angelrain820 replied to KellyRN2011's topic in NICU, Neonatal
If you can, take NRP. Join a neonatal nursing society. Read neonatal journals. Apply, apply apply! If you score an interview, let them know that this is where your passion lies. Good
I would go with the rehab position. I currently work at Healthsouth and it's been a great learning experience. We practice many medsurg skils. Most importantly, though, you will learn the two most...
I am in the same boat except that i will have 9 months experience when we leave in May. The other day I emailed my resume and cover letter to the email address listed on the TAMC website. I received a...
I started at Healthsouth in August as well. Received 6 weeks of training with the same preceptor. I am a new grad, so this helped tremendously. I was also allowed more orientation time if I felt it...
It looks like there should be a locality pay added to your base pay as GS 7, but I'm not sure what it would be for Okinawa. Try googling overseas locality pay for government
angelrain820 replied to ARMY-RN's topic in Texas Nursing
I do know that Parkland was interviewing experienced nurses for its critical care/emergency nursing residencies, so yes some hospitals do offer residencies/internships for those looking to change...
angelrain820 replied to mom35's topic in Texas Nursing
I feel your pain. I applied to a few hundred positions as well. Shot down by HCA and no word on the others. All this with a BSN, 4.0, LOR's, volunteer experience, membership in professional...
Hmmm, well i start working next month at an acute rehab hospital. I plan on staying there for a year then heading to Hawaii with my husband (active duty). The recruiter suggested checking back in 6...
I recently spoke with a recruiter about this. He stated that the army is no longer accepting RNs for active duty with less than 2 years experience. In other words, no new grads. Has anyone heard this?...
angelrain820 replied to NurseBanana's topic in General Nursing
I was pregnant when I started first semester. Had the baby the summer between 1st and 2nd semester. He was 5 weeks when 2nd semester started. It was a pretty straightforward pregnancy though with...