westieluv

westieluv

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  1. I REALLY need some direction from Mi RN's!

    westieluv replied to MuddaMia's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Hmm...just did a search on Indeed.com. I put in "RN" and searched in Detroit. I got 1,779 job postings when I tried it, and 1,251 job postings when I did the same and put in Ann Arbor for the...

  2. Advise on RN salary in relation to cost of living, stable area, relocating help!

    westieluv replied to stacia77's topic in Nursing Career

    I live in SE Michigan and make $34/hr. base pay + just under $2/hr. shift differential for working nights as a contingent Med/Surg float nurse in a mid-sized community hospital. This area is filled...

  3. I REALLY need some direction from Mi RN's!

    westieluv replied to MuddaMia's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Forgot to add, we lived in Phoenix a couple of years ago due to a temporary transfer with my dh's company, and things were way worse there. All of the hospitals were on hiring freezes and the colleges...

  4. I REALLY need some direction from Mi RN's!

    westieluv replied to MuddaMia's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Well, I work at a busy community hospital in Monroe and they have 36 open RN positions posted right now. Henry Ford Healthcare currently has 113 open RN positions posted on their website. Oakwood has...

  5. I REALLY need some direction from Mi RN's!

    westieluv replied to MuddaMia's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Sorry, I should have clarified, there seem to be plenty of jobs here in Michigan for RNs with experience. As for new grads, I see across the board on all the state forums here on Allnurses that that...

  6. No Confidence!

    westieluv posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Do any of you struggle with being confident in your abilities as a nurse? I have been an RN since the early '90s and I still feel sooo inadequate when I'm at work. It seems like other nurses have such...

  7. No Confidence!

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thank you, I have considered getting certified in Med/Surg. I think that would help me to feel more adequate. I also appreciate just knowing that I am not the only one who feels this way, in spite of...

  8. New RN having hard time finding job!

    westieluv replied to ilove's topic in Nursing Career

    I work at a fantastic community hospital in SE Michigan that hires new grads and gives them extensive orientation. Obviously, you probably don't want to relocate here, but at least now you know that...

  9. No Confidence!

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thanks for your kind response. I will say that I am very empathetic. What I lack in technical skills, or at least believe that I do, I make up for with being kind and empathetic to my patients. I have...

  10. before putting the old nurse out to pasture.....

    westieluv replied to martymoose's topic in Nursing Career

    Wow, I think that I could have written large parts of your post, and I'm only 46! I took about seven years off, from 2003-2010, to be home with our kids, and when I tried to get back into nursing last...

  11. The easiest job for the MOST money

    westieluv replied to empresscares's topic in Nursing Career

    Uh-uh. The gravy train years, if they ever truly existed, are long over. I have worked inpatient Med/Surg, LTC, and hospice home nursing, and all of them were, at times, stressful, physically...

  12. Would I Have a Better Chance With My BSN?

    westieluv posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I have been an RN for 21 years, with experience in Med/Surg inpatient nursing, home hospice nursing, and LTC nursing. I am currently working as a Med/Surg float on a contingent basis. Lately, I have...

  13. Would I Have a Better Chance With My BSN?

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks so much for your thoughtful and encouraging replies. I know that I definitely don't want to go on to get my MSN. Not at my age (46) and I really don't aspire to climb the ladder in nursing all...

  14. Just started med surg, feeling that it's not for me

    westieluv replied to katygw's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm glad that you had a better night. When the nurse you were with asked you if you wanted to take patients, she just meant that you would do everything independently and only come to her if you had...

  15. Just started med surg, feeling that it's not for me

    westieluv replied to katygw's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I had to look that one up too. Apparently, it is an urgent care clinic, which would be more like ER nursing, which means that having some background in Med/Surg would increase her chances tremendously...

  16. Just started med surg, feeling that it's not for me

    westieluv replied to katygw's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I don't think you sound like a huge baby at all. We've all been there. It's overwhelming, it's scary, and it's stressful! When I was a new grad, I felt like crying a lot too. It sounds like you...

  17. Just started med surg, feeling that it's not for me

    westieluv replied to katygw's topic in Medical-Surgical

    As someone with several years of Med/Surg nursing under my belt, I heartily agree with the above post. Working Med/Surg for any period of time is never a waste of time for a nurse. You see so many...

  18. adivce from recruiters: post interview rehash

    westieluv replied to icechick's topic in Nursing Career

    I've never had a phone interview, so I can't comment on the length of your interview, but I've also never had an interviewer tell me that I would be a good fit and then not hire me. I think that most...

  19. I REALLY need some direction from Mi RN's!

    westieluv replied to MuddaMia's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Awesome, I :heartbeat happy endings! It doesn't surprise me that you were offered several jobs. As I said in an earlier post, there are good RN jobs right here in SE Michigan, and I'm so glad that...

  20. When You Hate the Technical Side of Nursing...

    westieluv posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I became an RN 21 years ago. Since then, I have worked off and on as a Med/Surg float nurse in a hospital setting, a LTC nurse, and a home hospice nurse, with some breaks in between to be home with my...

  21. When You Hate the Technical Side of Nursing...

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks for the suggestion, I've thought of that too. The thing is, though, that I will probably have to complete my BSN before I can get into anything like that, so that's why I'm pursuing it. Thanks...

  22. When You Hate the Technical Side of Nursing...

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Nursing Career

    Thank you so much for all of the information. There is a utilization review RN position open at the hospital where I work, and the job description sounds a lot like case management. However, they...

  23. What would you do? Please Help? Need Advice.

    westieluv replied to Tara0219's topic in Nursing Career

    I think that I would go for the hospital job. If the school districts where you live are anything like the ones where I live, they are desperate for money, and the state is getting ready to cut some...

  24. When You Hate the Technical Side of Nursing...

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Nursing Career

    Really? Do you know how one goes about finding a job in case

  25. Licensure in Different States

    westieluv replied to mako14's topic in Nursing Career

    The only way that you can begin working in a state without having a license issued by that state is if you are licensed in a nurse compact state and move to another nurse compact state. If you're not...