Gerry78

Hi everyone, I would like to ask a few people who are experienced in what would be considered job hopping. I have been working full time at my current job in a LTC facility for 8 months as a fairly inexperienced RN. Before I became a full time employee, I was working there for about 6 months PRN where I worked about 2 days/month on average. So technically, I have been working at this place for 14 months. However, before I became a full time worker at my present place of work, I did work full time at another rehab/LTC facility for a short time, 6 months approximately. I did leave that job on good terms and I do work PRN for them, but very rarely. Anyway, I am feeling very burnt out in my current full time job and I would love to just go PRN for a few months and then look for a job in acute care or hospice. Does it look bad on a resume or will future employers think that I'm a job hopper if I have been going from PRN to full time, then back to PRN again at the same place. Or, is being a PRN-full time-PRN at the same facility ok. Sorry if the post sounds confusing. I'm just getting burned out from this job working every weekend in LTC. Thanks

I graduated from nursing school in the United States in May 2010, passed the NCLEX, and then worked for one year. However I wasn't able to get my BSN there due to financial issues. I had to return to the UK in September (leaving my American partner behind). I worked as a carer for several months, but left the job to return to the US for a few months. I'm now back in the UK, and I would like to try and get licensed as a RN here. I know I will have to go back to College, but I don't know how long for. Would a person with an associate degree, and over 2000 hours work experience as a RN, be able to get advance placement at a college/university in the UK? I would hate to have to start nursing school from scratch. I would like to return to the States as soon as my partner can sponsor me, but we will probably have to stay in the UK for a few years, so it's best for us if I get my RN license here. Any advice would be much appreciated. Also, I would like to hear from others in a similar situation. Thanks.