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   Is it really "easier" working in a hospital after you have worked in a nursing home?

   jobhunting posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have been working in a SNF for about 9 months now. Other days are okay, but overall stress level is high because of nurse/patient ratio. I barely even get to eat during my 8 hour shift, although I...
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   Has anyone taken a Patient Experience Profile assessment?

   jobhunting replied to jobhunting's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks!
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   Has anyone taken a Patient Experience Profile assessment?

   jobhunting posted a topic in General Nursing

   I got this email from a hospital that I applied for, and that I have to take this test online. Has anybody heard of this and maybe give examples? Or is there a sample of this test I could practice on?...
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   Anybody who started out working in a Nursing home as their fisrt RN job?

   jobhunting replied to jobhunting's topic in General Nursing

   awww.. Thank you VivaLasViejas I needed that
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   New RN no experience, might be hired by a nursing home? Need advice please!

   jobhunting replied to jobhunting's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   How did you manage with 30-40 patients?!? How long did you work there? My gosh, I couldn't even catch up with the number of patients I have. I really do hope to hang on, because watching them...
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   Anybody who started out working in a Nursing home as their fisrt RN job?

   jobhunting posted a topic in General Nursing

   okay so i recently got hired in a nursing home two weeks ago. my very first job as a new rn. woooooottt!!:) and the "wooot" ends here. but my problem now is i'm still tooooo slow! nurse: patient...
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   New RN no experience, might be hired by a nursing home? Need advice please!

   jobhunting replied to jobhunting's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Okay so I got the job. woooooottt!!! :) AND the "wooot" ends here. BUT my problem now is I'm still tooooo slow! Nurse:patient ratio is 1:15 (on skilled wing) and 1:20-25 (on long term wing). I got...
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   Home Caregiving Experience

   jobhunting replied to HandsfromtheHeart's topic in General Nursing

   I worked as a caregiver for the elderly long before I even considered nursing. At times I was hired directly by the family, and other times I was hired through agencies. Just curious, are you...
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   You're a nurse? How much do you make?

   jobhunting replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   Hilarious!
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    New RN no experience, might be hired by a nursing home? Need advice please!

    jobhunting posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hi guys! I am excited/nervous that I might be hired by this last place I went to. I filled out an application in person in 4-star nursing home (In one of the posts here in allnurses.com found out...
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    Need tips for cover letter / resume / should I get ACLS?

    jobhunting replied to jobhunting's topic in Nursing Career

    Thank you guys so much for your
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    Need tips for cover letter / resume / should I get ACLS?

    jobhunting posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I am in the process of revising my cover letter and resume because it feels like I'm going nowhere with the ones I currently have I graduated ADN, got my license in September '11 and up to now, no...
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    Help! Not-so-new-grad still looking for a job :(

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

    I live in the Chicagoland area and have tried submitting applications online on 5 or 6 major hospital groups (Northshore, Resurrestion,etc) , I applied for 2 or 3 positions per hospital and still no...
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    Help! Not-so-new-grad still looking for a job :(

    jobhunting posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I graduated ADN in May'11, got my license in Sept '11 and about a month later, I got "supposedly" hired by a home health agency (I was surprised they accepted me with no experience, but happy). I had...
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    I worked as a caregiver before taking up nursing. Advice on resume please?

    jobhunting replied to jobhunting's topic in General Nursing

    It varied from helping with ADLs, driving them to doc's appointments, checking blood sugar, and I got to experience pretty complicated stuff (at least in my view way before nursing came into the...