Prof Deane

Thanks, I had checked to see if NJ or PA was part of the NLC and neither was so off to their respective BON sites. Thanks all, thought this was too good to be true!

I will be taking my NCLEX in December and will be applying for my initial licensing in Florida. For years, hubby and I have traveled to NJ for the summer months and my boss at work in NJ is looking forward to having me as a nurse on her floor during the summer months that I am in NJ. Both hospitals that I currently work at are heavy seasonal employers plus I have 2 sister-in-laws who work in Philly and want me to come their hospitals. So opportunities are there for me in either state this upcoming summer. I have heard that NJ has a Tri-State license (NJ, PA & NY). I have not been able to find out anything definative in either state BON. Could someone tune me in about this process if it exists, websites, etc. Thanks so much. Gayle PS: Thank you to all the Nurses who have answered questions during the last couple years. I have been able to search and find answers so many times when I had questions during my education. I know I have so much to learn once I get my license and look forward to learning more every day.

I am in my first year of RN school and find the work challenging and rewarding. I sure don't want to end up in your shoes, that is why I read these notices. If I can offer one bit of advice - after 20 years of employment I have seen many good and not so good employees. I was in the human resources area for 9 years and speaking from that experience your best chances to gain employment is to be totally upfront in your interviewers. I hired many people with 'less than perfect work history's' and never regretted any of them. I found people in general learn more from their mistakes than they ever did in their education. Go into the interview fully prepared to let the interviewers know your history - don't let your employment history bite you on the butt. Tell them of your desire to work in the nursing field and the improvements (extra education) you may have made to improve your skills. Be open, honest and sincere in your desires to remain in the nursing field. "You can't erase your history, but you can feed, grow and learn important lessons from it"