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Any one have advice as to finding another job in this *awesome* Michigan economy? I've been a psych nurse for almost 3 years. It's not me, I'm not enjoying it and where I work the supervisors don't help either. I've stayed longer than I've wanted but it was hard to find a job to begin with and now it's WAY worse. I want to enjoy what I'm doing, I don't feel I'm helping others the way I should. I try to excel and I always get slammed back down by my supervisor who isn't the most professional person in the world and has her people she *likes* and the people she *deals* with. I've put up with being there long enough I feel I just can't do it any more and I'm wasting my time doing something I don't necessarily love. I applied for a Lead position in which on 2 people applied, alas I didn't get it (big surprise). I'm sorry, I've worked my orifice off and then someone that didn't even really care if he applied got it. I feel now that was the final straw and I'm on a hunt for the job I long to have. Do you think I'm stuck in Psych for only having Psych experience? Can I venture out? I would really love to do public health nursing. Any advice?

I am currently a Psych nurse. I really didn't want to start out there but it pretty much was the only job I could find after school and that was also 6 months after I graduated. It's not I don't like Psych nursing I've found not to be my cup of tea. I've been at my job for almost 3 years now and afraid I starting to feel like I"m stuck especially with the job market the way it is and it makes me feel I will be there even longer. There are other aspects as to why I'm not so happy there that also don't help but if you feel it's your true calling, go for it. Do what you love not what people tell you you should do.

I would also like to know this. I have applied a couple times and had one interview. I applied again another time and the position was re-filled by a nurse that left (ironically to work where I have been working and been fired). The job description says must have knowledge of Public Health Nursing policies and procedures but how is one to know them without working in Public Health? I would love to work in the WIC clinic, I feel I would excel there more than where I am now which is Psych nursing as well as enjoy it much more.

Well I dunno I have to take the time off everything is booked I can't not do all the stuff. Well hopefully it will be ok. Suppose to hear back this week I think it went well though. I think they only had 1 or 2 interviews and the girl before me was about 5 or 6 months pregnant and didn't look very appropriately dressed and her hair looked like she didn't wash it and tied back in messy pony tail. So I hope I get it and everything goes good!

Well I'm pretty much ready for my interview. She told me not to bring anything but I thought I'd bring a little folder with a legal pad of paper and a back up resume and my mini license and my transcripts all in the folder just in case. Got my out fit ironed and shoes cleaned up and my finger nails polished! ( I never do that!). I feel ready I just hope they don't throw me a bunch of curve ball questions!!!

Thanks I'll let you know how it works, I still haven't heard back about when the interview is. She called on Saturday (weird?) but I don't think she works monday or tuesday because I tried to call and set up a time and she wasn't in and then today her voicemail was changed and said she would be out of the office all day (my luck) hopefully I'll hear from her tomorrow but if that's the case my interview will be on friday because that was the day she was scheduling interviews. I'm nervous too because it seems that although people go on interviews they are still told they want someone with more experience. Well I have no experience except for clinicals and that's on my resume so seems like they wouldn't want to interview me. Maybe they are hard up for someone to fill this position!! It's only 24 hours a week and doing immunizations and the VFC program but if I get it it's some experience under my belt! I pray I get it!!! Also, I'm not sure what to do about my wedding stuff. The good thing about the job it would be during the week. But I would need to take a week off for my honeymoon Sept 26-Oct 1 (actually 8 days). Do I tell them that right away or wait? I feel I should wait but then I feel I'm not telling whole truths. Any suggestions????? Oh and in response to the traveling nurse and the CA shortage, I really can't travel like that I have a lot of family obligations right now and I will be newly married, yes the money would be nice but I can't afford to be away right now. And I'm sure CA has a big shortage but I lived in CA for about 7 months and it really wasn't my cup of tea. Guess you can take the Midwestern girl out of the Midwest but you can't take the Midwest out of the Midwestern girl (that was corny I know) but no CA just isn't for me. No offense to any one. Nice to visit but wouldn't want to live there again!

No because I haven't told any about that stuff. I haven't been on a interview so they don't know! But I do have good news I was called for an interview on fri for a PHN position. Part-time but I least I'd get my foot in the door!!! Wish me luck!

Ummmmmm how did this get turned into a debate about the sexes??

Thanks truern I will try that I haven't thought about that before and at this point I will try any thing!

I graduated with a BSN degree still no job! Gonna call a nurse recruiter about a part time PACU position tomorrow. Hopefully I can at least get an interview, keep your fingers crossed!!

Well I can't really locate out of state so that doesn't work my fiance has a decent job working for the state great benefits just not that much pay and my family situation won't let me do that. I never thought about contacting the head of a floor though I don't really know how to go about doing that. Maybe they did hire the new grads already and not enough space right now. A lot of people say don't worry about it until after my wedding but money is really really tight now I just don't know if someone would be willing to hire me with all the time I'll need to take off with the wedding and all of what that entails. I'm gonna call on one position that's part time tomorrow for a PACU unit. Hopefully something will come of that. Thanks for the advice everyone!.

Well a lot of people that I was in school with had jobs as CNA's or some position in the hospital and got jobs through that route. Some people got jobs during their leadership rotation which I could have done but the management on that floor was not the greatest there was a big riff between the employees and the management that I didn't want to be a part of. I guess I need to be a little more pushy? Throw myself at people! Cling on their leg ??? I dunno.

lol yeah it might have to be a "shotgun" wedding! :chuckle

Gosh you guys seem to have harsh instructors. Ours weren't that bad or I guess I never had any trouble. We did have a teacher she didn't teach clinical but our first semester she told us all that we were the worst class she has ever had.......come to find out she'd tell pretty much all the new nursing students that. Doesn't help she's about 150 years old. Other teachers even said she needs to retire!

I didn't have a resume made before my exam I just figured I'd concentrate on the test. Which was good. But this job thing is getting ridiculous. I might have a chance at this one hospital they seem to be the only ones I have had communication with and it's a nurse recruiter. It's only a part time job but I don't care at this point, not to mention I will be taking time off right away for bridal shower wedding honeymoon. I did find one slight typo on my resume (GRR) I don't know how I missed it cause it was a real stupid one but maybe they'll have mercy on me! Where do you live? I'm in Michigan. Not so good economy but there are nursing jobs but they seem to only want ones with experience I've even applied for ones I'm not totally qualified for. Ugh this is so frustrating I think I'd almost want to take the NCLEX again at least I'd know my results in 48 hours!