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    Opinions please about adolescent psych job offering

    zephyr9 replied to zephyr9's topic in Psychiatric

    This was the nursing supervisor for that unit who interviewed me. The "units" are groups of dorms, there are 4-5 dorms to each unit. The office is housed in a small admin-type building with the...
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    Recruiters, is this plus or minus? Clinical instructors, how assertive is too pushy?

    zephyr9 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hi All, I am getting more motivated than I ever could have imagined to get a job. I did get hired to one in a hospital two hours away, planned to stay up there during the work week and come home on...
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    Recruiters, is this plus or minus? Clinical instructors, how assertive is too pushy?

    zephyr9 replied to zephyr9's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Well that is a surprise. I always have this picture in my mind of this uber-alpha-leader-super-candidate that I think theyre looking for. Glad to hear humility is an asset in this game too. Thanks...
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    Opinions please about adolescent psych job offering

    zephyr9 replied to zephyr9's topic in Psychiatric

    Just because I'd like to be there doesn't mean they're banging down my door. I am applying for acute positions, but no responses. That's why it's so hard to decide whether to take the job. Do I...
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    LaSalle University

    zephyr9 replied to Blue Robin's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    They have a lot of good advanced degree nurses in the faculty. It's not cheap. The pass rate was down and they were scrambling to implement ways to bring it up. I think my class turned around the...
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    Any alumni from CCP's nursing program?

    zephyr9 replied to kase's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I agree. Enjoy the ride and
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    Any alumni from CCP's nursing program?

    zephyr9 replied to kase's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hi, I attended a semester and a half of CCP's nursing program. I can't answer your questions about post grad prospects with an ADN, but I can tell you that it is a great program. I have the pricey...
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    should I let go of a sure thing

    zephyr9 replied to sillypantsmcgee's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Wow Sillypants, I'd SERIOUSLY like to be in your shoes, and I am not just being silly! Congratulations on your dilemma! What did you wind up
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    Knocking on Doors

    zephyr9 replied to will_power27's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I just posted asking another version of this same question. I am in a big metropolitan area that is saturated with new graduate nurses. I don't know whether to pester the nurse manager or just leave...
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    Do I answer "YES," I have used drugs on my state license application? (Pennsylvania)

    zephyr9 posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    I got my BSN and I'm filling out my application to the state for initial licensure. One of the questions is asking, "Do you currently engage in or have you ever engaged in the intemperate or habitual...
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    New Grad Cover Letter Critique

    zephyr9 replied to theRPN2b's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hi, it sounds like you are in a good position for hire because of your familiarity with the unit. I too am trying for a job on the unit of my last clinical rotation. My suggestions: Pare it down....
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    Is it hard to get a job in philly as a new graduate nurse?

    zephyr9 replied to fangong's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I submitted about 25 applications and only got one interview, and got hired. But not in Philadelphia. In a town way
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    Hi my fellow cardiac/CT nurses!

    zephyr9 replied to Wrench Party's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Congratulations! I'm trying for a position on one. It seems like a complex specialty where the learning will never end. EKG's are really hard for me but I'm trying to review that and my drugs for...
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    Anyone had serious doubts...about nursing and about self?

    zephyr9 posted a topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Doubts that went to your core and haunted you relentlessly through nursing school about whether this was what you were really meant to do? So much so that you said, "Well, if I'm in THIS much doubt...
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    Snag the new grad

    zephyr9 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I got a job offer from a hospital which has had some trouble, was investigated by Dept of Health for staffing shortages. Con: Investigated for staffing shortages Low pay $23.68/hr, northern PA Pro:...
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    Snag the new grad

    zephyr9 replied to zephyr9's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Nope not yet. I'm leaning toward taking it. Thanks
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    Snag the new grad

    zephyr9 replied to zephyr9's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'd think they'd have to be stringent about the ratios since they're under investigation. The last news I could find about the issue was in May. I don't know what kind of timeline they're on or what...
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    Answering "Do you have a disability?" on a job application

    zephyr9 replied to zephyr9's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Ladyfree, do you have experience with OVR? My friend is halfway thru med school and is concurrently pursuing an MBA, and they are paying for her MBA. Although I used OVR in the past, long long ago,...
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    Answering "Do you have a disability?" on a job application

    zephyr9 replied to zephyr9's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Thanks everybody, Mercurysmom, what an amazing resiliency and adaptation! I just got a job where they gave me a long health issues questionnaire. I mentioned nothing about my disability which is...
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    Don't profit off people's "not-wellbeing."

    zephyr9 posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A short clip of a corporate creep justifying his company raising the price of a drug 5,000%, followed by an interview with Jean Ross of National Nurses United, who speaks in support of Bernie Sanders...
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    Am I Too Old to Start School?

    zephyr9 replied to michelegie's topic in General Students

    Started school at 41, got BSN at
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    Help for nurses with mental illnesses

    zephyr9 replied to Prisnur04's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Texas has some of the highest percentage of uninsured persons, they are one of the holdout states not fully implementing the ACA per Medicaid expansion. I only see my psychiatrist once to get meds,...
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    Answering "Do you have a disability?" on a job application

    zephyr9 replied to zephyr9's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    That makes sense...suppose I could say the same thing. I have a friend who is suggesting that my job status could somehow be more secure if I obtain employment under the ADA through OVR...not by...
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    Recovery experience translatable to resume?

    zephyr9 posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi All, I am a new grad and looking for my first job. I am not picky, but I think psych would be the best fit at this time. I am having trouble fleshing out my resume, it looks kind of measly to me....
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    Recovery experience translatable to resume?

    zephyr9 replied to zephyr9's topic in Nurses Recovery

    lol....SAVED! from that fatal mistake only to discover another. I realized I submitted resumes to two great jobs that hire new grads...resumes which had cover letters to other employers at the end of...