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I am currently looking into what field of nursing I want to pursue and for the longest time, I felt it should be my own business. I have always known that I wanted to work with mothers and Infants ( I have considered NICU, Mother-baby, Lactation cons...

As in, what states have an adequate amount of jobs for and will hire new grads? Obviously, California is a horrible job market for new grads. Also, what would you recommend for a new grad looking for an out-of-state job? Whats the best way to look fo...

So, I have been looking at these forums for the past couple years and I have noticed lately that there hasn't been much posts from new grads who are having trouble finding a job. I was wondering if this means the new grad market has picked up? New gr...

Good luck! I'm sure you'll get something if you keep trying. It's interesting that you worked in the dental field before becoming a nurse; did you ever check out the posts on allnurses about nurses using their nursing experience in a dental office? I...

As of right now, I am a CNA with some home care/LTC experience but would like a change. My main question is, to those who were Pharmacy Technicians during nursing school, what shifts did you typically do? How many hours did you typically work per wee...

I have been working at a LTC/rehab facility for 2 months now, and I am pretty sure I am going to be fired soon. The other day at work my suprivisor kept bringing up how my job is "at will, could end at any time" several times when she spoke to me. My...

Recently, I have decided to take a detour from my CC RN path to pursue becoming a LVN. I was looking for something fast (in the California Bay Area, we have no occupational centers, adult schools, ROCPs, or job corp centers that offer LVN training so...

Do you think this will be true in 2 years still? Thanks for the tip.

I was wondering if anybody could tell me about USF BSN program? I am currently taking nursing prereq coarses at a CC but, would like to transfer and go for my bachelor's soon. I have looked at the program outline (http://www.usfca.edu/nursing/bsn/ at...

No worries! We are all here to learn

Recently, I found this ad on craigslist: tlc's institute of nursing education www.tlcnursingedu.com 831 424 3000 "The LVN Preparatory Challenge Course." The California Board of Vocational Nurses, allows experienced Certified Nurses Assistant's to tak...

Thanks for the warning

Honestly, I feel that you will get biased answers if you use a site where there is only one sides view of their profession so as a pre-student for both, I will tell you why I am interested in both and attempt to give you an unbiased overview of the b...

Hell, I have considered the same thing. Even though nursing is my top choice, us nursing hopefuls might have to except there is nothing left for us and move on. I am sure the next shortage will get filled even quicker than the last, and you have to c...

Congrats! I think you should be ok.

Beautifully written, your words are inspiring!

Congratulations! Hopefully it will be me posting this some day.

sad but true

I hear 1/5 nurses end up changing professions after the first year...not sure if that's true or not anymore, it's been awhile since I heard that. At least you can have the comfort of knowing that you are doing something for someone they couldn't do f...

Yes, that doctor was being VERY socially innapropriate and should have noticed that joke was not a good one to make. Also, don't think less of all doctors just because this one was being rude. I hate to admit it, but some nurses do let themselves go ...

I wish I could find a registry to work through, but even those require experience over here. It's either LTC,ALF, or homehealth with limited experience.

I did try telling my suprivisor, but it seemed to go in one ear and out the other. I am somewhat afraid to go to the DON because she seems to be someone who picks favorites.

Ugh I know! I am so tired of being a servant to ungreatful people. Don't get me wrong, I have had some good patients/clients but most just complain. The other day, at my LTC job (I have 2 jobs) one of the residents said that my job "can't be that har...

I am hoping to get a job at a hospital after volunteering for awhile and I was wondering how many people here have gotten a job after volunteering? I hope to join a NICU cuddler program and then work somewhere in a unit with infants as a CNA afterwar...

I feel like I am in the same boat as you, I feel like I am going to get fired from my new LTC job. It's really frustrating because of the few mistakes I made, there were reported immediatly and I feel like some discriptions of my work as told to my m...