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I am interested in moving to Ireland to work as a nurse. Anyone have any insight on this? Are there jobs available for nurses at all? I know the countrywide unemployment is over 14%, but not sure how the prospects are for nurses in general and how mu...

Hey folks, I'm a relatively new nurse (RN for almost a year) and I'm currently working in the psychiatric field. I recently became concerned because I've been asked to do something that explicitly goes against hospital policy. Hospital policy states ...

I had the same "ick" feeling! Why on earth would a hospice nurse not view a comfortable death as a acceptable outcome??

I hope it was a resident physician and not just a patient who requested this! Ha!

Though reasonable, the policy actually states that a patient without a face to face assessment within an hour must be released from restraints. The trouble is really that we have no residents on call within the facility that we are allowed to call. O...

Do you have to have a special membership for a PM? Because I don't think I've gotten anything. But I just might not know how to access them. EDIT: figured it out.

Aha! We are of the same mind. I am looking to expand my skill set beyond psych. Unfortunately, you have to work a full year at my hospital (which is sort of the biggest game in town and my state) before switching units but I already have my license i...

I am inclined to agree. What worries me is how little it seems to concern them. They seem content to dismiss the issue simply because it hasn't actually been a problem up to this point. But again, I think it's probably because it does not pose a dire...

I do NOT have my own malpractice insurance, but I've just applied for it through NSO (thanks for the recommendation). I should be approved by tomorrow, which is when I go back to work again, so I'll call them tomorrow and ask for their advice. I'm WA...

Learning a second language is an asset in any job market, particularly Spanish, but it will give you a good deal more consideration in certain locales. In New York City, for example, you can take a fluency test, and provided you do well on it, you ca...

Part of the problem is that my boss, the Nurse Manager, has explained this is our unit's policy (even acknowledging that it contradicts broader hospital policy) and it was put forth by the director (the person above her). I'm not sure to what extent ...

I've gotten to the end of my endorsement paperwork and I wanted to get a sense of how the job market is in the Lowcountry, particularly in the Charleston area. I'm a charge nurse on my unit, have my BSN and have one year of psychiatric experience. De...

I love psych, but I would also love to expand my horizons a bit. Wouldn't mind doing pretty much anything else. I just filled out a few applications to East Cooper in the ED, Med-Surg., and Surgical Services! Let's hope I hear back soon!

I currently have a NYS license and want to get my SC license through endorsement. I'm having a little trouble figuring out how to apply for endorsement online through the website. I click on the link "License by Endorsement Online Application" but it...

Thank you! For my part I figured out what part of the problem was. I was using the Google Chrome browser and at the end of the .pdf application is a button that says "Online Application" but nothing would happen when I clicked it. When I attempted to...

I had this same issue in NYC as well. I graduated last August and I attempted for five months to find a job in the city or even remotely nearby with 100+ applications I never got a call back. Eventually, I decided I'd just remain in my own state and ...

Thank you for your responses! I am attempting to apply for license as both a general and psychiatric nurse so maybe that would make things easier. I am also planning to visit for a couple weeks in September so maybe I can schedule to meet with some m...

i agree with spongebob6286. i had a lot of friends who had no work experience and just put clinical rotations. i had a lot of non-nursing work experience and put the clinical rotations plus the non-nursing work experience but in the end the nurse man...

Okay, this may be a stupid question but I just didn't realize it: but you can apply for licensure in a different state than the one you physically test in? You can just tell them where to send your results?

I would love to know if anyone has more information on this. I'm in a similar situation. Just graduated in AL, want to move to NYC and am applying to jobs in NY. I'd also like to be able to apply to NJ because it's right across the river but I don't ...