscrubs75's topic in General Nursing

   I graduated May 2009, put in resumes monthly for nurse extern position. Got repeatedly rejected and learned all 8 hospitals put a freeze on hiring new grads. They want atleast 1 year of experience. They wouldn't return my calls, and some recruiters w...

5. Got kicked out/ failed out

   RNcpac replied to muka919's topic in General Students

   Don't feel bad. Nursing school is the most frustrating, and in many schools unfair school. Failing by less than one point is so ridiculous and it shows the schools don't care about students. They only care about keeping their test score statistics up...

6. Nursing Shortage?

   RNcpac replied to mboulis's topic in Ohio

   It won't matter that you set yourself apart. I too thought, well there's a saturation, but I'm special and I'll be able to find a job. Trust me, recruiters won't even take your call if you can't answer "yes" to the question "Do you have 1 year of acu...

7. New RN can't find job.. til now

   RNcpac replied to RNcpac's topic in New Nurse

   Thank you for all of your replies. I've tried to apply for smaller businesses, where they aren't as stuck to corporate budgets and rules. The employers there seem more human and flexible, so I think some could be influenced to hire new grads if they ...

8. New RN can't find job.. til now

   RNcpac posted a topic in New Nurse

   I finally found a job after being an unemployed RN for months. Unfortunately it's not in nursing. It's a retail job paying minimum wage. I really think becoming a nurse was the worst mistake of my life. I had to go on welfare since becoming an RN bec...