seattle_rain

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1. Home care nursing for New Grad

   seattle_rain replied to lola3320's topic in Home Health

   Tinysam, I spoke with a recruiter at the pediatric hospital in my city and they said taking care of kids with a trach or vent was excellent experience for the medical unit and they absolutely counted...

2. Home care nursing for New Grad

   seattle_rain replied to lola3320's topic in Home Health

   I am a new grad and just started my home health job caring for a ventilator depenedent pediatric patient. The company that hired me has been wonderful with training--they'll train me for as long as I...

3. How's the job outlook for new grads?

   seattle_rain replied to SimplisticRnx's topic in Washington Nursing

   It's been a tough job market here for new grads! I just did a refresher clinical with eight new grads who've been unemployed for two years and needed to do a clinical to get current experience. The...

4. Nursing students with children

   seattle_rain replied to RN 2 B's topic in General Students

   Can you postpone it for a couple of years until your oldest goes to college? Right now it is a TOUGH economy for new grad nurses, so it's hard for me to encourage you to leave a paying job--even one...

5. Bellevue College 2011

   seattle_rain replied to sltenbroeck's topic in Washington Nursing

   Hey everyone--I just graduated from BC's nursing program this week! Congrats on getting in. You'll have a great time and the next two years will fly by for you! I have a lab coat (women's size...