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Hi All- (I cross posted this from the resume board in hopes of soliciting some more advice) I'm hoping there are some nurse recruiters reading these boards who wouldn't mind doling out some advice (many recruiters at my current hospital are RN's, so...

Hello all! - I am interviewing tomorrow with the school district for a position as a school nurse. The interview's been scheduled for 3 weeks and I recently found out I'm pregnant (8 weeks). I'm struggling with whether or not I should mention this o...

This post is 3 years old, but I have the same question. I'm thinking of transferring to our hospital's transfer center. I need a break from the hectic environment of ER until my health improves, but I'm not sure what the job will be like. Anyone h...

These job decisions are tough! The new opportunity sounds pretty sweet and, if you don't like what you're doing now, the best case scenario is that you love the ER and the new job, and the worst case scenario (I guess) is that you dislike that job t...

I've been off orientation a couple of weeks now and, at the end of most shifts, I feel like I've been hit by a freight train. I'm forever trying to get "caught up", I'm always behind on charting, and I find myself staying SO late sometimes just to g...

How about stupid things RESIDENTS say?!? The other day I chaperoned a pelvic exam that a young resident was performing on a middle-aged woman. The resident is kind of awkward enough as it is. As soon as the exam was over, he asks the woman…"So, wa...

Hi All- I'm hoping there are some nurse recruiters reading these boards who wouldn't mind doling out some advice (many recruiters at my current hospital are RN's, so it wouldn't surprise me if some of you have hiring experience). I have six months ...

I am coming off of orientation as a new grad next week and I'm really anxious. I had a nice, long orientation period but I feel like there are so many things I still just don't know. Forget still not feeling fully confident in the trauma bay and wi...

You guys, it's going so well. I came off on a Monday (in and of itself, a possible recipe for disaster). But it went really smoothly. I'm still so nervous as I walk up front to check the board and see where I'll be that shift, but as I settle in an...

terrific advice, thank you so much. (and lol about "crusty old bats")

To shed a little more light: We had a nurse recruiter come talk to us from the hospital in which our school was based they use these tests for every candidate. She said that when she got the results, they came back as either a "thumbs up", "thumbs d...

Well I'm no longer a new SN, as my name suggests, but I am a recent graduate with a dilemma. I don't know if I'm just venting or if I really need a hand making this decision but I thank you in advance for reading my post. I've been offered what I c...

Nothing here either.

I want to thank you all for reading and responding. You've given me lots to consider but it doesn't feel as though any decision is the wrong decision, as much as it did before I posted. I will keep you guys updated on what we decide - I need to hav...

Your post was so sweet, thank you. He's a lot more established in his career but he did seek out this opportunity, partially because we've dreamed of moving to this location for years and also because he thought it would be really good for his caree...

It's so true. This is why the thought... "Pull the rug out from under yourself and just go... how long can it be before you find something?" keeps resonating with me. His salary is more than my earning potential as a new nurse and he has worked har...

You are completely right - we're in a completely loving, accepting, and nurturing marriage and this wouldn't break us, it would just be stressful and tough. Kudos to your daughter and good luck to her! As I know it would for me and my husband, it w...

I know, I would hate to break a contract, especially since I have so much respect for the hospital and for the internship. If this other thing weren't on the table... I doubt I'd even think twice about this offer! It's a fabulous opportunity and I ...

I don't have kids so technically, if we were ever going to do this, now would be the time. But I hate the idea of it. I guess it's partially because he's the only family I have here (both of our families live a few hours away) so if he's not here, ...

That's great that you were able to do that in nursing school! I knew a few people in my class who left home to do our program and I always thought of them as so strong and ambitious! And whenever they got the opportunity to go home and visit during...

What's funny is I have so much respect for this hospital and every RN I've spoken to there has the best things to say about their orientation and about them as an employer in general. I'm sure if my heart weren't in a city across the country, I migh...

Thanks for reading and replying, brandy! Hubby is kind of leaving this decision up to me, saying that he really won't mind whatever I choose. We both are excited about a possible relocation to the new state (where his new job would be). But if I c...

Your post made total sense to me and I loved all the points you made. I really do want the job, as much as there are things about it that I just don't like. I feel grateful for such a terrific opportunity and I don't want to give it up. And I know...

I really liked this post, and it's certainly something we've thought of. I have to say - it's the idea I've dismissed most quickly out of all of them because I just don't want to live 3000 miles away from him. It's a rational and realistic possibil...

It's what I keep telling myself - I know it's silly to pass up a job as a new grad these days... And then I remember that I don't like the city it's in and my husband has a fabulous opportunity in a city we do love. But I think of how frustrated I ...