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and I am not sure how to move forward with looking for a job. Do I add it to my resume? Is anyone going to hire me after getting terminated? Ive never been fired before and I am so disheartened that I got fired in my nursing career - if you can call...

I feel so ashamed hearing numbers like 30 and 50 per nurse - I have between 18 - 22 patients, am going into my 1st month on the job and I am drowning. Is this not the career path for me? I worked so hard to try to find a job - and I cannot even mana...

I can't find anything clear when I google and I have my interview tomorrow. It would be 2nd shift, entry level, nursing home LPN in NC. Is the 16-18 window appropriate? Less? More? I want to be prepared because I have been asked this question in inte...

I am going to be starting to work on 3rd shift in the very near future - I have read up on some articles about it but I haven't found anything recent - that helps with sleep patterns, etc. I don't want to get caught in a routine where I am sleeping t...

in NC? I have applied at LTC, some hospitals, government websites (prisons/school nurses) and urgent care clinics. I am applying all across NC since I have the flexibility to relocate, although I am trying to focus on smaller areas near the coast. I ...

Good morning all - I am new here but I did start browsing this site back when I was taking boards in Feb. I graduated from LPN school in December, passed boards in Feb. (in TN) and relocated to NC in March. Found out (because this is all new to me) t...

Hi all! I am in NC and I am a new grad who has been applying everywhere across the state to work any shift, any time any location (since I have the flexibility to relocate) - and I am so thankful to hear that there are 2 people on here that are from ...

I can empathize too. This post gives me hope - I appreciate you taking the time to write it out. I am sorry you are going through this and I think it is commendable that you are pushing through trying to get to your first year mark - bravo! I know it...

I have finally found a job after searching for so long as a new LPN - I have been working there 2-3 months now in LTC - I try to go in every day with a positive attitude, ready to jump in and learn new things - ready to ask questions - but unfortunat...

I will work whatever shift, whatever time frame in whatever location so I can get my 1 year experience in. I don't have a preference right now - I just want someone to give me a chance. xoxo

of working in LTC. i know part of it is the drive (almost an hour 1 way) which will change within the next 1.5 to 2 months and that will make a difference. i know a lot of it is the newness of it all - getting used to having a job again, much less a ...

Hmm... yep it is better than being fired. I was terminated 3 weeks ago and told it was not going to go on my license, but I had no idea that when I renewed I would need to answer whether or not I was terminated. I was essentially told that they fo...

Maybe orientation period is the wrong word? I got fired within my 90 day trial period? They told me when they terminated me that it was my orientation period still - thats why I worded it the way I did. Regardless,, I am still gun shy. And I still re...

I am a brand new nurse (LPN) having worked 2 months in LTC and terminated because they found an LPN that could work my schedule (2nd shift - apparently not a desirable shift) that they wouldn't have to invest time training. The only thing I regret i...

Not sure if this is the right forum or not. Would love some feedback on this. I am a brand new nurse, recently graduated - had a bear of a time finding a job because of my "lack of experience" - when I did get a new job in LTC, I was let go during my...

Well, all I know to do is to keep persisting. Everyone at one time or another was a new nurse. When I become a seasoned nurse (which I will) I will never forget this journey and hopefully I will be in the position to help brand new nurses who are eag...

I have had several friends look over my cover letter and resume before I started sending it out. I have never once gone in anything less than a blouse and dress pants to an interview. I was always told to wear stud earrings (if your ears are pierced...

This article is interesting to me. I searched for nurses and low self esteem to see what could help me after my punch in the stomach termination last week - and while I was reading through this I realized I have a few of these "symptoms" but not ton...

Because they don't want to kick me while I am down perhaps? Thats probably why they are telling me that I am "great". You don't know me either. So I will tell you - I am going to be harder on myself than anyone on this board or at my past job could b...

Actually, I wasn't trying to learn my skills through youtube OP - it was a suggestion - a supportive suggestion - made to me after I lost my job during my probationary period as a new nurse. When I was in a very low place. You can't fix stupid? Wo...

over something I am told is not going to go on my license. I was also told that my employer (previous) can only tell them the dates I worked there - not that I was terminated or why - or if I was good or bad, etc. How do I handle this in looking fo...

I used this as a response somewhere else but the more I think about it I realize that I am needing help with this situation. I have been in LTC/nursing for about 3 months now so I am brand new - but I am not new to healthcare. On my hall I have a CN...

So its not lying if I leave it off my resume? I would just hate to get my foot in the door somewhere and then have them find out I worked somewhere, much less got terminated. I would feel like I am hiding something- I would always be afraid that the...

Thanks for all the support everyone - I really appreciate it. I am going to list it on my resume - I figure starting off on the right foot showing them I have nothing to hide is my best bet. I hope I remember to carry my self esteem with me when I g...

So there is hope for me? Because it was hard enough to find this job - no one wanted to hire a "new nurse" - now I am a fired "new nurse" - I am just having a hard time wraping my mind around it - I feel like I am in a dream state. Thanks again for ...