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Ever come across job applications that ask for the last 7 years of employment? HR can verify your previous employment for up to 7 years. Why? Employers usually hold onto former employees' records for up to 7 years; part of the reason is for tax purpo...

Did you get that in writing? You may be on an unofficial blacklist at their HR's office. Give it at least seven years before you reapply again with them. Tough break with this job. The first "mistake" was bogus. Could you have arrived earlier? Yeah, ...

Where was this advice months ago? Still, this advice is spot on with the advice given by YouTubers/interview coaches. Well done.

It looks like you are leaning towards taking the job. Well, the choice is ultimately yours. Have you tried googling "[his name] lawsuits?"

OP, you should consult a lawyer. So far, I see three choices you can make: 1) You can let them fire you, and then file for unemployment checks and possibly sue them (depending on your contract). Then again, you risk being blacklisted from nursing alt...

Get some stakes, a matchbox, some matches, and a bunch of patients' survey forms together... On a serious note: It would be nice for all nursing programs to make it a point to prep students for the NCLEX and make sure that the students have their tec...

This might be controversial but I believe that survey forms, like the HCAHPS, played a part in bedside nursing being a not-so-attractive field to remain in the long run. When I was a child (living in the states), it was unheard of for nurses to be t...

The responsibility of the patient's ADLs falling on the patient's family...what a dream that would be in the U.S. In the OP's case, I wonder if there was a language barrier. Without words, a person's behavior could be mistaken for something else. For...

How soon to look for jobs depends on the area. Some employers would not look at your application without an RN license for their state, and here is the kicker - When you do get that license, they may still not look at you because they already elimina...

How should OP address the gap year without disclosing that she had kids? Jason, how did you address your gap (if you were asked about it)? To everyone: How should the OP address the gap year without disclosing that she had children? Or, should she g...

Hello, I am a new grad FNP having trouble deciding between a family practice or an SNF. Context: I currently live in a state that is practically an anti-new grad state. After searching within my home state for some time, I decided to apply out of sta...

OP, are you open to trying another field in nursing? How about a field that deals with adult patients? Are you willing to relocate? So far, you had jobs dealing with sick children, which probably included crabby, over-the-top, "Karen" parents. In som...

OP, you do what is best for you. An RN does not need years in med-surg, let alone start in med-surg. Would having med-surg experience make it easier to go to other fields? Well, yeah, because they are lazy interviewers and lazy recruiters who cannot,...

A couple of decades ago, Kaplan was (imo) the ****; now, with the exception of its decision tree, it is just (imo) *****. UWorld is currently the go-to (along with other study materials).

One of the many woes of bedside nursing. Assuming that the patient is lazy and not just tired and needs help - Imagine if you tell this patient "no." Shields up. Red alert.

OP, good luck but keep this in mind. Usually, but not always, but usually, management treats you the best during the interview process; from there, treatment goes downhill. If they are treating you this badly now, imagine how they will treat you when...

That's the dark side of nursing for you. Live, learn, and get into a better position elsewhere. Side note: Whistleblowers tend not to last long. In the future, if you are going to report a violation, and you are not a favorite of your employer, be pr...

There is a need for nurse practitioners... for experienced nurse practitioners, that is*.

There is a need for nurse practitioners... for experienced nurse practitioners, that it. There are stories of new grad NPs having to leave their home states for employment, but, it is their home states' loss. Down the road, their home states' politic...

OP, I get what you are saying. Ultimately, I want to work in an urgent care position because, quite frankly, I want to "treat them and street them," but getting there usually requires a year or two years in primary care. In fact, several speciality p...

Not too long ago, another facility attempted to get me to work as an APRN (as needed) and as an RN as needed, but more so as an RN "because the other NP did it," but they would have paid RN salary when I did RN work ? It was not an SNF, but, still.....

With California, most employers will not look at you if you do not already have the CA NP license.

Depending on where you live, you may find an organization will not force you to get the flu shot, so long as you give a "valid" reason (i.e. religious reason); HOWEVER, you will probably be required to wear a mask for your entire shift. With my form...

OP, think of this experience as a "good" bad experience. Now, you know what you do not want for a nursing job. Nursing has different fields; try applying for another one. The next time you are offered an RN position, ask to shadow the unit, during th...

Did they at least bump up your salary? Are they still going to pay you as an RN when you do MA work? Do you have obligations that are preventing you from moving away to areas with better job opportunities (i.e. child(ren), spouse, another relative, e...