danarooo

danarooo BSN, RN

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  1. How is the job market for nursing where you live?

    danarooo replied to Lucidity's topic in General Nursing

    I lived north of Seattle when I graduated in 2011. Hospitals there were instituting hiring freez's and shutting down residency programs for new grad nurses. I languished for a year looking in that...

  2. carilion roanoke memorial hospital,

    danarooo replied to takeatrip's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I have gotten out the phone book and started calling LTC facilities and doc offices and nothing. I wished that when I was in nursing school they would have been more honest with us about how things...

  3. New to Virginia Beach, VA RN

    danarooo replied to danarooo's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I moved here because my husbands job, we recieved orders to be here. I am a new grad, so many areas of nursing won't take new grads without a residency which none of the hospitals here seem to have....

  4. Do new grad nurses need resumes?

    danarooo replied to lsid16's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    absolutely, and a polished professional resume at that. with any professional job you have to have a resume. even if you have no previous applicable medical experience outside of nursing school or...

  5. Is nursing what you thought it would be?

    danarooo replied to Lucidity's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. Before nursing school I imagined myself working in a hospital happily managing about 4 patients on a Med/Surg floor somewhere making decent money. During nursing school I was brought to a...

  6. open toe shoes for interviewing?

    danarooo replied to nursecass's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    My suggestion is if your peep toes look more like "going out" shoes then No, I personally wouldn't wear them. Its hard because each person conducting the inerview has their own perceptions, and one...

  7. Does the BSNs get paid more than ADNs hold true across the board mostly?

    danarooo replied to mell260's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I have never heard of a BSN getting paid more than an ADN. I am not working but most of my nurse friends are, and most in large hospitals. None of them have a lower pay rate than the BSN nurses,...

  8. Bummed and depressed (another vent :(

    danarooo replied to danarooo's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the great advice that I will certainly take! I don't cry when I get constructive criticism so I am good on that one! I only cry when I think I'm still in the running for a job I want and...

  9. Bummed and depressed (another vent :(

    danarooo posted a topic in General Nursing

    so i had my 3rd interview in a year (post graduation) and just learned i didn't get the job. i have asked for constructive feedback, which i haven't gotten from the previous two other places i...

  10. Are doctor offices likely to hire new grad RNs?

    danarooo replied to emptyboxcars's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a new grad, and looking all over for work. Great suggestions above but LTC typically hires more LPNS with only a few RN's to run things. I have been using the phone book and calling LTC's in my...

  11. Now an RN, BSN .. Should I keep my LVN/LPN or Retire it?

    danarooo replied to Gingerbell's topic in General Nursing

    Where I got my RN you can't hold both. You are legally required to practice under the highest license you have, which would be an RN. From the point of RN licensure on LPN license is no longer...

  12. Bummed and depressed (another vent :(

    danarooo replied to danarooo's topic in General Nursing

    thank you for the ecouragment. i appreciate it. i can't work as a cna because i'm already licensed as an rn and can't work below my license legally in my area. i do understand that i will probably...

  13. Bummed and depressed (another vent :(

    danarooo replied to danarooo's topic in General Nursing

    THANK YOU for the links. I have read them and will begin using those

  14. DONE as a 'nurse.' What else is there to do??

    danarooo replied to Epona's topic in Nursing Career

    I am so sorry to hear your story. I hope you find your niche. It's hard as hell to go through being let go of an job, and especially when you went through school and worked so hard. Can you further...

  15. Sad...

    danarooo replied to LindseyRN86's topic in General Nursing

    Call! Tell them you really want the job! If you didn't get the job then ask them what swayed their decision, get as much feedback from them as you can! Good

  16. very nervous, very stressed, any advice?

    danarooo replied to bernikitty's topic in General Students

    Take it one day at a time, one clinical at a time, one project at a time. This is all you can do. Do not look at ALL that has to be done focus on whatever is directly in front of you and then when...

  17. Where are all the young nurses?

    danarooo replied to bestallaround's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking as a new RN grad, the young nurses are looking for work and not getting it! Everyone wants 1 year acute care experience now. I have been graduated for over a year and have nothing to show...

  18. Lawyer considering nursing

    danarooo replied to legaleagle30's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    i would not do it at this time. i am a recent graduate who left another field to becomea nurse. i graduated over a year ago and have had a whopping 2 interviews since graduation. i have submitted many...

  19. Starting to become hopeless with this resume, please help?

    danarooo replied to panpan's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    i read in a response someonesuggested adding personal stuff to your resume, i would not include if you'remarried, have kids etc...this is personal and it is not legal for an employerto ask this or to...

  20. ******, tired and frustrated (A Vent)

    danarooo posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    My career hasn't even began and it might as well be over. I have been a "new grad" for over a year now with no luck. I've had a whopping two interviews in a year. I am now at the point of...

  21. Dialysis job for new grad? Am I headed for trouble???

    danarooo posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I graduated last year, and haven't had any luck finding a job where I am. I now have an interview set up with a national dialysis company that starts with a "D" soon. I once had an interview with...

  22. Dialysis job for new grad? Am I headed for trouble???

    danarooo replied to danarooo's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Thank all of you for your input, I really appreciate it. I did interview, the staff I did get to meet did seem fairly nice and laid back. I did not get to meet any of the patient care techs, and it...

  23. Impossible job expectations

    danarooo replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

    Reading this makes me want to change professions. I've yet to begin due to the lovely economy and I already want

  24. Can stupid people pass nursing school?

    danarooo replied to countrygirl1234's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think your first obsticle is the way you view yourself. If you think you can, you will. If you think you can't, you won't. Stupid is subjective. I graduated with honors from nursing school, and...

  25. is it a waste?

    danarooo replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Students

    I'm assuming your going for your BSN? If so then I would say no, you can work as a CNA while going to school and get a good look at nursing and what goes on in healthcare in general. You will also...